LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources in both Wisconsin and Minnesota are working with federal officials to try a new method to capture and remove invasive carp from the Mississippi River. Biologists are using huge nets to section off parts of the river where the carp have been found. Recently they were working near La Crosse, a spot where the invasive species has been increasing in […]
Fond du Lac’s Walleye Weekend is on for this June. In an email to Walleye Weekend partners, Fond du lac Festivals director Pete Wilke says Walleye Weekend is "a GO!" and will be held June 11, 12 and 13 at Lakeside Park. Wilke says there will be some modifications to the footprint, set-up and events, but will feel “very much like Walleye Weekend.” An official announcement is expected Wednesday. The event […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has joined other states in suspending the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine while federal agencies investigate six cases in which women who received the single-dose drug later developed blood clots. State health officials made the move after the Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration recommended the course of action, saying the pause could last days. All six cases were […]
State health officials say it’s only a matter of a few weeks before the U.K. variant becomes the dominant COVID-19 strain in Wisconsin. DHS officials say all five variants are circulating in Wisconsin. Dodge County Public Health Officer Abby Sauer say the variants have been detected in Dodge County. The Chief Medical Officer with the Wisconsin DHS Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Dr. Ryan Westergaard, says cases are increasing most rapidly among children. […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin health officials report nearly a quarter of the state’s population has completed COVID-19 vaccination. Over 1.4 million people — making up 24.3% of the state’s population — have been completely vaccinated by either receiving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine or two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. However, daily case counts have also been on the rise. Over the past two weeks, the rolling […]
A recount will be held Wednesday for Waupun School Board. Fond du lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says the recount is being held after Jodi Schultz defeated Jessica Standke by just one vote in last Tuesday’s Election 807 votes to 806 votes. The recount will begin at 8am Wednesday.
A Fond du Lac High School elementary school principal is retiring. Interim superintendent Sharon Simon says Rosenow Elementary School Principal, Mike Mockert, is retiring at the end of the school year. Simon says she will be working with interim Human Resources director Stacey Buchholz meeting with team leaders at Rosenow Elementary to develop a leadership profile for the next principal. The school board has approved a new contract for teachers, support staff and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is weighing two far-reaching environmental lawsuits that could define the state Department of Natural Resources' ability to regulate factory farms and high-capacity wells and determine how far state agencies can go when interpreting state law. The court on Monday heard arguments in Clean Wisconsin's lawsuits arguing that the state Department of Natural Resources can require factory farms to monitor groundwater impact and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new study has determined that almost all urban schools in Wisconsin taught their students virtually in December. The Wisconsin Policy Forum released findings Monday based on a state survey of schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program. The survey covered about four out of every five public and private schools in Wisconsin that participate in the program. It found that 80% to 90% […]