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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers and Wisconsin Office of Outdoor Recreation Director Cassie Mordini, today announced another record-breaking year for Wisconsin’s outdoor recreation industry in 2023. According to the latest release of data from the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), outdoor recreation contributed $11.2 billion to the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023, growing […]

MILWAUKEE — “Power in numbers” was the theme on the evening of December 3 as the Citizens Utility Board celebrated the 45th anniversary of its founding in 1979.  Wisconsin was the first state in the country to create a nonprofit consumer advocate for utility customers. CUB gives voice to residential, farm and small business customers in cases involving monopoly utilities.  It was 50 years ago this fall that consumer crusader Ralph Nader […]

Fond du Lac, WI (December 4, 2024) - The Fond du Lac Family YMCA has announced that world-renowned gymnast and two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles will deliver the keynote address at the 2025 YMCA National Gymnastics Championship & Invitational. Opening Ceremonies will take place on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM.   Jordan Chiles, a globally recognized figure in gymnastics, has captivated audiences with her athletic excellence and […]

Fond du Lac, Wisc.: Moraine Park Technical College will hold its third annual Winter Commencement Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. More than 300 Graduate candidates are expected to gather at the Fond du Lac conference center to celebrate this momentous occasion.  The bi-annual Moraine Park commencement ceremony is supported by motivational messages from three inspiring individuals: a Moraine Park community partner serving as the keynote speaker, an alumnus and […]

Nobody was injured after an SUV broke through the ice on Lake Puckaway in Green Lake County over the weekend.  The incident happened Saturday afternoon.  The driver was able to climb out of the vehicle to safety.  The SUV was pulled out of the lake Sunday.  Lake ice was estimated to be only a few inches thick.  The DNR reminds the public that no ice is safe this time of year.  

NEW YORK (AP) — Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer who was found with a weapon and writings linking him to the ambush.   The suspect, identified by police as 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione, had a gun believed to be the one used in last Wednesday’s shooting of Brian Thompson, as […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district's guidance for supporting transgender students.  The justices, acting in a case from Eau Claire, left in place an appellate ruling dismissing the parents' lawsuit.  Three justices, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas, would have heard the case. That's one short of what is needed for full review by the Supreme Court.  Parents with children in […]

You can support Wisconsin's economy by choosing local Christmas trees this holiday season.   Greg Hann with the Wisconsin Christmas Tree Association says Christmas trees are harvested from over 800 tree farms in the state contributing $50 million in sales to the state's economy.  Wisconsin ranks 5th in the nation for Christmas tree production.  Wisconsin tree growers harvest more than half a million trees every year.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) has been awarded a $7 million Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to implement the Wisconsin Deflection Initiative (WDI).   “Making treatment more accessible is important not only for those struggling with substance-use disorder but for public safety as well,” said Attorney General Josh Kaul. “This grant will allow for more to be […]