The Green Bay Packers open camp seeking to take the next step after losing in the NFC championship game three of the past six years. The Packers bounced back from two straight losing seasons by sweeping through the NFC North in coach Matt LaFleur's debut season. The Packers must upgrade a run defense that got gashed by the San Francisco 49ers in last year's NFC championship game. NFL protocols due […]
Six new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Fond du Lac County Friday bringing the total number of cases in the county to 425. Environmental Health supervisor with the county health department Danielle Vollendorf says there are 52 active cases, 367 people have recovered and four people are currently hospitalized in Fond du Lac County. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Students in Milwaukee and Madison public schools will begin the new school year online with plans to eventually return to the classroom once the coronavirus abates. The Milwaukee Public Schools board approved a three-phase plan Thursday night that begins with virtual instruction, then moves to a combination of online and in-person learning and returning students to the classroom in phase three. Madison's superintendent announced a similar plan […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Potawatomi Hotel & Casino is laying off 1,600 employees from its Milwaukee facility due to a decline in tourism from the coronavirus pandemic. Potawatomi had 2,600 employees before shutting down in March. About 1,000 people were brought back for the reopening in June. The remaining employees will be laid off starting Aug. 15. The number of positive cases in Wisconsin topped 40,500 on Friday. The seven-day […]
What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19? Environmental Health Supervisor with the Fond du Lac Health Department, Danielle Vollendorf, says the goal of contact tracing is to alert people who may have been exposed to someone with coronavirus, so they won’t spread it to others. The process is key to containing the virus and allowing places to reopen more safely, but it isn’t easy. Vollendorf says after a person […]
A shortened Fond du Lac County Fair gets underway Thursday with restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Fair board secretary Matt Immel says the Fair Board discussed it’s options for several weeks to see if they could make it work. Immel says he is confident steps that will be taken in terms of social distancing, attendance and cleanliness will make the Fair safe for patrons.
HERMANSVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A popular four-day music festival in the Upper Peninsula has been canceled due to the coronavirus. The Woodtick Music Festival in Hermansville, west of Escanaba, had planned to have 30 bands on two stages, starting July 30. It would have been the 27th annual event. On their website, Woodtick organizers say they've been shut down over concerns about mask compliance and adequate distance between spectators. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new audit says an unknown number of unemployed people in Wisconsin received too much, or not enough, in benefits from the state Department of Workforce in late April. The errors came as the department worked to process additional money in federal aid to help those suddenly out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Legislative Audit Bureau said Wednesday that the department should determine […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has broken a record for confirmed new COVID-19 cases for the fourth out of six days. Gov. Tony Evers and state health leaders on Tuesday implored people to wear masks and take precautions to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The state Department of Health Services reported 964 confirmed new cases Tuesday, breaking a previous high of 926 cases on Saturday. Evers says he anticipates […]