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The state epidemiologist says when it comes to the bird flu its an  "all hands on deck"  situation for veterinary medicine, public health and agriculture.  Doctor Ryan Westergaard says while the risk  to the general public is still very low it is concerning that bird flu is now starting to infect other  mammals including dairy cows and cats.  Doctor Westergaard says the focus now is trying to determine how far bird flu […]

A Fond du Lac man who was assisting with cable repairs caused by a tornado  last week in Door County was killed after reportedly making contact with a power line.  According to the Washington Island Police Department first responders were called Saturday morning for a report of an electrocution.  Officers say 27 year old James C. Terrill of Fond du Lac, was assisting with cable repairs caused by a tornado that touched down “the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin's economic development agency on Wednesday announced the launch of a new public-private $100 million fund to help start-up companies and entrepreneurs get started, the largest of its kind in state history.  The Wisconsin Investment Fund is initially being funded with $50 million the state received in federal funds and $50 million from private investors. Evers announced the new fund at Forward BIOLABS […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge overseeing a challenge brought by unions trying to undo Wisconsin’s law that bans nearly all collective bargaining for public workers appears to have signed a petition in 2011 to recall then-Gov. Scott Walker from office because of anger over that law. Dane County Circuit Judge Jacob Frost’s name and signature appears on the petition matching an address he lived at during that time, according […]

MADISON, Wis., (AP) — Two groups of investigative journalists have filed a lawsuit in the hopes of forcing the Wisconsin Department of Justice to divulge names, birth dates and disciplinary records of every police officer in the state. The Badger Project and the Invisible Institute filed the lawsuit last Thursday in Dane County. They filed an open records request with the Justice Department in November seeking the full name, posting, […]

WISCONSIN (May XX, 2024) – Kwik Trip is continuing to help prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by raising funds to support the lifesaving mission of the American Red Cross. As part of a three-year partnership with the Red Cross, Kwik Trip will host a coin canister campaign throughout the month of June at all store locations across the Midwest. Proceeds from this fundraising initiative will […]

Photo caption: Sue Koenigs (right), an SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic patient access representative at the Mt. Calvary clinic, receives a BEE Award from Ripon Community Hospital colleagues and leaders, including Dr. Elizabeth Strittmatter. Sue Koenigs, an SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic patient access representative, has been named the newest recipient of the BEE (Be Exceptional Everyday) Award. She serves patients in Mt. Calvary Family Medicine.  Koenigs […]

Two individuals arrested for child human trafficking in Fond du Lac County have made their initial court appearances.   Juan Carlos Rocha Mejia  is charged with First Degree Child Sexual Assault, False Imprisonment, Child Enticement and Strangulation Suffocation.   The child's mother,  Elia Antonio, is charged with Child Trafficking and Failure to Protect a Child.   Bail was set at $1 million cash for both and they will be back in court June 7 for a preliminary hearing.  Rocha […]

Fond du Lac teachers and custodians have a new contract.  The Fond du Lac School Board has approved a new contract for this school year  for the teacher's union and  custodian and maintenance union.  Superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig says the deal includes a base wage increase of 4.1 percent.  Fleig says the wage increase comes at a time when Wisconsin public schools are dealing with an ongoing teacher retention problem.  According to […]