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MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and a bipartisan coalition of 46 Attorneys General called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors can exploit to access the U.S. telephone network.   “People shouldn’t have to be annoyed by robocall after robocall,” said Attorney General Kaul. “We must strengthen protections against illegal robocalls.”   Attorneys […]

2024 DAIRY FORAGE DAY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024 FDL CO. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 10:30 A.M.   -     REGISTRATION 11 A.M.    -      PROGRAM 2:00 P.M. -   FORAGE COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING    Join your regional Extension Team and the Fond du Lac Forage Council for the annual Dairy Forage Day! Learn more about adding high oleic soybeans to lactating cow diets. Think about Feed Hygiene and how in-field decisions can […]

Hello Waupun! This week the Common Council unanimously passed the Mayor's proposed budget, and I'm glad they did. The 2025 budget invests in the right priorities, beginning with public safety. We will be adding a second investigator to the police department, we'll order a new fire truck, invest in our city owned downtown buildings, rebuild the second half of the Rock/Newton loop, widen the Harris Creek, and we invest in […]

Photo caption: Herb Sanders, (center), an SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital clinical partner, receives a BEE Award from hospital leaders Nicole Gill and Jen Bunker. Herb Sanders, an SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital clinical partner, has been named the newest recipient of the BEE (Be Exceptional Everyday) Award. Sanders was recognized by a patient who wrote: “Herb went above and beyond to take good care of me. I really felt […]

Nobody was injured and law enforcement is still looking for a suspect involved in a high speed chase in Fond du Lac, Winnebago and Green Lake counties over the weekend.  The chase started Sunday morning on northbound Interstate 41  near Lone Elm Road when a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy attempted a traffic stop on a car.  The pursuit went north on I-41 into Winnebago County and west on state Highway 21 before being […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Love ran for a go-ahead touchdown in the closing minutes, and the Green Bay Packers hung on to beat the Chicago Bears 20-19 on Sunday when Karl Brooks blocked Cairo Santos' 46-yard field goal attempt as time expired.  The Packers (7-3) made just enough plays to avoid falling farther behind Detroit and Minnesota in the NFC North and beat the last-place Bears (4-6) for the 11th straight time, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Oregon was trailing by seven points as Wisconsin fans were jumping around to open the fourth quarter.   The top-ranked Ducks didn’t flinch.   Oregon’s players jumped right along with Wisconsin’s sellout crowd during the traditional playing of House of Pain’s “Jump Around” at the end of the third quarter. The Ducks then dominated the final period for a 16-13 victory Saturday night.   “We had a mindset going into […]

Bail has been set at $150,000 cash for the former Ripon High School boys varsity basketball coach accused of having sexual contact with a female student.  Mihai Schnell-Harrison made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance Friday on five counts including sexual assault of a student by school staff, child enticement,  exposing genitals to a child, exposing a child to harmful materials and possession of child pornography.   He is accused […]

S Military Road – Superior Street to Hickory Street Schedule: July 2024 through November Description: The project includes gas main and service relocations, reconstruction of sanitary sewer and laterals, storm sewer and laterals, water main and laterals, roadway, sidewalk and approaches, street lighting and restoration/landscaping. November 18 to November 22: Concrete pavement and curb throughout Military Road is completed. The concrete contractor will begin pouring sidewalks and driveway approaches. The […]