MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Workers have reinstalled two statues on the Wisconsin Capitol grounds that protesters damaged during a demonstration last year following George Floyd's death. Protesters in June broke off a leg and tore the head off a statue of abolitionist Hans Christian Heg. They also dented and broke a finger off the “Forward” statue. The state received $60,000 in federal grants to cover restoration efforts. Workers from the […]
St. Mary's Springs Academy is hosting their varsity football homecoming game on their new artificial turf field next month. Assistant principal and team offensive coordinator Kyle Krueger says kickoff will be at 1pm Saturday October 9. Krueger says this will make only the second time in school history that the Ledgers have played at that location. The last time was during the 1995 season against Oshkosh Lourdes after Fruth Field as flooded […]
A Rosendale woman was seriously injured in a collision with a semi in the village of Rosendale. The crash happened about 8:30pm Monday at the intersection of Highway 26 and Highway 23. According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office a semi traveling west on Highway 23 failed to stop for a red traffic signal colliding with a northbound vehicle operated by a 31-year-old Rosendale woman. She was not wearing a seatbelt and […]
Speed and alcohol appear to be factors in a crash early Tuesday morning on Highway C in Fond du Lac County. According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office the driver was southbound on Highway C when he lost control of the vehicle, veered off the road and struck a house. The driver received minor injuries. The crash happened shortly after 1:30am Tuesday.
A long prison sentence has been handed down for a Theresa man convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Dodge County Circuit judge Martin De Vries sentenced 36 year old Anthony Barron to 32 ½ years in prison followed by 24 years of extended supervision for three sex-related crimes. Barron was convicted of Repeated Sexual Assault of a Child, Incest and Exposing Intimate Parts to a Child. Barron was convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting […]
Free mobile COVID-19 testing for all Fond du Lac County residents ages two and older starts this week. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the Health Department is partnering with Accelerated Clinical Laboratories to provide the mobile testing in Rosendale and Fond du Lac starting Tuesday. Testing will be held from noon to 5pm Tuesdays at the Rosendale Community Center and Thursdays at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds. The testing is free […]
Former Wisconsin Lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch says the difference between how governor Tony Evers has handled the pandemic and how she would have handled it as governor are "stark." The Republican Kleefisch announced this month that she is officially a candidate for governor. Kleefisch say when the pandemic started governor Evers made a mistake by taking a one size fits all approach for the entire state. Kleefisch told AM 1170s […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor Rebecca Kleefisch has tested positive for COVID-19 after being exposed at church earlier this month. Kleefisch is a cancer survivor and a former two-term lieutenant governor. She is seeking to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers next year. Kleefisch launched her campaign on Sept. 9 and has been on the campaign trail since. Kleefisch spokesman Alec Zimmerman said Monday that she […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin officials say student vaccination rates for COVID-19 vary widely among the system’s campuses. At the Madison campus, 91% of students are fully vaccinated, the highest number among the system’s universities. The lowest number of vaccinated students are at UW-Parkside where 38% have been inoculated. Other campuses range from 75% at La Crosse to 46% at Stevens Point. UW System interim President Tommy Thompson […]