The Department of Public Works would like to inform the motoring public the closure of North Seymour Street between Division Street and Thomas Street. The closure will begin Monday, July 13 and remain closed until the end of the day Friday, July 17. The closure will be in place to allow the water utility to replace and restore a water services on North Seymour Street.
For the second time in a week several streets in Fond du Lac flooded because of heavy rain. Thunderstorms moved through the area Thursday afternoon and evening prompting a severe thunderstorm warning last night for portions of Dodge and eastern Fond du Lac counties. In the city of Fond du Lac vehicles were reported stalled on several streets.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials have confirmed 754 more cases of COVID-19 in the state. According to the state Department of Health Services, the state had seen 33,908 confirmed cases as of Thursday, up from 33,154 cases on Wednesday. The death toll inched up to 809, an increase of two from Wednesday. Of the 12,404 test results reported Thursday, 5.7% were positive, up from 5.6% of 10,138 tests […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Face masks will be mandatory inside all University of Wisconsin campus buildings statewide under a policy adopted unanimously by the Board of Regents. Interim UW President Tommy Thompson said at Thursday's meeting there was no way to open safely amid the coronavirus pandemic without the mandate. Thompson strongly advocated for the mandatory mask policy at his first regents meeting since taking the job last week. The […]
The Fond du lac city council got it’s first look at a proposed Fire Department budget at their meeting this week. Fire Chief Pete O’Leary the budget includes an expansion of the department’s training room at Fire Station One. O’Leary says the budget also includes an ambulance replacement. O’Leary says the accredidation processs, which was postponed for next month due to the pandemic will take place next year. The council postponed […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld Republican-authored lame-duck laws that curtailed the powers of the incoming Democratic attorney general. The ruling Thursday rejected arguments that the laws were unconstitutional, giving Republicans yet another victory. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed a series of laws in December 2018 designed to weaken Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, both Democrats, before they took office in January 2019. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has picked three retired judges to select members of a nonpartisan redistricting commission he created to draw legislative and congressional boundary maps following this year’s census. The group’s work will be advisory only, but is meant to serve as an alternative to the maps that the Legislature will create. State law gives the authority to draw maps to the Legislature, subject to […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The catering company for Lambeau Field and Miller Park says it has temporarily laid off about 1,300 employees. Delaware North notified state labor officials to comply with the law because the layoffs could last more than six months due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to the state, Delaware North executive Eileen Morgan said the pandemic has been longer and more devastating than expected. […]
Bail has been set at $1 million for a Fond du Lac man arrested in connection with what authorities say was an intentional head on fatal collision fueled by racism. Twenty seven year old Daniel Navarro made his initial Fond du Lac court appearance Thursday on a charge of First Degree Intentional Homicide with a Hate Crime enhancer. Investigators say last Friday evening Navarro was driving his father's pickup truck […]