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Green Lake, WI – Today, Representative Alex Dallman (R-Green Lake) announced two budget listening sessions for residents of the 41st Assembly District. These listening sessions have been rescheduled from their original date of February 9, 2023 due to inclement weather. Listening sessions provide an opportunity for constituents to offer their input, comments, and opinions regarding topics such as legislation, budget priorities, or assistance with state agencies directly to Representative Dallman. Thursday, March […]

As the state prepares to spring forward this weekend with the beginning of daylight saving time, ReadyWisconsin encourages everyone to use the opportunity to conduct safety checks around their home and review emergency plans.  “As you change the clocks around your home this weekend, it’s also a good time to make sure emergency kits are stocked and that smoke and carbon monoxide detectors have fresh batteries,” said Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator […]

Fond du Lac, WI: The City of Fond du Lac Police Department will soon be saying a heartfelt good-bye to a very special member of its leadership team.  After 30 years of dedication and service to the City of Fond du Lac Police Department, Assistant Chief of Police Steve Klein is retiring on March 31, 2023.   Assistant Chief Klein began his career with FDLPD in 1993 as a Police Officer.  […]

Fond du Lac-Dodge-Jefferson-Walworth-Including the cities of Fond Du Lac, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Whitewater, Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, and East Troy ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 7   inches. * WHERE...Fond du Lac, Dodge, Jefferson and Walworth Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Friday. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of Wisconsin business, tourism and health care leaders, former office holders and others says it is working to find a bipartisan solution to keeping the Milwaukee Brewers in the state. The Home Crew Coalition, which announced its formation Wednesday, comes as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the Brewers have teamed up behind the governor’s proposal to spend nearly $300 million to repairs to American […]

Wisconsin's Lieutenant governor says the governor's budget will help support women, families and the workforce.   Lieutenant governor Sarah Rodriquez made the comments Wednesday  afternoon following a roundtable discussion in Fond du Lac with representatives from the Fond du Lac Women's Fund to celebrate International Women's Day.  Rodriguez says the governor is committed to helping women advance their careers by proposing a 12-week paid family leave program in his state budget.  Rodriquez also says […]

The memory of a teenage boy who lost his life in a traffic crash in Dodge County lives on thanks to his family's decision to donate their son's organs and raise awareness for organ donation.   Fourteen year old Cade Warner died in a traffic crash in March 2017.   His donated organs saved the lives of four people, and his family started a fundraiser  called Play 4 Cade to raise organ donor awareness.  […]

The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau says employment scams are on the rise.  BBB spokeswoman Lisa Schiller says employment scams climbed to the second riskiest according to reports submitted to BBB Scam Tracker.  Schiller says employment scams jumped more than 23 percent from 2021 to 2022.  Online shopping scams remain the number one riskiest scam in 2022.

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (March 2, 2023) — One of the most emotional and poignant moments of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh each year will return in 2023 as 100 Vietnam War vets will take a Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., on July 28 as part of AirVenture’s annual salute to veterans. The 70th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is July 24-30 at Wittman Regional Airport in […]