No decision yet on a new Fond du Lac police chief. The Fond du Lac Police and Fire Commission met Thursday afternoon in closed session for about 45 minutes but did not make a hiring decision. Commission chair Marty Ryan told WFDL news the commission is pleased with both finalists, interim Fond du Lac Police Chief Aaron Goldstein and Green Bay Police commander Kevin Warych, but says he’s not sure […]
With continued dramatic increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations and positive tests Agnesian HealthCare is modifying its visitor guidelines at all three of its hospitals in Fond du Lac County. Starting Friday, September 3, the following visitor guidelines will be in place: Patients can designate one visitor each day during their stay. No visits for confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients except for limited situations. Only one primary support person in Women & […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nine out of 10 people on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, including faculty, staff and students, are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The university reported the figures on Thursday. Chancellor Rebecca Blank said she is proud of the impressive numbers, which are far ahead of the statewide average. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports that only 62% of adults were fully vaccinated statewide as of Wednesday. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state is in line to receive about $14 million thanks to an arbitration panel's ruling in a multistate tobacco settlement dating back to 1998. Wisconsin and 45 other states reached an agreement with the nation's four largest U.S. tobacco companies to settle dozens of state lawsuits seeking reimbursement for health care costs associated with smoking-related illnesses. Attorney General Josh Kaul said Thursday that an arbitration […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has named Anne Sayers as the state tourism secretary, a post she’s held as interim director since November. Sayers replaced Sara Meaney who resigned from the post amid speculation that Republicans were going to fire her. Sayers had been deputy secretary under Meaney since 2019 when Evers took office. Evers on Thursday praised the job Sayers has done over the past nine months, […]
The North Fond du Lac superintendent says he regrets not allowing the school board to vote on a mask policy, but says he made the decision when a special meeting devolved toward the end of the meeting. The meeting was called Tuesday to reconsider the district mask optional policy. "First off I want to say to the community that I am sorry of what went down. A lot of what went […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of the Department of Natural Resources policy board says he did nothing wrong when he consulted with conservatives about refusing to step down. Fred Prehn's term ended in May and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers appointed Sandra Naas to replace him. But Prehn has refused to step down until the state Senate confirms Naas. Republican leaders have made no moves toward a vote. Prehn traded […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee County’s chief elections clerk has indicated that he isn't going to comply with a subpoena issued by a Republican lawmaker requiring him to turn over ballots and voting machines to a GOP-controlled legislative committee next week. Clerk George Christenson said Thursday that his official response was coming Friday, but that based on concerns raised by legislative attorneys about the validity of the subpoenas, “one can […]
Red Cross volunteers are in Louisiana as the clean-up effort gets underway following Hurricane Ida. American Red Cross Wisconsin Chapter spokesman Justine Kern says a handful of volunteers from Wisconsin were on the ground in Louisiana a couple days before the hurricane made landfall. Kern says more Wisconsin volunteers could be headed to the gulf coast in the days and weeks ahead. Meanwhile, Kern says Red Cross volunteers have been busy all […]