MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has eliminated spring break next semester in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The university’s Faculty Senate voted on revising the 2021 spring calendar at a meeting Monday. Officials say dropping spring break would discourage students and staff from traveling long distances and bringing the virus back to campus. The proposal has classes starting on Jan. 25, a week […]
The east wing at Fond du Lac’s Moraine Park Technical College was evacuated Monday following a natural gas leak. Classes in the east wing were canceled for the day. Classes outside of the E wing are continuing as scheduled. Fond du Lac Fire crews and contractors were working to repair the leak.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has ruled that rapper Kanye West was correctly left off the presidential ballot in the key swing state of Wisconsin. The ruling Friday upholds a decision by the state elections commission. It is likely to be rapidly appealed to the conservative-controlled state Supreme Court, which put the mailing of absentee ballots on hold Thursday. The court put the mailing of ballots on hold while […]
A Dodge County man received what were described as potentially life-threatening injuries in an ATV crash in Dodge County. The crash happened Saturday evening on Ridge Road near Jackson Road about a mile and half southwest of Beaver Dam. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says the ATV was southbound on Ridge Road when the operator, a 49 year old town of Calamus man, lost control, overturned, and he was ejected. He was not wearing a […]
The Fond du Lac Department of Public Works says the westbound lane of traffic on Division Street between Main Street and Portland Avenue will be closed Monday, September 14th. The closure will be in place to allow a crane to place equipment on the rooftop at 1 N Main Street.
The environmental health supervisor with the Fond du Lac County Health department says a setback this week regarding the development of a coronavirus vaccine by the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca doesn’t come as a surprise. Danielle Vollendorf says that’s why testing is important and distribution of a vaccine can’t be rushed. AstraZeneca on Tuesday temporarily halted it’s phase three trials of a possible coronavirus vaccine after one participant suffered what may have been a serious adverse […]
A man wanted on an outstanding warrant picked the wrong time to try and run from police. When Fond du Lac police spotted the suspect near Fifth and Marr Streets Thursday morning, he took off running. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says fortunately there were extra sheriff’s squads in the area because they are currently working a highway safety grant looking for traffic violations. Waldschmidt says officers set up a perimeter, deputies captured the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin National Guard has sent a pair of Black Hawk helicopters and about 15 troops to California to help fight wildfires ravaging that state. Guard officials said the helicopters departed for California on Friday morning. They said state officials in California requested the assistance under an Emergency Management Assistance Compact request. The compact allows for state-to-state assistance during emergencies. The Wisconsin troops will work with […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Catholic dioceses across the state are lifting the Sunday dispensation which means parishioners are once again obligated to attend Mass. Catholic churches lifted the obligation and stopped holding in-person Mass when coronavirus cases started growing in mid-March. Masses were once again held in-person at 25% capacity in June, but the dispensation was still in place. The dispensation officially ends Monday. The diocese says there are […]