On Friday, August 14, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce presented Congressman Glenn Grothman with the Spirit of Enterprise for Pro-Business votes. This presentation took place at Envision Greater Fond du Lac.
Nobody was injured and an assault and arson suspect is in custody following a standoff with Fond du Lac police. Fond du Lac police chief Bill Lamb says the police SWAT team was called to a residence in the 100 block of Ellis Street Tuesday morning for a report that the suspect was armed. Residents in the neighborhood were asked to shelter in place. Lamb told WFDL news the suspect has […]
Fond du Lac County is on the verge of taking a step backward in the fight against the coronavirus. After a record number of COVID-19 cases last week, there were 34 new cases over the weekend, pushing the county into the "Red" category of the county’s Safer Reopening plan. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says if the county stays in the Red category for two straight weeks the county would go […]
Some fall high school sports in the Fond du Lac School District are starting this week and the district continues to review other sports including football. Athletic director David Michalkiewicz says girls tennis, swimming and diving, girls golf and cross country started Monday. Michakiewicz says if there are enough conference opponents Fondy football will continue, but he says that’s out of their control. "If that's not the case will have to […]
The North Fond du Lac School District is getting ready to proceed with a blended model when students return to school in a couple of weeks. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff a number of parents have chosen to have their child learn online. Sadoff says kindergarten through fifth grade there's an average of 13-15 kids per grade level that will be learning online, and about 15 percent at the middle and high school level. […]
With Democratic challenger Joe Biden deciding not to come to Milwaukee this week to accept his party’s presidential nomination, the question is will Biden make a physical campaign stop in the Badger state before the election during the coronavirus pandemic? In 2016 many Democrats were upset that Hillary Clinton never set foot in Wisconsin and ended up losing the state by less than 23,000 votes. President Trump and vice president Mike Pence have made […]
Bernie Sanders is using his Democratic National Convention speech to urge those who supported his progressive presidential bid -- or who may have voted Republican four years ago -- to unite behind Joe Biden in November. Sanders says that the country needs “an unprecedented response” because of the “unprecedented set of crises we face.” Many of Sanders’ advisers and supporters have spent months working with Biden’s campaign on joint task […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats have marked the start of the Democratic National Convention by blaming President Donald Trump for botching the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats said during an online welcome event Monday that Trump's handling of the pandemic forced them to cancel the in-person gathering that would have brought about 50,000 people to Milwaukee. However, they tried to put a positive spin on the situation, with […]
President Donald Trump is zeroing in on Midwest battleground states with a law and order message to counter former Vice President Joe Biden’s show at the Democratic convention. On Monday, Trump visited Minnesota and then Wisconsin, the official host state for the entirely virtual Democratic National Convention. The GOP has a week of travel and political events aimed at blunting the customary polling bounce that candidates get during their convention. […]