MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez has undergone surgery to address the back injury that has kept him from playing since the opening game of the season. The Bucks announced Thursday that Lopez had back surgery earlier that day in Los Angeles. Team officials did not provide a timetable for his eventual return. The 33-year-old center is in his fourth season with the Bucks and 14th season overall. […]
Mental health, chronic disease and substance use to the list of health priorities in the latest Fond du Lac County Community Health Assessment. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the assessment results released this week reflect findings similar to previous years. Mueller says mental health, chronic disease, such as obesity, and substance use remain among the top health concerns in the county. "Those are really big problems that don't just get […]
A Fond du Lac Family Medicine physician says the initial response locally to getting children vaccinated against COVID-19 has been positive. The FDA and CDC recently approved the vaccine for kids ages 5-11. Dr. Taha El Shahat with SSM Health-FDL Regional Clinic says getting kids vaccinated helps prevent spread of the virus. Dr. El Shahat says while the risk of severe disease in kids remains comparatively small, there have been cases of a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Patients with COVID-19, most of them unvaccinated, are packing Wisconsin hospitals at levels not seen for a year, a worrying development even before the new omicron variant has been detected in the state. Twenty five people are hospitalized in Fond du Lac County with COVID-19. Amid concerns about the new and little-understood omicron variant, Wisconsin health officials on Thursday urged people to get vaccinated and take […]
Governor Tony Evers has announced $110 million in federal coronavirus relief funds for Wisconsin schools. The governor says the new funding will be distributed to every school in the state on a per pupil basis. The Fond du Lac School District will receive nearly $940,000, North Fond du Lac will get $180,000, Lomira schools will receive $138,000 and the Waupun School District will receive nearly $273,000.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee County's top prosecutor says a young assistant in his office sought $1,000 bail for a man later accused of driving through a Christmas parade because she was overworked and never saw his risk assessment. Darrell Brooks Jr. posted bail in a domestic violence case on Nov. 19. Two days later he allegedly drove his SUV through the parade in suburban Waukesha, killing six people. District […]
A month after ATF agents searched her home following a fire that damaged her restaurant a Fond du Lac city councilmember says the restaurant will not be reopening in Fond du Lac and she will be relocating in the future. Arletta Allen made the comments in a Facebook post. Allen posted that she wanted to thank people who have shown support in spite of the rumors and investigation. She says the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The man accused of driving his SUV through a suburban Milwaukee parade, killing six people and injuring dozens, says he feels like he's being “demonized." Darrell Brooks didn't discuss a motive during his interview from jail But he said Wednesday that he feels like he's being portrayed as a monster. Brooks' mother, Dawn Woods, released a letter Wednesday offering the family's condolences to the victims and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-hired attorney investigating the 2020 election has told Wisconsin lawmakers during a sometimes testy hearing he has filed a lawsuit to force officials in Green Bay and Madison to submit to a deposition. Also on Wednesday, Wisconsin’s embattled elections commission debated whether to follow key recommendations made in a recent nonpartisan audit. The simultaneous meetings come as Republicans in Wisconsin are increasing the pressure on […]