KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Marine from Kenosha is recovering after being injured in the blast outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members dead. Lance Cpl. Romel Finley III was critically injured in the suicide bombing Aug. 26 that killed more than 170 people. The Kenosha News reports that ’s now recovering at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Supporters of Finley’s family are […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 8,000 refugees from Afghanistan were being temporarily housed at Fort McCoy in western Wisconsin as of Friday and the military base has a capacity to host up to 13,000 as they are resettled across the country. Cheryl Phillips, a spokeswoman for a task force overseeing the refugees at the base, said Friday about 8,780 Afghans were at Fort McCoy. She says about 1,390 soldiers […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Wisconsin counties have rejected a subpoena issued by a Republican lawmaker seeking ballots, voting machines and other material related to the 2020 presidential election, saying it was not valid. State Rep. Janel Brandtjen issued subpoenas to election clerks in Milwaukee and Brown counties on Aug. 6 ordering them to appear before her committee at noon on Tuesday with the requested material. But attorneys for both […]
The Oakfield School District has dropped it’s mask requirement. Following a special meeting Thursday night the school board voted in favor of a mask optional policy, but would implement a 15 day mask requirement if certain COVID metrics were met in terms of student illness.
Fond du Lac Public Works says the westbound lanes of West Scott Street from State Highway 45 to Satterlee Street will be closed this week. The closure will begin Tuesday, September 7 and remain closed until Friday, September 10. Traffic on West Scott Street will still have access to northbound State Highway 45 during the closure. Westbound motorist on West Scott Street and southbound motorist wishing to travel west from State highway […]
Fond du Lac’s Marian University has welcomed the newest class of Sabres to campus. The Class of 2025 joins the total undergraduate enrollment of 1,167 students which includes new traditional students from high schools within Wisconsin and 24 other states, including international students from Canada and Scotland. Marian University has continued to deliver face to face learning in combination with hybrid and 100% online delivery throughout the pandemic. Marian says health, safety, and wellness continue to […]
The public is invited to join a virtual session later this month to review data collected for the 2021 Community Health Assessment, conducted by Fond du Lac County Health Department and Agnesian Healthcare, a member of SSM Health. To date, Fond du Lac County Health Department and Agnesian Healthcare have collected input from hundreds of community members through surveys, interviews, and community conversations as part of the assessment process. Now, the public is invited to […]
A Milwaukee man convicted of mailing a cellphone to a Fox Lake Correctional inmate has been placed on probation. Dodge County Circuit Court judge Joseph Sciascia placed 54 year old Steven Robertson on probation for 12 months for Delivery of Illegal Articles to Inmate. On August 15, 2020, a Mailroom Officer at Fox Lake Correctional inspected an envelope addressed to an inmate that contained a rectangular metal object. After running the envelope through […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s $100 reward program for those receiving the COVID-19 vaccine will be extended two weeks until Sept. 19. Gov. Tony Evers announced the extension on Friday. Evers says that extending the incentive will give an opportunity for even more people to get vaccinated. The program began Aug. 20 and was originally scheduled to end on Monday. Between Aug. 20 and Sept. 1, more than 65,000 people […]