5-29-20 state fair cancellation statement
State Fair executive director Kathleen O’Leary will be a guest on AM 1170s Between the Lines program with Greg Stensland at 9:20am Friday WEST ALLIS, Wis. – May 28, 2020 – For several months the Wisconsin State Fair
5-29-20 fdl resident donates convalescent plasma in fight against covid-19
Fond du Lac County resident Gregg Bartel has a message for residents…COVID-19 is real and it’s serious. Bartel says he first started feeling sick March 15. Bartel says the doctor told him test kits were scarce and
5-29-20 convalescent blood transfusions
Doctor Todd Straus says he is hopeful that convalescent blood transfusions will be able to help successfully treat patients suffering from COVID-19. Dr. Straus is the Chief Medical Officer at The Community Blood Center in Appleton. The Community
5-29-20 senate majority leader optimistic major pro sports teams in wisconsin will have seasons this year
Republican Senator Majority leader Scott Fitzgerald says he feels confident the major Wiconsin professional sports teams will be able to resume their seasons this year. Fitzgerald made the comments after phone calls this week with representatives from the Milwaukee Brewers,
5-29-20 in-person circuit court hearings and jury trials
The Fond du Lac County District Attorney says local judges are working on a plan to resume in-person hearings and jury trials. The Wisconsin Supreme Court last week issued an order allowing individual courts to resume in-person proceedings on a
5-29-20 wisconsin farm support program
The Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent says a Wisconsin Farm Support program unveiled last week by governor Tony Evers is welcome news for dairy farmers. Extension agent Tina Kohlman says the program provides $50 million
5-29-20 republican state rep. joan ballweg-unemployment benefit claims
Republican state representative Joan Ballweg says her office is helping residents who have been waiting for weeks to receive their unemployment benefits. While the state’s unemployment soared to 14.1 percent in April, so has Republican criticism over the speed
5-29-20 governor evers-june dairy month message
It’s June in Wisconsin, and that means June Dairy Month. From my days working in a cheese plant, I’ve never missed the chance to support our state’s dairy industry, which now contributes $45.6 billion to Wisconsin’s economy.
5-29-20 days after approval, wi country music festival canned
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Two days after a country music festival in northern Wisconsin got the green light to hold four days of concerts expected to attract thousands, organizers have canceled the event. The Hodag Country Festival
5-29-20 fdl public safety referendum on hold
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic the Fond du Lac city council is putting a public safety referendum on hold. City manager Joe Moore says it doesn’t make sense to talk about a referendum with an unemployment rate above