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The Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent admits it hurts that draft U.S. rules would allow plant-based drunks that bill themselves as milk to keep using the name.   The Food and Drug Administration says plant-based beverages don't pretend to be from dairy animals and consumers aren't confused by the difference.  Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent Tina Kohlman says the rules also call for voluntary extra  nutrition labels  […]

A  Fond  du Lac man faces drug charges following the execution of a search warrant at a Fond du Lac residence.  On Wednesday  Fond du Lac police with assistance from the Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group Drug Unit conducted the search in the 100 block of West Bank Street recovering what was described as more than 100 tablets containing methamphetamine.    The search warrant was served at the address shortly […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Former Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Letroy Guion has been sentenced to one year in jail. He had pleaded no contest in a domestic violence assault at his home last fall. A Brown Circuit Court judge sentenced Guion on Tuesday. The judge also ordered Guion to serve three years' probation and complete a domestic violence intervention program.  Guion had pleaded no contest to aggravated battery. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Top Wisconsin Republicans are downplaying the state's record budget surplus, even as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers promises massive spending increases. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu expect to enact tax cuts and limit spending on new programs with an estimated $7 billion surplus, they said at a Wisconsin Counties Association event on Wednesday. Democrats and Republicans could find common ground on building […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl’s plans to cut inventory by roughly 5%, be more surgical in discounts and change how it showcases fashion to inspire shoppers to buy after the department store chain reported a big loss and a sales slump in the fourth quarter. The retailer, based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, also issued an annual profit outlook that fell below Wall Street expectations as the company grapples with customers […]

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast that has devoured many a ship, the Ironton’s fate seems particularly cruel.   The 191-foot (58-meter) cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in September 1894, sinking both. The Ironton’s captain and six sailors clambered into a lifeboat but it was dragged to the bottom […]

The Fond du Lac Department of Public Works says West Division Street from Brooke Street to Gould Street will be closed starting next week. The closure will begin Monday, March 6 and remain closed for approximately four weeks,  weather pending. A private contractor will be boring new communication lines and replacing communication vaults in advance of the West Division Street Bridge reconstruction scheduled for fall 2023.   Advance warning signs are […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers says he will make a decision on his future “soon enough” as the four-time MVP quarterback ponders whether to play next season and if his future remains with the Green Bay Packers.  Rodgers, 39, discussed his future while speaking on an episode of the “Aubrey Marcus Podcast” that was released Wednesday morning. He spent much of the 1 1/2-hour conversation describing his recent isolation retreat […]

A Fond du Lac man faces child pornography charges following the execution of a search warrant this week.   Police chief Aaron Goldstein says several electronic devices were seized and forensically examined following the search  in the 600 block of South Main Street.   Investigators found numerous images and videos of child pornography.   The investigation began following a Cyber Tip from the National  Center of Missing and Exploited Children.  Charges have been referred to the Fond du Lac […]