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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI)  Commissioner Nathan Houdek, today celebrated the upcoming launch of the 12th annual ‘Open Enrollment’ period on Fri., Nov. 1, 2024, and urged Wisconsin residents to sign up for high-quality, affordable healthcare coverage through Healthcare.gov. During the last Open Enrollment Period, a record-setting 254,482 Wisconsinites signed up for health insurance on the individual marketplace. Gov. Evers today also underscored the importance of retaining the Affordable Care Act to […]

MADISON, Wis., (October 29, 2024) — As trick-or-treaters gear up for a spooky Halloween, AAA is offering tips to keep everyone safe. On average, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year according to Safe Kids Worldwide. “Drivers should be extra cautious as trick or treating hours will overlap with evening commutes and earlier sunsets,” said Nick Jarmusz, director […]

The Fond du Lac School District superintendent is being criticized for  how he treated teachers at Woodworth Middle School during a recent meeting.  A number of former teachers, speaking on behalf of staff,  addressed their concerns at Monday night's school board meeting, accusing superintendent Dr Jeff Fleig of using fear and intimidation.  One former teacher said "staff has lost their voice and no teacher deserves this type of unprofessional treatment."  On […]

Police say a bomb threat written in a bathroom at the Fond du Lac STEM Academy turned out to be unfounded.  Early Monday afternoon police officers were called to the school on South Military Road after a student reported the threat to a school custodian.  The school was evacuated while a search of the school was conducted.  Two searches of the building found no suspicious circumstances.   Two K9 bomb-sniffing units from Outagamie County also […]

Jordan Love’s status is up in the air heading into the Green Bay Packers’ showdown with the NFC North-leading Detroit Lions, a matchup between the NFC’s two hottest teams.  Love left the Packers’ 30-27 victory at Jacksonville on Sunday in the third quarter with a groin issue. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that the quarterback has a groin strain.  The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the […]

The Fond du Lac County District Attorney says a recent drug overdose case is another example for the need to control the southern border to end the flow of illegal drugs into our communities.   A Fond du Lac man was recently convicted of providing the fentanyl that led to the death of another Fond du Lac man nearly four years ago.  Fond du Lac County  District Attorney Eric Toney says deadly fentanyl has poured across […]

Frozen waffles sold across popular US retailers are being recalled for possible Listeria contamination.  Illinois-based manufacturer TreeHouse Foods has voluntarily recalled some of their frozen waffle products due to the potential for listeria contamination.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the frozen waffle products are sold at stores like Walmart and Target and include several brands such as Kodiak, Good & Gather and Simple Truth.  Mueller says it seems like there […]

A new medical equipment loan locker is opening up serving the communities of Van Dyne and Fond du Lac. A joint effort of the Van Dyne Lions Club and the Fond du Lac Evening Lions Club, free loan medical equipment will be available to residents of the southern Lake Winnebago area.   “All sorts of medical equipment will be available on a free loan basis,” said Tom Wendt of the Van […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that municipalities across the state received more than $138 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids, and Expressway Policing Aids. Gov. Evers has made fixing Wisconsin’s roads a top priority, and the Evers Administration has improved more than 7,400 miles of road and 1,780 bridges since 2019, including […]