More than 20 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Fond du lac County over the last three days. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says there are still people attending larger gatherings when they are either not feeling well, or are attending a gathering without realizing they had been exposed to the virus. There are now 448 confirmed cases in Fond du lac County, 64 active cases […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Teachers unions for Wisconsin’s five largest school districts are asking Gov. Tony Evers and the state’s top health and education officials to keep schools closed at the start of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The letter sent Monday was signed by union leaders for teachers in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha and Racine. It was sent to Evers, Department of Public Instruction Secretary Carolyn […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The National Weather Service says five tornadoes toppled trees and tore up lake docks in Minnesota and Wisconsin during the weekend. In Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, the weather service says a tornado touched down a few miles southwest of Osseo early Sunday. The tornado with peak winds of 105 mph brought down trees and damaged outbuildings and crops. The weather service confirmed a tornado struck about 50 miles […]
TOWN OF CHILTON, Wis. (AP) — A 5-year-old has died in an accident at a racetrack in Calumet County. Sheriff’s officials say the boy died Sunday afternoon when he fell off a youth motorcycle at Gravity Park Speedway in the Town of Chilton and was struck by an 18-year-old man operating an all-terrain vehicle. The death remains under investigation. Names have not been released.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers says his personal assistant died in a tubing accident on the Sugar River in southern Wisconsin. Twenty-five-year-old Ben Belzer had worked as Evers’ personal assistant since February 2019. Evers says Monday it is “unimaginable that he’s gone." Evers says that he, his wife, Kathy, and everyone on his team was “stunned” by the death. Evers says Belzer was “incomparable,” “remarkably talented” and “thoughtful […]
A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain says seatbelts could have saved lives and prevented serious injuries in a rollover crash on Interstate 41 over the weekend. Two people were killed and three people were injured in the crash Sunday night on 41 south of Townline Road. Sheriff’s captain Bill Tadych says only the driver was buckled up and seatbelts could have saved lives. The Sheriff's Office has identified the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The board that approves repairs at the state Capitol has approved restoring two statues that protesters ripped down by spring. The state Capitol and Executive Residence Board voted unanimously Monday to repair statues of Col. Hans Christian Heg and a woman embodying the state's Forward motto and reinstall them. State Department of Administration officials said Monday they are still putting together a cost estimate. The board […]
The Green Bay Packers open camp seeking to take the next step after losing in the NFC championship game three of the past six years. The Packers bounced back from two straight losing seasons by sweeping through the NFC North in coach Matt LaFleur's debut season. The Packers must upgrade a run defense that got gashed by the San Francisco 49ers in last year's NFC championship game. NFL protocols due […]
Two men were killed in an alcohol related rollover crash on Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened shortly after 9pm Sunday on the northbound lanes of 41 just south of Townline Road. A 22 year-old Appleton man and a 49 year-old Georgia man were pronounced dead at the scene. A 26 year-old Appleton man, 19 year-old Appleton woman, and the driver, who’s identity is still being investigated, were all transported to […]