MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is requesting $150,000 in federal grant money to pay for a new statue on the Capitol grounds of the state’s first Black secretary of state and to restore two statues that were torn down by protesters in June. Two-thirds of the grant requested Thursday would be used for a new statue of Vel Phillips, who would be the first person of color […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests this week will determine if the county takes a step backward in it’s Safer reopening plan. Kim Mueller says her office will review the data on Monday to determine if the county goes back to Phase One. Mueller says while the number of COVID-19 cases continue to climb this week, the numbers are down slightly compared to […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — State officials say 57 people have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Green Bay Correctional Institution. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections says all of the prisoners who have tested positive are being isolated and anyone who was exposed is being quarantined. All inmates and staff at the prison are in the process of being tested for COVID-19 with the help of the National Guard. […]
A Fond du Lac man has been charged in connection with the death of a child who died six years after he allegedly struck her in the head. Twenty nine year old Thomas Abitz Junior is scheduled to make his initial Fond du Lac court appearance Monday on a charge of first degree reckless homicide. The victim suffered a traumatic head injury in 2011, and died in 2017. A doctor who specializes in child abuse […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a mobile home in Beaver Dam. Firefighters from several departments battled the blaze on Forest Road. Two residents who were inside when the fire started were able to escape through a bedroom window. There was minor damage to the adjacent mobile home and to 3 vehicles parked nearby. Two firefighters received minor injuries. One was treated on the scene by EMS, and the […]
Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin says Wisconsin residents need to get out and vote in November in order to oust president Donald Trump. Baldwin says Democrats are focused on making sure Wisconsin voters turn out and not get subdued by the chaos that has gone on during the pandemic. Baldwin says the president’s failed leadership during the pandemic has made the problem worse. "...not blaming the president for the coronavirus, but […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Attorney General Eric Holder are delivering a stark message to Wisconsin Democrats about what role the key battleground state will have in the presidential election. Pelosi told Democrats during a virtual meeting Thursday that “it’s all riding on Wisconsin.” Pelosi and Holder emphasized the importance of the state in Joe Biden’s plans to deny President Donald Trump a second term. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dropped from 8.6% in June to 7% in July, far below the national rate as the state and country continue to reel from massive job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. While Wisconsin’s jobless rate for July was below the 10.2% national rate, it was more than double the 3.4% from a year ago. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 17-year-old girl has died after she was pinned underneath a golf cart at a campground in Columbia County. Authorities say the girl died Wednesday at University Hospital in Madison, three days after she was injured at the Crystal Lake Campground in the Town of West Point. Sheriff’s officials say the teen and her mother were thrown from the golf cart Sunday when it rolled down […]