MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has received less than 1% of the money that Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group pledged to it two years ago amid the electronics giant's expansion plans in Wisconsin. Foxconn in August 2018 committed $100 million to the university to help fund an engineering building and for company-related research. It gave the school $700,000 in the first year of a 5-year agreement and records […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden is poised to unveil his vision for the modern-day Democratic Party in the first presidential nominating convention of the coronavirus era next week. The all-virtual affair will test the former vice president’s ability to overcome unprecedented logistical challenges in an urgent mission to energize his sprawling coalition. The Democratic National Convention formally begins Monday, but there will be no physical gathering place, no cheering […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign has announced details of his visits on Monday to Minnesota and Wisconsin, two Midwestern states that he’s counting on winning. The campaign says Trump will highlight what it calls “Joe Biden’s failures on jobs and the economy” during his two airport events. Trump will stop in Mankato, Minnesota, at 2 p.m. Monday, followed Oshkosh, Wisconsin at 4:30 p.m. Trump came within 1.5 percentage […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he expects President Donald Trump and everyone accompanying him to wear a mask indoors and social distance when Trump visits the state for a rally next week. The president is slated to appear at a rally in Oshkosh on Monday. His visit will coincide with the beginning the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. Evers issued a statewide mask mandate in July […]
The number of COVID-19 cases in Fond du Lac County continues to climb. Twenty new cases were reported Thursday, after 30 cases were reported Wednesday, bringing to 735 the total number of cases in the county. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says there are 187 active cases, and nine people are currently hospitalized. Mueller told WFDL news many of the new cases stem from three different golf outings and three large weddings, […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she is not surprised at a recent study that found people were more likely to contract the new coronavirus from members of their own households than from contacts outside the home. A study, by South Korean epidemiologists, published in the CDC showed just two out of 100 infected people had caught the virus from non-household contacts, while one in 10 had contracted […]
The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows Wisconsin residents are split when it comes to reopening schools this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. Poll director Charles Franklin says it’s interesting that the poll found parents of school age children are more comfortable with in-class instruction than the population at large. The poll found 45 percent say they feel comfortable letting students return to school in the fall and 48 percent say they are […]
A portion of West Ninth Street in Fond du Lac will be closed starting Friday. West 9th Street between Linden Street and Main Street will remain closed for approximately two weeks for demolition of the property at the southwest corner of 9th and Main Streets.
Marian University and Moraine Park Technical College have both received grants from the U.S. Department of Education. The $1.3 million dollar grants will be used at Moraine Park to help low-income, first generation students and or students who have a learning disability meet their goals and graduate from college. The Marian program is designed to increase the retention and graduation rates of 140 students annually.