Severe thunderstorms rolling across parts of Wisconsin have knocked down trees and power lines and left more than 150,000 utility customers without power. It’s all hands on deck for We Energies crews as they work to restore power ahead of another sweltering day in Wisconsin where the heat and humidity were expected to create heat index temperatures in the triple digits. In Fond du Lac County trees were reported down […]
Fond du Lac High School has a new assistant principal. The Fond du Lac School Board has approved the hiring of Alexandra Garcia-Bankowski to the post. She comes to Fond du Lac from South Milwaukee High School where she was the Dean of Students. Alexandra Garcia-Bankowski earned a Master of Education degree in Secondary Social Studies at DePaul University and a master’s degree in Educational Policy and Leadership from Marquette University. She received a Bachelor […]
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh announced today that it will require masks on its campuses for all students, faculty, staff and guests regardless of vaccination status, effective Tuesday, Aug. 10. This decision impacts the Fond du Lac, Fox Cities and Oshkosh campuses. Masks will not be required outdoors on campus, while eating or drinking in common food areas, and for residence hall students in their own room. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt says the decision was made […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — One of the country’s most popular music festivals is going to require attendees to have a COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to get into the concerts. Organizers at Summerfest in Milwaukee released a revised entry protocol policy Tuesday announcing that those attending the lakeside festival will need proof of vaccination or negative results from a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of attending. The Summerfest […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections says nearly 70% of eligible inmates in state prisons have been fully vaccinated for the coronavirus. Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr says cases of COVID-19 have declined sharply since the early months of the pandemic because of the high vaccination rate for eligible youth and adult prisoners. Department of Health Services statistics show the vaccination rate for prisoners is about 20% higher […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report finds that opioid overdoses in Wisconsin have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The state Department of Health Services released an analysis Tuesday that shows the rate of overdose incidents rose from about seven per 100,000 people in January 2019 to about 13 per 100,000 people this past March. Overdoses spiked in May 2020 to about 15 per 100,000 people. The report said […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind won't seek reelection next year. Kind has served more than 24 years in a southwestern Wisconsin district that former President Donald Trump carried in 2020. Kind is just one of seven House Democrats serving in districts won by Trump. His departure announced Tuesday only makes it more difficult for Democrats to maintain their majority in the House in next year’s […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers probably won’t appear in any of Green Bay’s three preseason games as the Packers look to get 2020 first-round draft pick Jordan Love as much work as possible. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Love will play the majority of the Packers’ preseason opener Saturday against the Houston Texans and that Kurt Benkert also would get some snaps. LaFleur said Rodgers will […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed bills passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed new restrictions on absentee ballots in the key battleground state. The Democratic governor had been widely expected to turn back the bills, which his party had derided as voter suppression. Republicans argued the proposals were necessary to ensure clean elections. The Wisconsin measures vetoed Tuesday are part of a […]