MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Auditors found no signs of hacking or machine errors in an audit of the November midterm in Wisconsin. Auditors inspected more than 222,000 ballots by hand — the largest audit in state history — and found only a handful of mistakes that they attributed to human error. The Wisconsin Election Commission approved the results of the audit in its meeting Thursday. Five of the errors resulted […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new panel of voting rights advocates, poll workers and political party representatives will help shape Wisconsin's rules for poll watchers. The Wisconsin Election Commission decided on a list of experts Thursday to help clarify election observer guidelines. Poll watchers were a primary concern in the midterms, after unprecedented efforts from political parties to place their people at voting sites. Observers have complained that existing rules […]
A 16 year old Fond du Lac boy was arrested following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac. Shortly before midnight Thursday a Fond du Lac County sheriff's deputy attempted to stop an off-highway motorcycle on Johnson Street. The operator failed to stop and increased his speed north on Hickory Street, got stuck a couple times in a snowbank, cut through a business parking lot, back onto Johnson Street and was eventually taken into […]
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Vernon County deer farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in September 2022 has been depopulated. Of the 32 animals depopulated, four tested positive for the disease. DATCP quarantined the farm in September 2022 when a 3-year-old white-tailed buck tested positive for CWD. A quarantine means that no live animals or whole carcasses are permitted to […]
Fond du Lac County is beginning the process of redesigning the Fond du Lac County flag. The county flag was designed by Donna Heldt of Campbellsport many years ago. County residents are asked to submit their designs. Required criteria includes representation of county parks and recreation, agriculture, and businesses and manufacturing. All submissions must be in a digital format. The winning submission will become property of Fond du Lac County. The […]
Longtime Fond du Lac businessman, entrepreneur, and professional philanthropist Donald Jones has died. He was 79. Jones is known to Fond du Lac area residents as the former owner of a radio station (KFIZ) and founder of a cable television company serving hundreds of thousands of customers in the midwest. Jones also mentored young entrepreneurs and invested in several new companies. Two years ago he was the keynote speaker at the […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are advising people to stop using over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday night sent a health alert to physicians. It says the outbreak includes at least 55 people in 12 states including Wisconsin. One died in Washington state. Disease investigators have linked the infections, including some found […]
President Biden told congress this week that he will end twin national emergencies for COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. It comes as lawmakers have already ended elements of the emergencies that kept millions of Americans insured during the pandemic. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says an abrupt end to the emergencies may cause […]