WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden says the Democratic National Convention may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House. The convention in Milwaukee already has been pushed back from mid-July until August. The former vice president tells ABC's ``This Week'' that the party “may have to do a virtual convention." He says Democrats may not be able to put tens of […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVCfp8WuAA0 The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing" Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. Doctorow and others continue to write prolifically about the apocalyptic […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating the discovery of a body in the Fond du Lac River. Police say a preliminary investigation indicates no obvious signs of foul play. Police and Fond du Lac Fire/ Rescue responded to the area of Oak Street/South Street around 10:30 Saturday morning and found the man deceased in the river. The victim’s name is not being released at this time pending notification of family. […]
Two Fond du Lac women were injured, one seriously, in an ATV crash in Fond du Lac County. It happened shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday on Safari Ln in the Town of Taycheedah. Witnesses say the women had been driving around the neighborhood on pavement and rolled the ATV when attempting to negotiate a curve. The operator, a 28 year old Fond du Lac woman was flown by helicopter to ThedaCare Medical […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s chief medical officer for communicable diseases says that data on coronavirus infections continues to show that the state is “flattening the curve.” Dr. Ryan Westergaard first said on Monday that there were positive signs with the slowing increase in COVID-19 cases, a message he repeated again Thursday and Friday. He says, “We are flattening the curve.” Westergaard calls it a “glimmer of hope that what […]
The Fond du Lac Department of Public Works says the northbound lane of traffic on Hickory Street between Division Street and Forest Avenue will be closed next week. The closure will begin Monday, April 6 and remain closed until Friday, April 10. The southbound lane of traffic on Hickory Street will remain open to regular traffic. The lane closure will be in place to allow the water utility to replace and […]
The Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against two Fond du Lac residents for violating the governor’s Safer at Home order. The owner of Sunset on the Water restaurant, Maria Katris, and Brad Lenz, who runs an Airbnb on Overland Trail are charged with misdemeanors of violating Governor Tony Evers’ Safer at Home Order. According to a criminal complaint a sheriff’s deputy observed people inside the restaurant who said they […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court has refused to block extended absentee voting deadlines for Wisconsin’s presidential primary. A number of states have delayed their spring elections as the coronavirus sweeps across the country but Wisconsin leaders have insisted on going forward with Tuesday’s election. U.S. District Judge William Conley on Thursday extended the deadline for voters to file absentee ballots from Election Day to April 13. Republicans […]
Fond du Lac’s Marian University president Dr. Andrew Manion, is stepping down. The university announced Friday that Manion was resigning to pursue other professional opportunities. Manion has served as president of Marian University since 2016. The university says it will search for a leader to continue the university's efforts to bring excellence to its students, faculty, staff and the Fond du Lac community. According to a press release Marian University […]
