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Month: May 2020

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5-9-20 state department of corrections announces increased testing

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections in collaboration with the Department of Health Services and State Emergency Operations Center has announced it will test all persons including staff at Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center (FCCC) and Marshall E. Sherrer Correctional Center (MSCC) for COVID 19 on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. The Wisconsin National Guard will assist DOC with the testing. The DOC says as of May 7, 2020, 20 persons across […]

todayMay 8, 2020

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5-9-20 state doc releases 1,600 inmates due to covid-19

MADISON, Wis.  — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections says it’s released nearly 1,600 inmates since March to help reduce the possibility of spreading the coronavirus. Corrections spokeswoman Anna Neal says most of the inmates released since March 2 had been detained because they violated terms of their probation, parole or extended supervision. The inmates were released from either a county jail or DOC’s Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility. The DOC houses […]

todayMay 8, 2020

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5-8-20 hobbs woods reopens friday

The Fond du Lac County Land Information director says work is nearly completed on a new parking lot for Hobbs Woods.  The popular hiking trail south of Fond du Lac reopens Friday.  The park was closed April 10 due to  large crowds of people and social distancing concerns, plus general generally poor trail conditions following the winter.   County Land Information director Terry Dietzel says a new parking lot on the south end of […]

todayMay 8, 2020

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5-8-20 gas prices in wisconsin skyrocket

After dipping below a dollar a gallon, gasoline prices shot up dramatically this week across the state.   State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says the average price in Wisconsin jumped more than 50 cents a gallon this week.  Jarmuscz says Wisconsin’s average price at the pump, $1.46 a gallon is still one of the least expensive in the country.  Jarmuscz says as some states begin to reopen businesses, those states will likely see […]

todayMay 8, 2020

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5-8-20 rural educator enters race for state superintendent

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A rural educator is entering the race for state schools superintendent. Pecatonica Area School District Superintendent Jill Underly declared her candidacy Thursday. She has served as superintendent for Pecatonica since 2015. Prior to that she was an assistant director at the state Department of Public Instruction, an academic advisor at UW-Madison and a high school teacher. Voters will choose the next state superintendent in an April […]

todayMay 8, 2020

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5-8-20 bucks, relatives say antetokounmpo’s social media accounts were hacked

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks and others close to Giannis Antetokounmpo say the reigning MVP's social media accounts were hacked. Several bizarre and offensive tweets were posted on Antetokounmpo's Twitter account on Thursday afternoon. They appeared to clearly be the work of someone other than Antetokounmpo. The tweets included racial slurs, profane attacks on other players and a claim that Antetokounmpo had the coronavirus. Los Angeles Lakers forward Kostas […]

todayMay 8, 2020

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5-8-20 thiesfeldt says “virus will run it’s course” but it’s time to reopen

Fond du Lac Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt has a stark message for residents of the 52nd Assembly District…"The coronavirus will have to run it’s course and people will continue to get sick and die until a vaccine is found."   Thiesfeldt says at some point the virus will take it’s toll and he says the question is will health care facilities be prepared for that?   Theisfeldt supports reopening the state’s economy […]

todayMay 8, 2020

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5-8-20 wi republicans push for regional reopening

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans in rural parts of the state are joining with business owners to push for a regional reopening plan to give the economy a boost as it struggles under the coronavirus pandemic. The state Department of Workforce Development on Thursday also sounded a warning that the state fund that pays unemployment claims could run out of money in five months. Meanwhile, Gov. Tony Evers says […]

todayMay 7, 2020

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5-8-20 uw working on protocol for students’ return in fall

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross says the system is working on safety protocols to enable students to return to campuses if the coronavirus pandemic stretches into fall. Cross laid out a five-point plan to the Board of Regents on Thursday. He says officials want to be able test faculty, staff and students, trace student contacts, create a way to isolate the sick and asymptomatic, […]

todayMay 7, 2020