MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is urging anyone age 12 or older who will be attending school in the fall to get vaccinated as soon as possible for COVID-19, as cases surge in the state due to the more contagious delta variant. The call from Evers and the state’s top health official on Thursday comes amid a growing concern in Wisconsin and nationally about growing numbers of […]
The vice president of pharmacy services with SSM Health Wisconsin Region says the growing number of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin and across the country is concerning. The number of average daily new cases has more than doubled in the last two weeks. Mo Kharbat says we know more about the virus than we did on the fronts of the second and third waves of the pandemic last summer and fall. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are demanding Republican lawmakers confirm Gov. Tony Evers' choice to replace the GOP-appointed head of the Department of Natural Resources board. The battle could shape how the agency approaches a host of contentious issues ranging from this fall's wolf hunt to limits on PFAS pollution. Former Gov. Scott Walker appointed board Chairman Fred Prehn in 2015, and Prehn's term ended May 1. Evers appointed […]
The Fond du Lac Parks director says he hopes this year’s abbreviated outdoor swimming pool season is an outlier. A lifeguard shortage has forced the city to limit the number of weeks the Fairgrounds Aquatic Center and Taylor Park swimming pool are open this summer. Parks director John Redmond says one area the city will look at for next summer is increasing the pay for a summer lifeguard position. Redmond says the outdoor swimming […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new safety initiative designed to reward safe and responsible actions of recreational vehicle users. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says Recreation Deputy Cameron Vorhies is handing out free Kwik Trip cookie coupons to those who he sees with proper safety gear. Schmidt says the Sheriff’s Office is conducting the safety initiative in partnership with the state DNR. Schmidt says so many lives could be […]
A retired Ripon College economist says he thinks a vote could take place as early as next week on a bipartisan infrastructure deal that senators brokered with president Joe Biden. But economist Paul Schoofs says pressure is mounting as supports insist they just need more time before another vote, possibly next week. "I think it's probably still in the works," Schoofs told AM 1170's Between The Lines progroam. "...more than anything I think […]
As the EAA AirVenture gets underway in Oshkosh Monday, the Fond du Lac County Airport is seeking volunteers to help with overflow aircraft for the event. Larry Wunsch is an EAA chairman at the Fond du Lac airport. "We're short on volunteers," Wunsch told WFDL news. "We're looking for people to come out and help us." Wunsch says he is looking forward to the event after it was cancelled last year […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bucks in a parade to celebrate the city’s first NBA championship in half a century. Six police officers on horseback clopped past cheering fans at the head of a procession Thursday that included a hook-and-ladder fire truck, occasionally blaring its horn, and open-air buses and flatbed trucks carrying Bucks stars occasionally hoisting the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is set to receive about $400 million as part of a proposed $26 billion national legal settlement over the opioid crisis. Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Wisconsin's share of the settlement with the three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday. The agreement calls for Johnson & Johnson to pay up to $5 billion, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health to each […]