More people who were laid off during the Safer at Home order in April were hired back last month and that’s reflected in the latest unemployment figures. The state Department of Workforce Development says the unemployment rate in Dodge County is back in single digits at 9.6 percent for May. That’s down from 11.1 percent in April. The Fond du Lac County jobless rate plummeted nearly four percentage points from 15 percent in April to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin residents can now apply for 13 more weeks of unemployment benefits using money from the federal coronavirus relief bill. The state Department of Workforce Development announced Wednesday that Wisconsin residents who have exhausted their 26 weeks of state unemployment benefits can now apply for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation under the bill. People who collect the pandemic unemployment compensation are also eligible for an additional $600 […]
Democrats plan to hold an almost entirely virtual presidential nominating convention Aug. 17-20 in Milwaukee using live broadcasts and online streaming. Party officials confirmed Wednesday that Joe Biden will accept the presidential nomination in person, but it remains to be seen whether there will be a significant in-person audience there to see it. The Democratic National Committee said in a statement that official business, including the official vote to nominate […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s governor has activated the National Guard to protect state properties after a night of violence that included the toppling of two statues outside the state Capitol and an attack on a state senator. Protesters also threw a Molotov cocktail into a government building and attempted to break into the Capitol, only to be repelled by pepper spray from police stationed inside. The violence broke out […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Protesters have defaced and torn down statues of historic figures during recent demonstrations against racial injustice in cities across the nation. Most of those pieces have explicit ties to colonialism, slavery and the Confederacy, including imagery of Christopher Columbus and former U.S. presidents who owned slaves. But in Madison, Wisconsin, protesters tore down two sculptures with no obvious links to that history. Protesters have said in media […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers have heard from educators about how to safely reopen schools during the coronavirus pandemic. The Assembly's Education Committee met with eight groups of educators on Wednesday. Much of the conversation focused on an 87-page called “Education Forward." The document was drafted by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and offers extensive guidance on re-opening schools during the pandemic. A lot of unknowns remain as […]
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers released the following statement regarding last night’s protests in Madison: “What happened in Madison last night presented a stark contrast from the peaceful protests we have seen across our state in recent weeks, including significant damage to state property. I want to be clear: violence against any person—whether in the middle of the street in broad daylight, at home trying to sleep, going for a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Crowds outside the Wisconsin State Capitol tore down two statues and attacked a state senator amid protests following the arrest of a Black man who shouted at restaurant customers through a megaphone while carrying a baseball bat. Video released by the Madison Police Department shows the man talking through the megaphone Tuesday while walking around the restaurant’s outdoor patio. He then goes inside, says he’s “disturbing” […]
The Dodge and Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Offices are joining law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin for the annual Click it or Ticket seatbelt enforcement campaign. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Bill Tadych says wearing a seatbelt is the most important thing you can do to prevent injury or death in a traffic crash. Tadych says currently, Wisconsin’s seat belt useage rate stands at 90 percent. Tadych says 44 percent […]