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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Fleet Farm, alleging the retailer negligently sold firearms to two straw buyers, including one gun that was used in a shootout in a St. Paul bar that left one person dead and 14 bystanders injured. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, alleges that Fleet Farm ignored multiple red flags, including sales of multiple guns in single purchases. It alleges that […]

The Fond du Lac School Board has approved the establishment of a long-term Capital  Improvement Trust Fund.    Superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig says the fund would be used for planning and funding projects related to facilities maintenance and buildings.  "This is something a number of school districts take advantage of.  We never have and still need to plan for capital improvement projects coming down the road," Dr. Fleig told WFDL news.  "The nice […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As Election Day approaches, the fight over mail-in ballots is back. Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are crucial swing states that allow mail-in ballots but give local election offices very little if any time before Election Day to process them. Election workers’ inability to check signatures, addresses and get the mailed ballots ready for counting ahead of time means many of the those ballots may not be […]

The Fond du Lac Area United Way has announced the pacesetter organization for the 2022 United Way fundraising campaign, Holiday Automotive, has raised more than $60,000 for the annual United Way fund drive.   The Holiday Automotive team raised more than $64,400, easily surpassing their goal of $50,000.  The team chose this goal in honor of their chairman Mike Shannon’s  50th  anniversary at the local automobile  dealership.    “One of our […]

U.S. life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from 2020.  That's according to a new government report.   In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the estimated American lifespan has shortened by nearly three years.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says when you think about the pandemic a lot of individuals had comorbidities.  The last comparable decrease […]

Herbert Kohler Jr., who led the plumbing fixture manufacturer his grandfather founded for more than four decades and who turned the tiny Wisconsin village that bears his name into a hospitality destination, is being remembered as a businessman whose impact stretched far beyond his home state.  Kohler died Saturday at the age of 83.  During his time as CEO, Kohler grew the company from a $133 million operation in 1972 […]

Ahern is honored to be a BUILD Wisconsin Award winner.  The Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin annually recognizes projects of distinction in multiple categories for work completed the previous year. The company won two awards in the Specialty Contractor – Mechanical category for work performed on the Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Campbellsport High School projects.  The Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals expansion included the installation of a new mechanical penthouse. This project called for over […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System is launching a new tuition waiver at its 12 regional campuses. The program, dubbed the Wisconsin Tuition Promise, is modeled after the Bucky's Tuition Promise program at UW-Madison. Beginning in fall 2023, Wisconsin residents who come from families making less than $62,000 a year would have tuition and fees remaining after receiving financial aid waived. Undergraduates would be eligible for the […]

Law enforcement say a tactical situation in Beaver Dam started when a man left a gun in a motel room.   Police were called  to the Holiday Inn Express after hotel staff found the gun just before noon Monday.    When police arrived a person was inside the room and made threats.  The hotel and nearby area was evacuated and The Dodge County Sheriff's Office was called to assist.   The man eventually surrendered several […]