Weather conditions can be one factor in how many people vote in person on Election Day. The strongest weather in the U.S. forecast for Tuesday is in Montana where there could be blizzard conditions, but that state is not a battleground and is strongly favored to go for Donald Trump. Key battleground states including Michigan and Wisconsin are expected to see some rainfall. Here are the Election Day forecasts for […]
The Wisconsin Women, Infants and Children program is celebrating it's 50th anniversary. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says in Fond du Lac County the WIC program serves 2000 people and provides access to key health building blocks at critical times in life. The Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Health Services says WIC has helped reduce fetal deaths and infant mortality, reduce rates of low birth weight, iron […]
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital is raising funds for school lunches for children in need. A coin collection canister will be located at the hospital in November to help raise money. One in five children in America live with hunger. Some children miss meals and are faced with daily uncertainty about food as their parents try and balance buying groceries and paying bills. The Waupun Area School District provides breakfast free […]
Minnesota governor Tim Walz is making a last minute push to get people to vote. Walz made the plea in an exclusive interview on AM 1170s Between the Lines program. "I'm just so excited. Yesterday in Wisconsin we (campaign) knocked on 215,000 doors, we've got those 50 offices open, and I think this thing is coming into focus for folks that they've got an opportunity to choose a leader who […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Alliant Energy Corp. (LNT) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $295 million. The Madison, Wisconsin-based company said it had net income of $1.15 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.11 per share. The electric and gas utility parent company posted revenue of $1.08 billion in the period. Alliant Energy […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers declined closer Devin Williams’ $10.5 million club option for 2025, though the two-time NL reliever of the year remains with the team while being arbitration eligible for one more season. In other moves announced Sunday, the Brewers picked up their $8 million club option on right-hander Freddy Peralta and declined a club option on catcher Eric Haase. Haase also remains with the organization and is arbitration […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — This isn’t the way the Milwaukee Bucks expected to open a potential bounce-back season after consecutive first-round playoff exits. Since winning their season opener at Philadelphia, the Bucks have lost five straight and are four games below .500 for the first time since March 2017. Milwaukee's start has been tough enough that it believe it took a small step forward Saturday despite losing 114-113 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Donovan […]
It was a busy weekend for Fond du Lac County Sheriff's deputies responding to three high speed chases. An 18 year old Waukesha man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County. Shortly before 10 pm Saturday a sheriff’s deputy attempted a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle on County Highway G near Highway SS. The chase ended when the vehicle crashed into a cemetery […]
Republican US senate candidate Eric Hovde brought his campaign to Fond du Lac a couple days before the election. On Saturday Hovde encouraged a crowd at Sunset on the Water restaurant to get out and vote. "Look what they've (Democrats) done in four years. They've bankrupted our country, we've racked up more debt in the last three and half years than in our 230 year history, that is what has […]