After cancelling the event last summer during the pandemic Waterfest is returning to Oshkosh. The Oshkosh city council has approved a special event permit for the event scheduled to start in June. Attendance would start out at about 50 percent capacity, increasing to 75 percent capacity after July 1. Event organizers hope to announce the concert schedule by late April.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate has overwhelmingly approved a pair of bills loosening restrictions on alcohol to-go in hopes of bolstering business for bars, restaurants and grocery stores during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first bill would allow bar and restaurants to sell mixed drinks and glasses of wine to go with a tamper-evident seal. The Senate approved the bill on a 28-2 vote with no debate. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin legislators claimed more than $555,000 for traveling to and working in Madison in 2020, even though they never convened for a floor session during the last eight months of a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate and Assembly chief clerks released records Tuesday that show legislators claimed $555,159 in per diem expenses. That's on top of their $53,000 annual salaries. The Legislature adjourned […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has voted to take control of the state’s share of the $1.9 trillion federal coronavirus stimulus package away Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Instead, lawmakers would have the ability to decide how to spend the estimated $3.2 billion coming to the state. The Republican-controlled Assembly also passed bills that would prohibit the government and employers from requiring people to be vaccinated for COVID-19. It […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill that allows dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccinations. Evers announced he had signed the bill on Monday morning, the same day that nearly 2 million more people with preexisting conditions became eligible for immunization. The general public will become eligible no later than May 1. As of Sunday about 25% of Wisconsin's population had received at least one dose. Nearly […]
A Wisconsin Hospital Association Health Care Workforce report says COVID-19 accelerated long-standing trends challenging the state’s health care workers. Association Vice president of Workforce and Clinical Practice, Ann Zenk, says the report details the physical, mental and emotional toll the prolonged stress of the pandemic has taken on Wisconsin’s overburdened health care workforce. Zenk says the report also showed the continued impact of an aging population on the state’s health care workforce. Zenk […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says the coronavirus data cleanup at the state level shouldn’t come as a surprise. State health officials say they are behind in cleaning up COVID-19 data and a renewed emphasis on making sure the case counts are more accurate has resulted in swings in previously reported numbers. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the state is catching up on some of the double […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tens of thousands of households in Wisconsin could lose utility service after state regulators voted against extending a moratorium on disconnections. It would be the first time in nearly 18 months that utilities could disconnect service to customers who are behind on their bills. The Wisconsin Public Service Commission voted unanimously Thursday to let the moratorium expire April 15 with members citing falling coronavirus infection rates, […]
Fond du Lac County has reached a grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic. Two deaths were reported Thursday bringing to 100 the total number of COVID-19- deaths in Fond du Lac County since the start of the pandemic. There have been 11,953 positive COVID-19 cases in Fond du Lac county after eight new cases were reported Thursday.