Month: June 2022

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired by Republicans to investigate the 2020 election in Wisconsin has appealed a contempt ruling against him related to his response to an open records request and heated appearance in court. Michael Gableman last week appealed the June 15 order from Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington fining Gableman $2,000 a day until he complies with open records requests from […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has issued an executive order declaring that an abnormal economic disruption exists in Wisconsin due to a disruption of energy supplies, which then allows him to trigger a state ban on price gouging of gasoline and diesel. In Tuesday's order, Evers said the disruption in supply “poses a serious risk to the economic well-being of Wisconsin, both at the individual consumer level and […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Supply chain issues and climbing prices are affecting the availability of fireworks as the Fourth of July holiday approaches. Patrick Spielbauer is the president of Spielbauer Fireworks, a third-generation fireworks company in Green Bay. Spielbauer says they've received about 20-25% of what they should have gotten primarily from China. He says that due to inflation, there’s rising costs associated with raw materials, labor, shipping and […]

Inflation and supply chain woes are being blamed for driving up prices and driving down availability of tampons.  According to Bloomberg, the average price for a pack of menstrual pads rose more than eight percent this year through the end  of May, while the price of tampons was up nearly 10 percent.  A Walgreens spokesperson says the pharmacy chain is dealing with a shortage.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says […]

The Fond du Lac Area United Way and Fond du Lac Women's Fund are teaming up to collect menstrual products for area school districts.  The second menstrual products drive kicked off Sunday and runs through the week.   Women's Fund executive director Maria Turner says last year's drive brought in over 14,000 products to keep the Fond du Lac School District stocked for the next couple of years.  People can drop off […]

Its the first day of summer and a Heat Advisory is in effect for east central, south central and southeast Wisconsin including Fond du Lac and Dodge counties until 7pm.  National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Stumpf says heat index values up to 105 are expected and says the hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, […]

A Florida man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County.  It started shortly before midnight Monday when a sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on Interstate 41 northbound at County Road F.  The pursuit was terminated after a little more than a mile and a half, but another sheriff's deputy observed the vehicle exit 41 and pull into a gas station on Hickory Street.  […]

U.S. health officials have opened COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers-the last group without the shots.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the decision over the weekend, hours after an advisory panel voted unanimously that coronavirus vaccines should be made available to children as young as six months.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says shots are be available as soon as this week.  Millions of doses […]

Newly elected Fond du Lac County executive Sam Kaufman is attending his first county board meeting tonight as county executive.  Kaufman was elected to the post earlier this month in a special election.  "The idea that I will be attending as county executive replacing Allen Buechel.  That I think is what will be going through my mind,"  Kaufman told WFDL news.  Buechel died in March from a heart attack after serving […]