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Funeral arrangements are pending for a Fond du Lac police officer who has died from COVID-19.  Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says officer Joseph Kurer was 26 years old and had been with the department since August 2018.  Kurer was a member of the Tactical Field Force Team, Honor Guard Unit, Domestic Violence Intervention Team, and earlier this year was certified as a Field Training Officer.  He was a graduate of St. Mary's Springs Academy.   Officer Kurer […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials say the latest surge of COVID-19 infections due to the highly contagious delta variant has not yet peaked in the state. The seven-day average of new cases as of Tuesday was 2,857,  nearly double what it was two weeks ago and at a level not seen since early January before the vaccine was widely available. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Karen Timberlake […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly all of the classes being taught currently on University of Wisconsin campuses are in person, bouncing back from last year when nearly all went remote as COVID-19 spread across the state. Interim UW System President Tommy Thompson announced the results Tuesday, Thompson in February set a goal of having 75% of classes taught in person starting this fall, after the COVID-19 vaccine was widely available. […]

The North Fond du Lac School District has implemented a 15 day masking requirement for students and staff following a recent spike in COVID-19 cases.   Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says the requirement went into effect Tuesday.  Sadoff says the masking requirement was implemented after the District met the threshold for COVID  in-school spread, and the number of District residents who have contracted the virus.  Sadoff says not everyone is happy with the decision.  […]

BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) — A Beaver Dam Unified School Board member has resigned, citing safety concerns over his support for mandating masks for students in the district’s schools. Tony Klatt has twice voted in favor of the mask mandate for Beaver Dam school and says he still feels strongly that it was the right decision based on “facts at hand.” Klatt, who has been on the board since April […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state Sen. Andre Jacque has been discharged after a five-week hospital stay that included being intubated and placed on a ventilator due to pneumonia caused by COVID-19. Jacque spokesman Matt Tompach said Tuesday that Jacque is “doing much better.” Jacque is one of the Legislature's most conservative lawmakers who opposed mask and vaccine mandates. The 40-year-old Jacque was intubated and placed on a ventilator Aug. […]

Free mobile COVID-19 testing  for all Fond du Lac County residents ages two and older starts this week.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the Health Department is partnering with Accelerated Clinical Laboratories to provide the mobile testing in Rosendale and Fond du Lac starting Tuesday.  Testing will be held from noon to 5pm Tuesdays at the Rosendale Community Center and Thursdays at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds.   The testing is free […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor Rebecca Kleefisch has tested positive for COVID-19 after being exposed at church earlier this month. Kleefisch is a cancer survivor and a former two-term lieutenant governor. She is seeking to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers next year. Kleefisch launched her campaign on Sept. 9 and has been on the campaign trail since. Kleefisch spokesman Alec Zimmerman said Monday that she […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin officials say student vaccination rates for COVID-19 vary widely among the system’s campuses. At the Madison campus, 91% of students are fully vaccinated, the highest number among the system’s universities. The lowest number of vaccinated students are at UW-Parkside where 38% have been inoculated. Other campuses range from 75% at La Crosse to 46% at Stevens Point. UW System interim President Tommy Thompson […]