The Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after the conference announced it would push football and other fall sports to spring because of the pandemic, the conference changed course. The Big Ten plans to begin its season the weekend of Oct. 24 with an eight-game schedule for each team. The Big Ten says its Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted […]
The State Patrol has released the names of the victims of a fatal crash Tuesday morning involving a Fond du Lac ambulance. The State Patrol says 21 year old Jonathan Bruemmer of Fond du Lac was killed in the crash. He was a passenger in a car driven by 28 year old David Worley of Theresa. Worley received life-threatening injuries. An initial investigation shows Worley ran a red light striking the ambulance at the […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials are cautioning city residents about travel to Wisconsin, citing a recent COVID-19 spike in Illinois' neighbor to the north. The Chicago Department of Public Health stopped short Tuesday of adding Wisconsin to its travel advisory list. There are more than a dozen states on the list, including Utah, which was added Tuesday. City officials say Chicagoans who travel to any of the states must quarantine […]
The Fond du Lac County Clerk says she is pleased with a state Supreme Court ruling this week rejecting a Green Party request for access to the November ballot. Lisa Freiberg says following the ruling she will start mailing out absentee ballots this week. Freiberg says she can’t stress enough that people need to get that ballot voted and returned to their municipal clerk in a timely manner.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election clerks in Wisconsin are rushing to mail absentee ballots less than 24 hours after the state Supreme Court lifted its temporary freeze on sending them while it considered a legal challenge. The Town of Greenville clerk who also serves as president of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association says clerks across the state are “busy.” More than 1,850 clerks in municipalities big and small are working […]
MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers granted pardons this week to nine individuals. The Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board heard from applicants virtually on August 18, 2020. Applicants who the Board recommended for pardon were forwarded to Gov. Evers for final consideration. The governor has now granted pardons to 65 individuals. “I believe in equal justice for all Wisconsinites and the positive impact pardons can have on our criminal justice system and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources is warning people to avoid eating livers of deer killed around Marinette to avoid being exposed to PFAS chemicals. DNR officials said Tuesday that a study of 20 deer harvested around the JCI/Tyco Fire Technology Center in Marinette found significant levels of PFAS in the animals' livers. DNR and state health officials issued a do-not-eat advisory for livers of deer […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Emails obtained by The Associated Press under the open records law show a Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission advised a representative of the Green Party about who to hire as an attorney after its presidential nominee was denied ballot access. The elections commission deadlocked 3-3 on Aug. 20 whether to put Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins on the ballot. The Wisconsin Supreme Court […]
The Fond du Lac County District Attorney says he is confident the state Justice Department will do a fair and thorough investigation of the Kenosha police shooting. Eric Toney says he worked has worked with the state Justice Department on other local cases and has confidence they will reach the right conclusion in the Jacob Blake case. "Unfortunately they've become very good at these investigations and I saw unfortunately because we've had a […]