10-1-20 fdl city council approves binding agreement for lakeside park alternative master plan
The Fond du Lac city council has approved a binding agreement for a Lakeside Park alternate master plan. The council approved the agreement at a special meeting Wednesday night. Councilmember Kay Miller was the only councilmember to
10-1-20 controversial solar farm near lomira
A group of residents opposed to a proposed solar farm in the Lomira area is holding a community meeting next week. Lomira Village Board member Scott Ritger says the 100 megawatt Springfield Solar Farm would encompass nearly 900 acres
10-1-20 youth football coach blows off contact tracer
The Washington County executive says he couldn’t believe it when he heard a youth football coach attended a practice and scrimmage knowing he had COVID-19. County executive Josh Schoemann says the assistance coach was symptomatic and had gotten
10-1-20 fdl county public health officer reacts to football coach testing positive
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she was disappointed to learn that a youth football coach would knowingly jeopardize the health of the kids he was coaching. The Washington County youth football coach was fired after attending
10-1-20 hospitals feel squeeze as coronavirus spikes in midwest
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The coronavirus has tightened its grip on the Midwest, with hospitals in Wisconsin and North Dakota running low on space. In Wisconsin, a hospital north of Milwaukee has exceeded capacity in its COVID-19 unit
10-1-20 presidential debate
A retired Ripon College political scientist says he hopes a change in format will result in a better exchange during the next presidential debate. Political scientist Marty Farrell says his initial impression is that neither candidate helped himself. Farrell says
10-1-20 gop loses bid to suspend wi absentee ballot ruling
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court has declined a request by Republicans to suspend a ruling that would allow absentee ballots to be counted in the presidential battleground state for six days after the election.
10-1-20 republicans don’t want bucks, brewers at early voting sites
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party is warning Milwaukee’s chief elections official that it would be illegal for any Milwaukee Bucks or Brewers players or mascots to participate in early voting events
10-1-20 emery’s thunder run
A Fond du Lac man has reached the halfway point in his cross country run to raise money and awareness in the fight against childhood cancer. Emery’s Thunder Run is in honor of Peter Halper’s grandniece, who died
10-1-20 wi department of justice releases training records of kenosha police officers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice has released the training records for the three Kenosha police officers involved in last month’s shooting of Jacob Blake, which sparked several nights of unrest. Officers Ryan Sheskey,