MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It may be no surprise that outdoor activity in Wisconsin increased last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum attempts to quantify just how much more state residents were getting out of the house. The report released Thursday shows that park visits, sporting goods sales and fishing licenses all increased last year in the face of canceled indoor events […]
Fond du Lac School District students are in class five days a week for the second full week this week as COVID-19 cases continue to decline across the county. Interim superintendent Sharon Simon says so far, so good. Simon says most students and staff are excited to be back in class five days a week. She says the district continues with mitigation strategies of masking, hand washing, and social distancing when possibile. The […]
Republican state senator Dan Feyen says the governor’s proposed budget spends too much money during the pandemic. Feyen says while there are some things in the budget he likes, he’s concerned the budget raises taxes by over a billion dollars. Feyen says he does support the governor’s proposed investment in expanding broadband and mental health services.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Teachers at Wisconsin schools with a higher percentage of students at risk for catching the coronavirus will be prioritized for vaccinations when they become eligible next week. The deputy secretary of the state Department of Health Services said Thursday that all teachers will be vaccinated over the next six weeks. Teachers belong to a group of 700,000 people who become eligible for the vaccine on Monday, […]
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group says it has signed a deal with a California startup to build electric cars, conceivably at Foxconn’s facilities in Wisconsin. Details of the agreement with electric car company Fisker are expected in the coming months. However, Fisker chairman and chief executive Henrik Fisker tells the Wall Street Journal that Foxconn’s property in Wisconsin would be an “obvious” choice for producing the vehicles. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The national anthem would have to be played before all sporting events at Lambeau Field, the Fiserv Forum and all other Wisconsin venues that have received taxpayer money under a Republican bill in the state Legislature. The proposal circulated Thursday by state Sen. Patrick Testin comes after the Dallas Mavericks did not play “The Star-Spangled Banner” before home games earlier this season. The Wisconsin bill simply […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Hunters and trappers have exceeded the state's wolf kill target by almost 100 animals. Registration data the state Department of Natural Resources released Thursday shows hunters and trappers have killed 216 wolves, blowing past the state kill target of 119. The hunt began Monday and was supposed to run through Sunday but the DNR shut it down Wednesday afternoon as it became clear hunters would […]
Hobby Lobby is coming to Fond du Lac. The Fond du Lac city council has approved a resolution authorizing a development agreement for the redevelopment of the former Shopko property on West Johnson Street. City manager Joe Moore says in addition to a Hobby Lobby the developer is in negotiations with another national retailer for a second space in the Shopko building. Moore says an outlot in the Shopko parking lot would […]
A Lakeside Park Management team is recommending a business group own a restaurant at the park initially, with the city eventually assuming ownership. The city council got an update at their meeting Wednesday night. City manager Joe Moore says the tentative proposal calls for Lakeside Forward to own the building for the first seven years, with the city assuming ownership after that period. Moore says it’s important at the start to have people […]