MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The head of the Wisconsin Capitol Police told state lawmakers to stay away from the Capitol building this weekend and suggested that they remove any personal information from social media accounts due to threats of unrest at capitols in all 50 states. Chief David Erwin told lawmakers in a Thursday memo obtained by The Associated Press that they were “not aware of specific credible threats to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is launching a mobile coronavirus vaccination program next week. Gov. Tony Evers announced the effort Friday. Evers says nine mobile labs will be dispatched across the state starting Tuesday. They will be staffed by members of the Wisconsin National Guard as well as pharmacy and nursing student volunteers through a partnership with the University of Wisconsin System. Evers' administration also announced pharmacy chains CVS and […]
The Fond du Lac County Health Department is getting additional federal money to help with COVID-19 efforts. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says her office is receiving a $1.3 million grant through October 2022. Mueller says the money will be used for contact tracing and vaccination efforts. Mueller says receiving the grant money is “huge” for the county. She says it "ensures the county can continue contact tracing and ramping […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers avoided going to arbitration with pitchers Josh Hader and Brandon Woodruff by signing the former All-Stars to one-year contracts. Hader signed for $6,675,000 while Woodruff agreed to a $3,275,000. The agreements mean the Brewers won’t have any arbitration cases heading into the 2021 season. Hader was 1-2 with an NL-leading 13 saves and a career-high 3.79 ERA in 21 games last year. Woodruff went […]
The Fond du Lac city council president says he declined to read a proclamation recognizing January as Pro-Life month in Fond du Lac at this week’s city council meeting because of the political tone of the proclamation. The proclamation was brought forward by councilmember Dan Degner. But council president Brian Kolstad says he would support a pro-life proclamation. Kolstad says he was concerned about the way this proclamation was worded and felt it […]
Fifteen Wisconsin Republican lawmakers including Fond du Lac state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt asked Vice President Mike Pence to put off certifying the presidential results a day before a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to prevent Joe Biden from becoming president. The 15 Wisconsin Republicans were joined by 76 lawmakers from other states who sought a 10-day delay to conduct an audit of the election results. In addition to […]
Local law enforcement is on heightened alert following last week’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, and an internal FBI memo that armed protests are planned at the U.S. Capitol and all 50 state capitals through at least Inauguration Day. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has mobilized the National Guard to assist capitol police. Fond du lac County Sheriff, Ryan Waldschmidt, says he is aware of the FBI memo. "Madison is only an […]
Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin says a senate trial of president Donald Trump is important even if it happens after he leaves office. The House voted this week to impeach the president, but the senate majority leader is blocking a quick senate trial, making it all but certain to be delayed until after Joe Biden’s inauguration January 20. Baldwin says Trump is responsible for the attack on the U.S. Capitol. "President Trump […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s newest member of Congress says he doesn't know if President Donald Trump was to blame for inciting the riot last week at the U.S. Capitol and wants a full investigation to find out what motivated the mob. U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald said Thursday that he wants the investigation to look into who motivated and organized the event and whether there was cooperation with some in […]