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Wisconsin shatters previous daily records with more than 3,700 new coronavirus cases

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 2:33pm

Wisconsin shattered previous daily records Thursday as the state's health crisis continued to soar to new heights unimpeded.

      

How to track your ballot after voting absentee in Wisconsin's November election

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 2:29pm

In Wisconsin, voters can use MyVote.WI.gov to track their absentee ballots after they've been sent to ensure their votes are received and counted.

      

Wisconsin public school enrollments drop in first count since COVID-19, adding to budget challenges

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 2:18pm

The coronavirus complicated this year's enrollment counts as families moved their children between schools or pulled them out altogether.

      

Terrorist threats charge dropped against Oostburg man for Halloween costume

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 2:10pm

Aaron J. Mauer was charged last year after a friend reported a Snapchat photo of him with a rifle with the caption 'Coming to a school near you.'

      

No, it's not true that all charges have been dropped against Kyle Rittenhouse

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 1:35pm

No, it's not true that all charges have been dropped against Kyle Rittenhouse

      

Fond du Lac's annual Christmas parade canceled this year due to COVID-19 concerns

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 1:35pm

Typically, the parade host dozens of floats and organizations like the Girl Scouts, government leaders, businesses, nonprofit groups and churches.

      

Probing coronavirus secrets "so we're in a better position to attack SARS3 when it comes"

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 12:53pm

Scientists have found potential vulnerabilities shared by the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic and by two of its deadly relatives, raising the possibility that researchers may one day develop a treatment or general vaccine for existing and even future coronaviruses.

      

Oshkosh bar owner who has COVID-19 is out of the ICU and back home

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 11:02am

Mark Schultz, owner of Oshkosh's Oblio's, said his 10-year-old son tested positive for the virus, too.

      

Shopko severance: Bankruptcy judge approves $3 million for 4,000 former workers promised severance

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 10:52am

The bankruptcy judge overseeing the liquidation of Shopko's assets will approved a $3 million settlement fund to pay 4,000 of the former retailer's employees the severance they were promised during store closings last year.

      

No, Wisconsinites weren't required to wear masks in May, as Kapenga claims

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 10:24am

No, Wisconsinites weren't required to wear masks in May, as Kapenga claims

      

Republicans spend nearly $2 million in taxpayer money to fight election lawsuits

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 10:03am

In addition, Republicans spent more than $400,000 to overturn the state's stay-at-home order.

      

Fond du Lac City Council rejects Lakeside Park petitions for April referendum questions on the advice of city attorney

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 9:54am

The Fond du Lac City Council rejected two petitions presented by the Friends of Lakeside Park for binding referendum questions on the April 6 ballot.

      

40 years after the Ice Age Trail became a national scenic trail, it still isn't complete. Will it ever be?

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 9:45am

Wisconsinites have been working for more than 40 years to build the trail, but it's a slow process.

      

We want to hear about your plans for celebrating Thanksgiving during the pandemic

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 7:53am

Share with us your plans for Thanksgiving in a holiday season that includes a pandemic

      

Wisconsin restaurant, bar owners struggle to keep up with changing rules, say it adds to pandemic stress

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 7:33am

Between state-issued shutdowns and capacity limits and judges' rulings, the industry is suffering operational whiplash.

      

Three years after Logan Foster's death, homicide trial remains on hold for Jesse Schultz and Devon Neuman

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 4:11pm

Logan Foster was gunned down in parking lot in September 2017. Two men accused in the killing have yet to go to trial.

      

Bigger Santa's Rock N Lights to return to fairgrounds; Garden of Lights adding more nights

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 1:27pm

The drive-thru holiday lights attraction has added dinosaurs, peacocks and more lights to this year's display.

      

Sen. Wanggaard off-base with claim that it's unknown whether young people spread COVID-19

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 12:40pm

Wanggaard off-base with claim that it's unknown whether young people spread COVID-19

      

'I almost didn't make it': 32-year-old Milwaukee coronavirus survivor meets woman who donated plasma for her treatment

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 11:50am

Unique Edwards was hospitalized with COVID-19 in June; this week she met Kris Klug, the woman whose plasma she credits with saving her life.

      

Trump administration replaced 'pandemic playbook,' then ignored aspects of its own plans

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 11:48am

The White House and federal health officials said they did not throw out the pandemic playbook left to them by the Obama administration, but used more recent reports to guide them as they responded to COVID-19. Then they failed to follow new plans.

      

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