MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Joe Biden narrowly won Wisconsin, a key victory for the Democrat that President Donald Trump’s campaign promised would be immediately subject to a recount. Even with Wisconsin, the presidential race was undecided Wednesday because neither candidate had reached the required 270 electoral votes. Biden won 10 votes by capturing Wisconsin by fewer than 21,000 votes, or about six-tenths of a percentage point, based on unofficial results. […]
Area Republican lawmakers have been re-elected to another term in office. Fond du Lac State representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt was re-elected to the 52 District Assembly seat defeating his Democratic opponent by nearly eight thousand votes. State senator Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac was re-elected to a second term in the 18th senate district with 59 percent of the vote. Michael Schraa was re-elected in District 53. State representative Joan Ballweg of Markesan […]
Three Fond du Lac County townships have approved referendums to have their town clerks appointed by the town board. The towns of Ashford, Eldorado and Lamartine all approved referendums in support. The town of Eldorado also approved appointment of the town treasurer. County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says townships across the state are having a difficult time finding people to run for the office. Freiberg says, in a nutshell, nobody wants […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After shattering early voting records, Wisconsin voters from the rural north to the urban southeast came out in force on an unusually warm Election Day, even as coronavirus cases hit a new daily high and political tensions ran high in the battleground state. There were no reports of major problems Tuesday. Behind the scenes, work started right as polls opened at 7 a.m. to count the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials reported 5,771 new coronavirus cases, a new record, and 52 more deaths on Tuesday, along with a testing positivity rate tracking ever higher. Hospitalizations rose by 247 in the state, which for weeks has ranked one of the nation’s worst hot spots for the virus. The state’s daily average of new cases has risen by 44 percent over the past two weeks, making […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says an incident over the weekend shows just how easy it can be to become disoriented on an unfamiliar hiking trail. Four Illinois residents became lost Sunday while hiking on the Ice Age Trail and called the Sheriff’s Office for help. Sheriff’s captain Bill Tadych says the group started in Washington County and were hiking toward the Mauthe Lake area when they took a wrong turn […]
No. 10 Wisconsin has canceled Saturday's football game with Purdue as COVID-19 cases within the team continue to rise. School officials announced Tuesday that three more players and two additional staffers have tested positive since Saturday. That brings the program’s total number of active cases to 27. The total includes 15 players and 12 staffers. This marks the second straight week that Wisconsin has canceled a football game due to […]
The Fond du Lac County Oral Health Program Coordinator says United Way funding is critical for a program that has helped thousands of children in the county for more than a decade. The United Way provides funding for the Health Department’s Save a Smile program for children 18 years old and younger. Oral Health Program Coordinator Sam Twohig says the program provides access to residents covered by medical assistance. Patients receive care from area […]
CLAYTON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin State Patrol had a little advice for a guy who transported a snowmobile by strapping it to the roof of his Toyota Corolla: Bad idea. A trooper pulled over the driver on Highway 63 in northwestern Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon after seeing the snowmobile perched sideways on top of the sedan. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the 23-year-old driver explained to the trooper […]