Two more COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed in Fond du Lac County and a COVID outbreak continues at the Taycheeda Women’s prison. There are now 33 COVID-19 deaths in Fond du Lac County following the deaths of two women ages 80 and 42. Meanwhile there were 275 new positive confirmed COVID cases in Fond du lac County Thursday. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says 75 of those cases were confirmed at the Taycheeda […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer that first small batch of a coronavirus vaccine that was expected to be received by Wisconsin counties by the end of the month has been delayed slightly. Kim Mueller says state Health Department officials said in a conference call this week that hospitals can expect to get very small doses of a vaccine closer to January. Mueller says this first vaccine will not be available […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's elections chief says there remains no evidence of any wrongdoing, fraud or irregularity in the state's presidential election, as counties work to wrap up certifying their votes and estimating how much it would cost to recount them. Elections chief Meagan Wolfe said Thursday that nothing unusual has come up during the county certification of the votes. Fifty- five of the state's 72 counties have completed […]
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — Authorities investigating the stabbing death of a man at Devil’s Lake State Park say they believe the crime was a random act. Sauk County Det. Lt. Chris Zunker said Wednesday investigators believe the victim, 24-year-old John Craig Schutzmer, did not know the person who killed him. The Wauwatosa man suffered multiple stab wounds Oct. 14 along a trail near the south shore of the park. Schutzmer […]
The executive director of the Fond du Lac Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts says a new state grant will enable the organization to continue operations during the pandemic with winter right around the corner. The Thelma has received a $137,000 COVID-19 Cultural Organization grant. Thelma executive director Jacqui Corsi says the Thelma has experienced an 80 percent loss in revenue during the pandemic. She says the grant will be used to help […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report says outside groups spent nearly $10 million trying to influence Wisconsin legislative races. Government watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign released a study Thursday that shows groups backing Democratic candidates spent $5.5 million and groups supporting Republicans spent almost $4.4 million. The total spending fell short of the record $12.2 million outside groups shelled out trying to influence legislative races in 2018. Republicans emerged […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police are stumped by the theft of a rare pine tree from the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. UW-Madison police said Thursday that the 25-foot Algonquin Pillar Swiss Mountain pine was sawed down sometime between Nov. 5 and Nov. 9. The stolen tree was about 30 yards from a street that runs through the arboretum, which is a popular spot for walkers, joggers, bicyclists and nature lovers. […]
A long awaited feasibility study says while there is a market for a restaurant and amphitheater at Fond du lac’s Lakeside Park there are some logistical concerns with the proposed locations of the facilities. A consultant hired by the city presented their findings at Wednesday night’s council meeting. The recommendations propose moving a restaurant further to the west off the lighthouse peninsula, and moving an amphitheater off Oven Island. The consultant instead recommends an amphitheater […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health leaders are sounding more alarms about the rapidly spreading coronavirus, urging public policy makers to come together and form a united front against the virus that shows no signs of abating. Dr. Mark Kaufman, the chief medical officer for the Wisconsin Hospital Association, said during a virtual meeting of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce on Wednesday that residents must take action to stop the spread. […]