MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Exhausted health officials are begging Wisconsin residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and test for the disease as the omicron variant tears across the state. The state Department of Health Services reported 11,574 additional cases on Thursday, a new pandemic record. More than 2,000 patients are hospitalized, with 97% of the state's intensive care units filled to capacity. Madison hospitals announced they're so full that they've […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants the investigation he ordered into the 2020 election to conclude by the end of the month, even as legal fights over subpoenas issued to mayors and the state’s top elections official remain unresolved. Vos' spokeswoman, Angela Joyce, said Thursday that Vos has asked lead investigator Michael Gableman for recommendations by February “so we can have legislation passed by the end […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Retired Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy is ignoring pleas from former President Donald Trump to run for Wisconsin governor. Duffy announced Thursday on Jay Weber’s conservative talk radio show that he is taking a pass on running for the office currently held by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Trump urged Duffy to get into the race last fall, but Duffy took no public steps toward mounting a […]
The Red Cross blood supply is at historically low levels and it continues to decline. Justin Kern with the American Red Cross Wisconsin chapter says if more donors don't come out to give, hospitals may be forced to delay care to patients relying on blood transfusion. Kern says the ongoing decline comes at a time of year when donations typically fall. Those who give blood, platelets or plasma in January […]
An incentive program designed to lure people to move to Fond du Lac County to live and work is getting off to a slower start than expected. The Worker Relocation Incentive Program was launched in September giving employers the ability to offer financial incentives to hire an employee willing to move here. Envision Greater Fond du Lac president Sadie Parafiniuk says more than three months into the program the rollout has been a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin and California were winners of the latest jackpot and will split $632 million. The Wisconsin Lottery says the winning ticket in its state was sold in a Green Bay suburb at a Citgo station on Packerland Drive. The retailer will receive $100,000 for selling the winning ticket. The California Lottery says the winning ticket in California was sold at a 7-Eleven […]
The Fond du Lac Police Department is wasting no time in starting the process of hiring new police officers approved by voters last year as part of a public safety referendum. Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says three new hires start the recruit academy this week. Goldstein says another hiring process starts at the end of this week. Goldstein says he's thankful voters approved the six new police officers and six firefighters […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are introducing a package of bills designed to support police departments struggling to attract recruits. Police chiefs said at a news conference Tuesday that the number of officer applicants has dwindled over the last decade and the shortage has become worse over the two years since George Floyd's death. The bills would create incentives and reimbursements ranging from bonuses for new officers, officers who've […]
Fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant Fond du Lac County has seen an explosion of positive COVID-19 cases this week. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says 475 cases were confirmed Wednesday up from 345 on Tuesday. Mueller says hopefully the numbers will start to go down in a couple of weeks. "I don't think this is the peak," Mueller told WFDL news. It really depends on who is experiencing symptoms […]