The director of the Mercury Marine National Walleye Fishing tournament says he hopes to know by the middle of May if the tournament will take place as scheduled in June. Ken Krueger says as of right now the tournament is still on for June 13 and 14 on the Lake Winnebago system. Krueger says it’s a huge tournament with up to 300 teams and 600 anglers. He says the challenge is developing a plan […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A husband and wife of 73 years who both tested positive for the coronavirus have died within hours of each other at a Milwaukee hospital. Wilford and Mary Kepler spent their final moments together just feet apart. Staff at Froedtert Hospital moved their beds closer together during their final days so they could hold hands. They died April 18, with Mary Kepler dying just six hours after […]
A Republican lawmaker from Fond du Lac says he believes governor Tony Evers should be including the legislature in his decisions to issue emergency orders regarding COVID-19. Republican leaders last week filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court arguing the governor overstepped his administrative powers when extending the order. "It isn't necessarily that we have a problem with the order. We have a problem that we have not been at the table," […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Meat isn’t going to disappear from supermarkets because of outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers at U.S. slaughterhouses. But as the meat plants struggle to remain open, consumers could face less selection and slightly higher prices. Industry leaders acknowledge that the U.S. food chain has rarely been so stressed and that no one is sure about the future, even as they try to dispel concerns […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dog groomers, upholsterers, lawnmower repair shops and other nonessential businesses in Wisconsin that can offer contactless services will be allowed to reopen starting Wednesday. The latest loosening of a stay-at-home order designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus was announced Monday by Gov. Tony Evers. The latest order also allows for outdoor recreational rentals, such as boats, golf carts and kayaks, and the opening of […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A beef production plant in Green Bay has become the latest to shut down due to coronavirus infections among employees. JBS USA said Sunday that the JBS Packerland plant would be closed temporarily. The Green Bay Press Gazette reported that at least 189 COVID-19 infections had been linked to JBS Packerland as of Friday. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Brown County overall grew […]
The new president of Envision Greater Fond du Lac says a new COVID-19 task force is not looking to reopen Fond du Lac businesses until a Safer at Home order is lifted. Sadie Parafiniuk says the task force wants to develop a plan so when the Safer at Home order is lifted, local businesses have a plan and know what to do. "We want to ensure that we are following public […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Wisconsin is nearing 6,000. Wisconsin health officials reported Sunday the number of people in the state testing positive for COVID-19 has grown to 5,911, up 224 from the day before. The number of deaths attributed to the coronavirus in Wisconsin grew Sunday to 272. That's up six from the previous day. Statewide, 59,235 tests have come […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin residents bombarded Gov. Tony Evers' office in the hours surrounding his decision to extend the state's stay-at-home order with hundreds of emails blasting him for destroying the state's economy and begging him to let their business remain open, records The Associated Press obtained show. Evers' website received about 6,435 messages between the morning of April 16 and 5 p.m. on April 17, the day Evers […]