MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Board has voted unanimously to conduct a wolf hunt beginning next week with up to 200 animals to be harvested. The vote came even as the state was asking an appeals court to stop the hunt by putting last week’s court order on hold. The state Department of Natural Resources and the board, represented by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, […]
The leader of a pro-wolf group says an early wolf hunt is not necessary to control wolf predation on farms. Melissa Smith says an early hunt was voted down last month by the Natural Resources Board after over 1400 citizens and tribal authorities testified to shut it down. Smith says there needs to be a more transparent process in planning for a hunt, which the DNR was already setting up for […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says it may be only a matter of time before a new, more contagious form on the COVID-19 virus shows up in Fond du Lac County. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says news of a second case of the variant detected in Wisconsin, less than a month after it was first seen is concerning. Health officials are concerned the novel variants could undo […]
North Fond du Lac Schools are getting closer to returning to full in-person instruction. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says starting Tuesday elementary schools will be in-class four days a week, with middle and high school students going back four days a week March 1. Sadoff says the entire district will be full in-person instruction March 15.
The race for Fond du Lac city council could turn out to be a referendum on development at Lakeside Park. Ten people are running for three seats, with the top six in today’s primary election advancing to the April election. Dan Degner is the only incumbent running for re-election and has consistently voted in favor of a controversial Lakeside Park alternate master plan that includes a restaurant at the park. […]
The top six vote getters in Tuesday's primary election will advance to the April election in the race for Fond du Lac School Board. Four challengers are running against incumbent School Board members Linda Uselmann, and Susan Jones and Antonio Godfrey, who was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board last year.
Republican congressman Glenn Grothman has introduced a House Resolution to recognize what he says is the significant role vitamin D may play in the fight against COVID-19. Grothman says infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has recommended people take vitamin D supplements to lessen your susceptibility to infection, including the possibility of the coronavirus. Grothman says studies from Northwestern University and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, have shown that vitamin D deficiency may […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man is on trial for allegedly killing his wife, who went missing in 2013 and whose body has never been found. Opening statements began Monday in Green Bay in the case of James Prokopovitz. His wife, Victoria, disappeared about eight years ago. Propkopovitz is charged with murder and other counts. Prosecutors say the evidence will show that he killed his wife. But defense […]
The DNR has identified the victim of a fatal snowmobile crash in Fond du Lac County. A DNR spokesman says 25 year old Jacob Zielicki of Lomira died when the snowmobile he was operating left a trail and struck a tree. The crash happened Saturday afternoon on a trail near Sunny Knoll and Dixon Roads north of Brandon. The victim was alone at the time of the crash and the investigation is ongoing.