The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she has a lot of questions about when and if a COVID-19 booster shot will be needed in the next year. Dr. Anthony Fauci said recently we don’t know if or when we will need booster shots, but it would be foolish not to prepare for them. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says her Department has not received any information […]
The director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin says data from the Wisconsin Elections Commission demonstrate how clean , secure, fair, and accessible the November Election was. The Commission identified only 27 potential cases of voter fraud and referred only a handful of cases to District Attorneys for prosecution out of more than three million ballots cast. League director Debra Cronmiller says the fact that the few problems were found shows Wisconsin […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An appointee of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has been elected president of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, defeating an appointee of former Republican Gov. Scott Walker in a rare contested race. Regent Ed Manydeeds defeated Regent Michael M. Grebe, the current board vice president, in a 10-8 secret vote. Manydeeds is one of nine Evers appointees and Grebe is one of seven Walker appointees. […]
Fond du Lac police are investigating the death of a Fond du Lac man who was found in the Fond du Lac River. Shortly before 7pm Friday police and rescue personnel were called to the area of the Fond du Lac River underneath the 9 th Street Bridge for a report of a body found in the river. The victim was pulled from the river by first responders and pronounced dead at the scene […]
The city of Fond du Lac announced reduced pool hours for the summer due to a lifeguard shortage. Below are the hours Taylor Pool and Fairgrounds Aquatic Center will be open in 2021. Fairgrounds Aquatic Center July 5th - 31st Open Daily 12:00 - 2:00pm Open Swim - Session 1 2:00 - 2:15pm Break 2:15 - 4:15pm Open Swim - Session 2 4:15 - 5:00pm Break 5:00 - 7:00pm Open […]
The Fond du Lac District Attorneys' office announced Wednesday that David Bresser pled no contest and was convicted of First Degree Reckless Homicide related to an April 4, 2020 overdose death that occurred in the City of Fond du Lac. The 27-year old Bresser, of Ripon, also pled no contest and was convicted of Manufacture/Delivery of Fentanyl. The incident happened in early August of last year
NEENAH, Wis. (AP) — Officials say a Neenah paper mill with about 300 employees is closing. The Clearwater Paper Corp. facility is transitioning from its away-from-home tissue business and plans to shut down in July. The company says it will work closely with the union and state employment agencies to help employees receive training to find new jobs.. The company will also offer career assistance services for employees. Clearwater Paper […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is refusing to rule out the possibility of vetoing the entire state budget that’s currently being written by a Republican-controlled legislative committee. Evers said Tuesday it was too early to say whether he would veto the entire budget. Evers also says it is reasonable to expect some businesses and universities to require proof of vaccination for the COVID-19 virus. Evers commented after a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hospitalizations due to the COVID-19 virus are at their lowest recorded levels in Wisconsin, a 92% drop from the peak less than seven months ago. The Wisconsin Hospital Association said that as of Monday, there were 186 people reported as hospitalized statewide due to the virus. The previous low was 192 people on April 2, the first day that the dashboard tracking hospitalizations reported data. The […]