MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin are twice as high as a week ago and seven-times as high as a month ago, fueled by the more contagious delta variant. State state health officials on Wednesday again urged everyone to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others. There were 792 new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday and the seven-day average was 478, up from 239 last week and […]
The North Fond du Lac School District is joining other area school districts in opting to start the school year with a mask optional policy. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says at this point community spread is still low and 90-percent of district staff is vaccinated. The school board voted this week in favor of making masks optional, but strongly recommending masks for people who are not vaccinated. The CDC recommends indoor […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party is stepping down from the volunteer position he has held since April 2019, covering one of the most tumultuous times in modern political history. Andrew Hitt said Wednesday that he will leave the post upon election of a successor, which will take place by early September. Hitt, from Appleton, is an attorney with the Michael Best and Friedrich law […]
A major Police Department remodeling project is the highlight in a proposed Fond du Lac Police Department budget for next year. The Fond du Lac city council got it’s first look at the budget at their meeting Wednesday night. Interim chief Aaron Goldstein says his department is requesting $2.4 million in capital improvement projects. including a $1.8 million renovation of the Police Department building. The first phase includes remodeling locker rooms, the detective bureau, […]
Continued efforts to reduce street flooding will be a major focus of next year’s Fond du lac Public Works budget. The Fond du Lac city council got a sneak peek of what the budget will look like at a meeting earlier this month. Public Works director Paul DeVries says the budget will propose hiring a consultant to address street flooding concerns, including rainfall capacity issues. DeVries says water and wastewater will also be […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has unanimously rejected a request by “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery for a new trial or a hearing to present new evidence. Avery is serving a life sentence for the 2005 killing of photographer Teresa Halbach. The case was the focus of a popular Netflix series whose creators raised questions about the convictions of Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey. […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has returned from a tumultuous offseason of uncertainty eager to get the Green Bay Packers to the Super Bowl after falling a step short each of the last two years. But nobody’s making any promises regarding his future beyond 2021. The reigning MVP participated in the Packers’ first training-camp workout Wednesday and made it clear in a news conference afterward that some of […]
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 312 AM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A complex of thunderstorms should move southward into southern Wisconsin this evening. Severe thunderstorms will be possible with damaging winds as the main concern. Large hail and a tornado are possible as well. Heat index values should reach the middle […]
One of two men arrested in the shooting death of a Fond du Lac man outside a Fond du Lac tavern nearly four years ago has been convicted. A Fond du Lac jury has found Devon Neuman guilty of party to the crime of first degree intentional homicide and carrying a concealed weapon in the September 2017 shooting death of Logan Foster in a parking lot across the street from the Press Box Tavern. The jury found […]