Month: August 2020

The latest statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Demographic Services Center shows the city of Fond du Lac’s population growth outpaced the state of Wisconsin over the past decade.   According to the Center, the city of Fond du Lac’s population grew nearly 3%, outpacing the State of Wisconsin’s growth of 2.3%.  For the City, this estimate represents an increase of 1,258 people since the 2010 Census and total population is estimated to be 44,279.  […]

Fond du Lac’s St. Agnes Hospital is being honored by University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation for its ongoing commitment to saving and improving lives through organ and tissue donation.   St. Agnes Hospital has been recognized with the Excellence in Tissue Donation award as a Versiti partner hospital who is achieving at least a 60 percent consent rate. This metric measures the collaborative work between the hospital staff and tissue bank in coordinating communication […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s former police chief is seeking damages of $625,000 from the city following his recent demotion, a reduction in rank he did not accept. Alfonso Morales filed a damage claim against the city Thursday for breach of contract, denial of due process and loss of reputation. The Fire and Police Commission demoted Morales to captain on Aug. 6, about two weeks after giving him a long list […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies from across Wisconsin during the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The stepped up enforcement effort to get drunken drivers off the road starts Friday and runs through Labor Day.   Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Chris Dobyns says last year in Wisconsin there were more than six thousand alcohol-related crashes that injured more than 12900 people and resulted in 140 […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has unanimously approved a two-year state budget request that would increase spending 3.5%, create a new program to cover the tuition of lower-income families and borrow up to $1 billion to mitigate losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The $6.4 billion budget approved Thursday would also continue a 7-year-old tuition freeze that university leaders have argued is unsustainable. The […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin elections officials have decided to keep rapper Kanye West off the battleground states' presidential ballot in November because he turned his nomination papers in minutes late. The state Elections Commission voted 5-1 on Thursday to keep West and running mate Michelle Tidball's names off the ballot. A group of voters filed a complaint with the commission alleging West campaign workers turned his nomination papers in […]