Two Fond du Lac city employees are being quarantined after being exposed to the coronavirus. Fond du lac city manager Joe Moore made the announcement Tuesday. Moore says because of the health crisis, extraordinary changes are required in city operations to help contain the spread of coronavirus in the community. The following changes have been implemented in an effort to keep the public and city staff safe: • Quarantined two employees • Canceled […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hospitals across Wisconsin postponing elective surgeries as they deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Froedtert Health, Aurora Health Care, St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac and Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee as well as hospitals in Madison have heeded the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Surgeon General and American College of Surgeons to limit elective surgeries. UW Health, SSM Health and UnityPoint Health-Meriter said […]
Government and health care leaders around the U.S. are voicing concerns about the readiness of the nation's hospitals in a worst-case scenario involving the new coronavirus outbreak. Fond du Lac Saint Agnes Hospital officials say they are planning daily. Officials question whether they have enough beds and supplies should there be a large influx of patients in coming weeks. St. Agnes Hospital president Katherine Vergos says hospital officials are planning daily. Vergos says part […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report shows outside groups are spending more to support liberal state Supreme Court challenger Jill Karofsky than incumbent Justice Dan Kelly. Government watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign released an analysis Tuesday that shows four groups have spent about $684,000 to support Karofsky. Two conservative groups have spent about $40,400 in support of Kelly. A Better Wisconsin Political Fund has spent $500,000 on ads supporting […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate will not convene for its final regular session day of the year as originally planned next week due to the spread of the coronavirus. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Tuesday that the Senate will convene later this spring, but he did not set a date. The Senate originally planned to convene on March 24 for its last session day of the year. […]
Fond du Lac County residents appear to be heeding the warnings about social distancing and avoiding large gatherings. Only one of 59 Fond du Lac County residents tested positive for the coronavirus in the latest batch of tests conducted by state Health officials. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says it’s great news but says residents need to continue to social distance, because health officials believe it is working. "This is […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has ordered a statewide ban on all gatherings of more than 10 people as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, and closed all bars and restaurants, except for delivery and pickup orders. He announced the new limits in an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Evers also extended the closure of all public and private K-12 schools indefinitely and called on […]
Nobody was hurt and the driver of a car is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac. It started about 11pm Monday when a sheriff’s deputy observed a southbound vehicle on Hickory St. travel through the red light at Johnson St. at a high rate of speed. The vehicle continued southbound on Hickory St. failing to stop at a stop sign on Hickory St. and the […]
Fond du Lac County Public Health officials are still waiting for results on 59 more Fond du lac County residents who are being tested for the coronavirus. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says those residents had some contact with at least one of nine residents who were on an Egyptian cruise that spawned a coronavirus outbreak. "That would be amazing if we don't have community spread but to me with the amount […]