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WFDL news has learned the largest financial donation in Ripon College history is tied to a fraternity and the building  it once called home.  The Merriman House on Congress Street was home to the Phi Kappa Pi fraternity or Merriman until the fall of 2010 when the fraternity was relocated to a dorm.  A little more than a decade later the historic Merriman house was razed.   In an interview with WFDL news College president […]

MILWAUKEE – (November 19, 2024) – Today, the American Lung Association released its 2024 “State of Lung Cancer” report, which examines key indicators to highlight how the toll of lung cancer varies by state. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Wisconsin and across the U.S. This year’s report reveals mixed news for the state with Wisconsin’s rate for new lung cancer cases ranked higher than the national […]

Ripon will host its 34th-annual Dickens of a Christmas Friday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Dec. 8. The celebration features activities throughout the city.   Things to do taking place both Friday and Saturday include checking out a Gingerbread House Contest at Farrell’s Fine Furnishings, Enchanted Forest at Horicon Bank, Ripon Historical Society Open House at 508 Watson St., Selfie Stations at Knuth Brewing Company.   Guests who visit Friday will be able […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today celebrated “National Apprenticeship Week” by announcing that Wisconsin’s Registered Apprenticeship Program has reached a record 17,089 enrolled apprentices, an all-time record. This surpasses record-high participation in both 2022 and 2023 and marks the third consecutive year that the Registered Apprenticeship Program has reached an all-time record in the program’s 112-year history.   “As we celebrate reaching record-high numbers of registered […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary, as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet.  Duffy is a former reality TV star who was one of Trump’s most visible defenders on cable news — a prime concern for the media-focused president-elect. Duffy served in the House for nearly nine years, […]

An Eden man is in custody following a high speed chase that started in North Fond du Lac.  The chase started shortly before 9am Monday when sheriff's deputies attempted to stop a vehicle in the village of North Fond du Lac operated by a man wanted on a felony warrant.  According to the sheriff's office the driver was known to law enforcement and has a violent criminal history.  As deputies attempted a high-risk traffic stop, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court grappled Monday with a case affecting whether the swing state's nonpartisan top elections official, who has been targeted by Republican lawmakers over the 2020 presidential election, can remain in her post despite not being reappointed and confirmed by the state Senate.   Republicans who control the state Senate tried to fire Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe last year, leading the commission to sue in […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat on Monday to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race, saying he did not want to "add to political strife through a contentious recount” even though he raised debunked election conspiracies.  Hovde, who was backed by President-elect Donald Trump, could have requested a recount because his margin of defeat was less than 1 percentage point, at about 29,000 votes. He would […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Doc Rivers was right. It still cost him $25,000.  Rivers, the coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, was fined by the NBA on Sunday, a day after he publicly criticized the officiating that led to the deciding points in a 115-114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.  Rivers argued Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t commit a foul with the Bucks trailing by one with 7.3 seconds left, saying Charlotte's LaMelo Ball simply slipped […]