Due to the high levels of COVID cases throughout Fond du Lac county the Fond du Lac Public Library is open for curbside pickup of materials during the week. Library officials say the move was made for the safety of library patrons and staff. In-person use of the library will continue to be available on weekends for a limited number of patrons, though patrons are encouraged to use curbside-pickup whenever possible. Chapter 52, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders say their meeting to discuss coronavirus relief measures was productive. The Friday meeting was Evers’ first with newly-elected Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and his first since May with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. It came on the same day that the state Department of Health Services reported 78 more deaths and more than 6,400 additional positive cases. Evers also […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin’s two most heavily Democratic counties has begun with President Donald Trump’s campaign seeking to discard tens of thousands of absentee ballots. Trump’s three objections attempting to discard the ballots were denied by the three-member Dane County Board of Canvassers, twice on bipartisan votes. Trump was expected to make the same objections in Milwaukee County ahead of a court […]
Eight people were shot at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa Friday but none of the injuries were life-threatening. Witnesses say they heard what they believed were eight to 12 shots. At least five people were taken away from the mall on stretchers.
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois 17-year-old charged with killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin has posted bail and been released from custody. Kyle Rittenhouse posted a $2 million cash bond in Kenosha on Friday. Prosecutors accuse Rittenhouse of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during an Aug. 25 protest against police racism and brutality in Kenosha. Rittenhouse’s attorneys insist he was acting in self-defense. Some […]
There are still several days before candidates can take out nomination papers to run for local office in the spring election and there already is a challenger for Fond du Lac city council. Lawrence Foster issued a press release Friday stating that he is officially announcing his candidacy for council because of his “passion to drive positive change within the community.” "We could easily be capitalizing and leveraging our local […]
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump faces an almost impossibly high bar to reverse his election loss in Wisconsin by closing a deficit of some 20,500 votes. His petition for recounts in Wisconsin's two biggest and most liberal counties makes clear he plans to attack absentee ballots, used far more heavily by supporters of President-elect Joe Biden. That has spurred speculation that Trump's true goal is building a case for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Wisconsin Hospital Association is pleading with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and state legislative leaders to come together immediately to fight the virus before the current crisis becomes a catastrophe. Hospital Association President Eric Borgerding wrote Thursday to Evers and both Republican and Democratic legislative leaders. He says the governor and lawmakers should take steps to slow the spread of COVID-19, address immediate […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency is pleading with Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving, or to spend the holiday with people with whom they are not currently living. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the recommendations Thursday, one week before the traditional family gathering celebration. The pleas came at a time when diagnosed coronavirus infections, hospitalizations, and deaths are skyrocketing across the U.S. […]