A Kewaskum woman has been arrested in the stabbing death of her husband. The 50 year old woman faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide in the stabbing death of her 43 year old husband during a domestic dispute Wednesday morning at a home in the Town of Kewaskum. Sheriff's officials responded after receiving a 911 call from the woman, who was arrested without incident and taken to the Washington County Jail.
As concerns about the coronavirus outbreak rise the American Red Cross Wisconsin Chapter is urging healthy individuals to donate blood to prevent blood shortages that could result from lower participation. Red Cross spokeswoman Laura McGuire says donating blood is a safe process. McGuire says the Red Cross wants to emphasize that there is no evidence or data that the coronavirus can be submitted by blood transfusions. McGuire says the Red Cross […]
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) Secretary Mary M. Kolar has stopped all medically unnecessary visits to members who reside at the state’s 24-hour skilled nursing facilities for veterans. Below is the full statement of Secretary Kolar: “Today, in the interest of the health and welfare of our members and staff, I have made the difficult decision to no longer allow visitors at our Wisconsin Veterans Homes located in Chippewa […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said this about how his offices in Wisconsin and in Washington will provide service to Wisconsin’s citizens in the coming days: “We are working closely with Wisconsin’s entire federal delegation and with Governor Evers to coordinate best practices, including ‘social distancing’ guidelines and telecommuting procedures. “In order to best serve our constituents, we have asked our staff to shift all in-person meetings to remote […]
As reports of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) circulate and more cases are acknowledged in Wisconsin, all of us at CMFDL are working hard to ensure that we are doing everything in our power to keep the museum as clean as possible! Not only are we adhering to our strict daily cleaning policy, we have implemented additional, precautionary cleaning procedures to ensure that our space is clean and free […]
The parents of a three year old boy found dead last week at a Lomira home have been arrested. The mother, 32 year old Jamie Hildebrandt , faces charges of child neglect causing death and the father, 33 year old Frank Pleester Jr. of Lomira has been arrested on a probation hold and has not yet been charged in the case. The child was found last Friday at a residence at 725 Railroad Avenue […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has declared a public health emergency over the coronavirus. Evers' move Thursday helps free up resources to respond to the virus that has been confirmed in six people in Wisconsin and is expected to spread. Meanwhile, the state's high school athletics association moved to restrict winter sports tournaments attendance. State Capitol tours are on hold indefinitely. Evers says, too, that the state is […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she expects more confirmed coronavirus cases in Fond du Lac in the coming days. The state department of Health Services says there are two confirmed cases in Fond du Lac County. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says at least one of the patients had been on a cruise ship in Egypt. Mueller says anyone who may have had contact with a […]
In light of two confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Fond du Lac County, the Fond du Lac County Public Health department and Agnesian HealthCare are collaborating to help individuals within the community who have concerns about potential exposure and symptoms. Starting on Thursday, March 12 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., concerned individuals can call (844) 225-0147 for more direction from Public Health officials. A screening location is […]