The first cases of coronavirus have been reported in Fond du Lac County. According to the state Department of Health Services two patients in Fond du Lac County have were exposed to the virus while traveling. One of those patients was traveling within the United States, while another was traveling internationally. Officials say one of those patients is hospitalized, and the other is isolated at home. Officials say a another confirmed case […]
The EAA is honoring the Women Airforce Service Pilots who flew essential missions during World War Two in a new museum exhibit that opened this week. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski says More than 1,100 women were accepted into the WASP program in 1943 and 1944, and 38 of them died while in service to their country. Knapinski says the WASP pilots were the first women to fly military aircraft, and fewer than […]
A retired Ripon College political scientist says next week is probably Bernie Sanders last hope to stay in the Democratic presidential race. Joe Biden’s march to the Democratic presidential nomination quickened its pace Tuesday with dominating victories in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi. Political scientist Marty Farrell says Biden’s success shows Democratic primary voters were more likely to think the former vice president could defeat president Donald Trump in the general election compared to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative law firm has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to quickly overturn an appeals court ruling that stopped the purging of more than 200,000 people from the state's voter rolls. Democrats fought the move, arguing it was intended to make it more difficult for their voters to cast ballots. Moments after the filing Wednesday, a conservative justice on the Supreme Court who previously sat out […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two conservative state Supreme Court justices are defending Justice Dan Kelly against a liberal challenger's accusations that he's corrupt. Kelly, part of the court's conservative majority, faces Jill Karofsky in an April 7 election. Karofsky has repeatedly accused Kelly in debates of being corrupt because he consistently rules in favor of conservative-leaning groups. Kelly has accused Karofsky of slandering him. Chief Justice Pat Roggensack and Deputy […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has appointed an advocate for renewable energy to the commission that regulates Wisconsin's electric, gas, water and telecom industries. Tyler Huebner will replace Mike Huebsch on the Wisconsin Public Service Commission starting March 17. Huebner has served as the executive director of Renew Wisconsin since 2013. Huebsch had been appointed by former Gov. Scott Walker and resigned last month with a year left […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence plans to campaign in Wisconsin next week for Republican congressional candidate Tom Tiffany. Tiffany announced Wednesday that Pence plans to attend a get-out-the-vote event on March 19 in Rothschild. President Donald Trump plans to be in Milwaukee that same day for a rally. The Pence trip comes after he canceled a planned appearance in western Wisconsin last week so he could instead […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison will suspend face-to-face classes and is telling students not to return to school following spring break amid mounting fears of the new coronavirus. The university tweeted out a statement Wednesday saying officials will suspend face-to-face instruction beginning March 23, the day classes were set to resume following spring break. The suspension will continue through at least April 10. The university also is […]
The Fond du Lac Public Works Department says a Fond du Lac street is closed this week for work on a water main. The northbound lane of Doty Street between Rees Street and Johnson Street is closed through the end of the day Thursday, March 12. The closure is in place to allow the water utility to repair a water main on Doty Street.