The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she is not surprised that the U.S. has declared a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that has already infected more than 7,100 Americans. Kim Mueller says the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services frees up federal funding and resources to fight the virus. Monkeypox may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and […]
The longtime vice president of economic development at Envision Greater Fond du Lac is leaving the organization. Jim Cleveland is stepping down after accepting a job with Manowski Welding in Fond du Lac. Envision Greater Fond du Lac president Sadie Vander Velde says Cleveland's leadership and expertise will be missed. Vander Velde says Envision is working with a local recruiting firm to hire a new vice president of economic development.
The Fond du Lac County Historical Society is looking for a new executive director. Executive director and former Fond du Lac city councilmember Ben Giles is leaving after two years at the helm. In a statement posted on the Historical Society Facebook page Board president Teresa Keenan says the board is searching for a search for a new executive director. Keenan says the board is "incredibly grateful to the outgoing Executive Director […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The judge and lawyers on Tuesday settled on 18 people, including six alternates, to hear the case against Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. A jury in April couldn’t reach a verdict on the […]
Law enforcement say a tactical situation in Beaver Dam started when a man left a gun in a motel room. Police were called to the Holiday Inn Express after hotel staff found the gun just before noon Monday. When police arrived a person was inside the room and made threats. The hotel and nearby area was evacuated and The Dodge County Sheriff's Office was called to assist. The man eventually surrendered several […]
A man convicted of attempting to abduct a teenage girl in Fond du Lac County is being released from prison. Fond du Lac Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says Chad Maertz will be residing at 457 Thomas Street in Fond du Lac when he gets out of prison Tuesday after serving a 20 year sentence for attempted child abduction. Goldstein says Maertz will be subject to all rules of high risk sex […]
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — The attorney who helped Kyle Rittenhouse get acquitted on murder charges says he will represent a Minnesota man accused in the stabbing death of a teenager during a tubing trip in western Wisconsin. Nicolae Miu is charged with first-degree homicide in the death of 17-year-old Isaac Schuman. It happened after Miu scuffled with several people last month on the Apple River. Police say Miu wounded four […]
Voters are going to the polls in Tuesday's primary election with a handful of local and statewide races. Fond du Lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says top races locally include a contested Republican contest for the 52nd Assembly District seat in Fond du Lac County and a Republican primary for Dodge County Sheriff. Statewide there are GOP contests for governor and attorney general, along with other statewide races.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who are running to be secretary of state in Wisconsin and Minnesota in primaries Tuesday are repeating Donald Trump’s false claims about the last presidential election and they've suggested they want more authority over how elections are run, especially in Democratic-leaning counties. Wisconsin’s office of secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to win the post […]