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Wisconsin reports 950 people are hospitalized with the coronavirus as state's crisis continues

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 3:56pm

Wisconsin is reporting a daily average of 2,547 new cases and now has 10 of the top 20 metro areas with the highest infection rates in the country

      

Fond du Lac County reports 15th COVID-19 death; county's total cases pass 3,000

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 2:56pm

A 15th Fond du Lac County resident has died from COVID-19 Sunday. The county's total case count is now up to 3,054.

      

Fond du Lac man charged with first-degree reckless homicide in drug overdose death of unidentified woman

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 2:16pm

One witness said she normally doesn't talk to law enforcement but seeing the woman dead under these circumstances traumatized her.

      

Podcast pundit off with Wisconsin voter registration deadline; same-day registration allowed

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 1:35pm

Fact check: Podcast pundit off with Wisconsin voter registration deadline

      

Eric Trump rallies Republicans at Menomonee Falls bowling alley as campaign heats up

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 1:31pm

Vice President Mike Pence is due in Waukesha Tuesday and President Donald Trump is due in Janesville Thursday, according to the announcement of a fund-raiser there.

      

City leaf collection begins Monday in the city, but consider green alternative

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 1:20pm

As an alternative to raking leaves to the curb, residents are encouraged to try mulching up moderate amounts of leaves with a lawnmower.

      

Wisconsin National Guard soldiers put lives on the line helping extinguish California wildfires

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 11:36am

Fifteen volunteers from a Wisconsin National Guard helicopter unit are in California dumping water on forest fires.

      

Trump and Biden need to win Wisconsin. The swing state could be 2020 election 'tipping point'

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 11:33am

The battle over blue-collar "tipping point" Wisconsin features a growing COVID-19 caseload, turmoil in Kenosha, a polarized electorate, and a history of jump-ball elections

      

Maximillian's of Mt. Calvary event hall and pub to close Nov. 9; building for sale

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 9:53am

Maximillian's of Mt. Calvary will close its doors Nov. 9, and the building and contents are available for sale.

      

Transportation officials were hoping fatalities would decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic, but that hasn't happened. They have risen.

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 7:35am

Despite less traffic on Wisconsin roadways due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fatalities, through the end of September, are higher than 2019 levels.

      

Visually impaired residents laud Fond du Lac's new audible traffic signals

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 6:00am

October is designated Meet the Blind Month, with Oct. 15 set aside as White Cane Awareness Day.

      

'She's a godsend': Keshena Animal Rescue founder pays it forward on Menominee reservation

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 5:54am

Bette Anunson Anderson, of De Pere, has been offering free pet vaccination services on the Menominee reservation since 1981.

      

Madison man killed in two-vehicle crash in Dodge County

Sun, 10/11/2020 - 4:04pm

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a crash around 2:30 p.m. Saturday on County T south of County TT in Elba.

      

Coronavirus in Wisconsin: 2,676 more new cases reported, seven more deaths

Sun, 10/11/2020 - 3:10pm

The 2,676 new COVID-19 cases account for 26.1% of the total 10,247 test results reported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Sunday.

      

Warner 'Butch' Halverson dies of heart failure. But he got to visit his farm a last time.

Sat, 10/10/2020 - 7:10am

The farm was his life. He never married, never had children. Halverson was happiest when he was tending his cattle or working on a small sawmill.

      

'I shouldn't be here': Oshkosh bar owner in ICU with COVID-19 blames Trump for out-of-control pandemic

Fri, 10/09/2020 - 7:53pm

The owner of a beloved Oshkosh bar is in the ICU with COVID-19 and blames the president for an out-of-control pandemic that has infected his family.

      

Fond du Lac County passes 2,000 recoveries from COVID-19; Dodge County sees 343 this week

Fri, 10/09/2020 - 7:09pm

The Fond du Lac County Health Department reported 272 more positive COVID-19 tests since Monday, according to its Community Impact Dashboard.

      

Wisconsin reports 16 deaths, second-highest coronavirus case count ever as surge hits rural counties

Fri, 10/09/2020 - 4:08pm

The 2,988 coronavirus cases reported Friday was the second-highest case count ever, behind only Thursday's record-shattering count.

      

Friends of Lakeside Park petitions counted but not certified; council asked to deny request

Fri, 10/09/2020 - 2:59pm

The city attorney says the petitions are improper, an attorney for the Friends group says they are.

      

Bice: Supreme Court chief justice banished Judge Brad Schimel from his own courtroom after he refused to wear mask

Fri, 10/09/2020 - 1:58pm

Waukesha County Circuit Judge Brad Schimel had said he couldn't wear a mask in court because of chronic sinus issues that he said were aggravated by masks.

      

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