Travis Shaw is back in Milwaukee to give the Brewers one more option for their unsettled situation at third base. Shaw has signed a minor league contract with the Brewers that includes an invitation to major-league camp. Shaw last played for the Brewers from 2017-19. He had two productive seasons with the Brewers from 2017-18 before tailing off dramatically in 2019. Shaw spent the 2020 season with the Toronto Blue […]
Homicide charges have been filed in connection with the death of a Fond du Lac man who died from a gunshot wound to his leg earlier this month. Attorney General Josh Kaul says Dennell Logan has been charged with first degree intentional homicide in the February 5 shooting of David Posey. Logan also faces charges of felon in passion of a firearm and possession of THC as a repeater. Charges were also filed against Callie Bender […]
No COVID-19 deaths have been reported for a second day in a row in Wisconsin for the first time since early September. The last time Wisconsin went two or more days without a single reported death from the coronavirus was the three-day stretch of Sept. 6 through Sept. 8. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says it's the trend we're seeing. "We know the less people that test […]
The Fond du Lac County Health Department will be part of a new online COVID-19 vaccine registry when it launches next month. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the registry will help people determine if they’re eligible for a shot, let them know where they can get it and allow them to schedule an appointment. A number of local health departments will start testing the system in their registry this week, […]
A new survey shows Wisconsin small businesses are not optimistic for a quick rebound this year during the coronavirus pandemic. National Federation of Independent Businesses state director in Wisconsin Bill Smith says small business owners expecting better business conditions in the next six months declined seven points to the lowest level since November of 2013. Smith says the pandemic’s impact on small business in Wisconsin has been very uneven. Smith says 74 percent […]
A Fond du Lac cardiologist is urging residents to take some simple steps to protect your heart health. February is American Heart Month. Agnesian Healthcare cardiologist, Dr. Tadeo Balderrama, says people could lower their risk of heart disease by diet and exercise. Dr. Balderrama says unfortunately during the pandemic more people have been engaging in unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. Dr. Balderrama says it requires an internal effort knowing that an investment […]
BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — The striking ice caves on Lake Superior will not open this season. Officials at northern Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands National Lakeshore say the caves won’t be accessible because of poor ice conditions as well as the coronavirus pandemic. Although it’s been plenty cold the past two weeks, ice coverage on Lake Superior was only about 50 percent as of this past weekend. And the park said lake […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers wants to spend $2.4 billion on building projects across 31 counties in Wisconsin over the next two years, with nearly a half of that going toward projects across the University of Wisconsin System. Evers released his capital budget proposal on Monday. The state building commission is slated to vote on it next month, which would then send the plan to the Legislature’s budget […]
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is going all-in on solar, with plans to install five acres of panels that would become the largest state-owned solar array in Wisconsin. The project will supply campus with about 17% of its annual electricity and save the school $217,000 a year. The project will make the university the sixth-highest on-site producer of renewable energy among universities nationwide. The solar project has […]