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President Biden told congress this week that he will end twin national emergencies for COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.   It comes as lawmakers have already ended elements of the emergencies that kept millions of Americans insured during the pandemic.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says an abrupt end to the emergencies may cause […]

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a Milwaukee woman did not have a valid license when she was driving a stolen car that crashed, killing a 13-month-old boy who was in the rear seat. The 31-year-old woman faces a charge of knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, causing death. It was not clear Wednesday if she had yet appeared before a judge. Zarion Robinson’s mother told police […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 can proceed against Rittenhouse, police officers and others. The father of Anthony Huber, one of two men shot and killed by Rittenhouse, filed the lawsuit in 2021, accusing officers of allowing for a dangerous situation that […]

Nobody was injured and a Milwaukee man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County.  The chase started about 9pm Wednesday when a sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on northbound Interstate 41 near Church Road.  The chase ended shortly after the vehicle exited 41 at Hickory Street in the city of Fond du Lac and the driver, a 25 year old Milwaukee man was arrested at […]

He gets most of the PR, at least nationally, but Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only groundhog to purport to predict the weather. Not hardly. From Staten Island Chuck in New York City to Jimmy the Groundhog in Wisconsin, there are a lot of them. And their predictions, which of course is a generous term, can be all over the map just as they are. And please do remember Charlotte, a […]

Fondy basketball runs deep in the Zimmerman family.  Steve Zimmerman was proudly watching from the stands Tuesday night as his grandchildren Rachel and Eli suited up for the Cardinals' girls and boys varsity basketball teams.  "They do a really great job and I've got five (grandchildren) playing right now in the Fondy system,"  Zimmerman told AM 1170s Between the Lines program.  "It's a lot of fun, my wife and I really […]

Nobody was injured and the Dodge County Sheriff's Office is continuing it's investigation into an armed home invasion.  The incident happened about 6:30am Saturday  at a residence on Indian Road, in the Town of Hustisford. The victim reported that two men posing as law enforcement officers said they were looking for a homicide suspect.   One suspect remained with the victim while the other suspect began searching the house and asked where the victim’s valuables were.  […]

Hundreds of cities and counties across the U.S. including Wisconsin will receive a share of over $800 million in federal grants to improve the safety of streets and intersections, under funding announced Wednesday by U.S. Department of Transportation.  The competitive grants include nearly $590 million to carry out 37 projects making physical safety improvements to roadways in 22 states. An additional nearly $213 million is being distributed in smaller increments […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new survey of University of Wisconsin System students has found that most students are afraid to express their views about controversial topics in class out of fear other students won't agree or it could hurt their grades. UW-Stout's Menard Center for Public Policy emailed the survey to undergraduates at all 13 public universities. System President Jay Rothman tweeted the survey's key findings Wednesday. He tweeted […]