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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson says he wants 75% of classes to be taught in-person this fall. Thompson told reporters Thursday that he wants students to have a typical college experience again. Thompson says the system's coronavirus testing protocols, social distancing and masks have kept COVID-19 infection rates low. He says the time has come to resume as much of an in-person campus experience […]

A COVID-19 outbreak has been reported in the Fond du Lac County Jail.  Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says 17 of the 19 inmates in a dorm-style housing unit who tested positive for COVID-19 are asymptomatic.  Waldschmidt says he’s unsure when the first case arrived in the dorm or how it was transmitted.  He says the virus could have been spread by an asymptomatic employee, or an inmate testing positive to a COVID positive […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she is hopeful teachers will be able to start getting COVID-19 vaccines starting next month.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the two questions are:  Will the county receive vaccine and,  Will the state allow that group to begin receiving the vaccine starting the first week in March?    Interim Fond du Lac School superintendent Sharon Simon says she is very […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly is signing off on a half-billion dollar tax cut for businesses that received loans to help them keep employees on the payroll during the pandemic. The chamber voted 87-3 on Tuesday to approve the Republican bill. The legislation cuts taxes by $540 million by the middle of 2023 for businesses that got federal Payment Protection Plan loans. The measure is slated to go […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says it may be only a matter of time before a new, more contagious form on the COVID-19 virus shows up in Fond  du Lac County.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says news of a second case of the variant detected in Wisconsin, less than a month after it was first seen is concerning. Health officials are concerned the novel variants could undo […]

North Fond du Lac Schools are getting closer to returning to full in-person instruction.  Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says starting Tuesday elementary schools will  be in-class four days a week, with middle and high school students going back four days a week March 1.  Sadoff says the entire district will be full in-person instruction March 15.

Republican congressman Glenn Grothman has introduced a House Resolution to recognize what he says is the significant role vitamin D may play in the fight against COVID-19.  Grothman says  infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has  recommended  people take vitamin D supplements to lessen your susceptibility to infection, including the possibility of the coronavirus.  Grothman says studies from Northwestern University and Trinity College in Dublin,  Ireland, have shown that vitamin D deficiency may […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report says the coronavirus has taken its toll on Wisconsin’s transportation fund, the state’s primary source for road and infrastructure projects. The nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum reported the top two revenue sources for the fund, fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees, fell short of projections by more than $116 million in fiscal year 2020. Travel plans changed last year for many Wisconsinites who opted […]

This Friday will be the final mass vaccination clinic at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds for Fond du Lac County seniors age 65 and older.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says individuals who have been on a waiting list will receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the clinic.  Mueller says people age 65 and older can also receive the vaccine through their health care provider.  Meanwhile, Wisconsin now leads the nation in the […]