5-28-20 wet thursday, sunny weekend
Thursday Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. High near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and
5-28-20 waupun prison inmates test positive for covid-19
The state Department of Corrections says close to to 44 percent of inmates tested at the Waupun Correctional Institution have tested positive for coronavirus. As of Wednesday, 73 inmates at Waupun had been tested. Of those, 32 were positive
5-28-20 alliant energy investing in solar energy plants
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Alliant Energy says it’s buying about $900 million worth of new solar power plants in Wisconsin, making the utility company the largest solar operator in Wisconsin. The six projects are under development in
5-28-20 emerging elk
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Board has voted not to change the number of elk that hunters can kill in Wisconsin this year. The board voted Wednesday to set a 10-elk hunting
5-28-20 wi supreme court dismisses safer at home lawsuit as moot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has dismissed as moot a lawsuit that argued Gov. Tony Evers’ “safer at home” order was a violation of constitutional rights to worship, protest and travel. The court earlier
5-28-20 fdl county covid-19 death toll at five
Two more deaths have been reported in Fond du Lac County due to COVID-19. There are now five deaths in Fond du Lac County from the virus. Longtime Fond du Lac attorney Steve Sager died May 17 due to
5-28-20 april local unemployment rates show effect of safer at home order
The April local unemployment rates show the effects of the statewide Safer at Home order on communities across the state. The city of Fond du Lac’s April unemployment rate was 18.2 percent, after a March rate of just 2.9
5-28-20 republicans urge faster processing of unemployment claims
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans at a sometimes heated legislative hearing are faulting leaders in Gov. Tony Evers’ administration for not doing enough to ensure unemployment claims are processed quickly during the pandemic. Wednesday’s hearing laid bare
5-28-20 virus outbreak-wisconsin grant
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers says that Wisconsin local governments will share in $200 million from the federal coronavirus relief bill to help with expenses related to the pandemic. Evers on Wednesday announced that $190
5-28-20 wisconsin national guard testing at waupun and dodge correctional institutions
Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection teams collected over 4,100 specimens May 26 and its cumulative total collected for COVID-19 testing topped 72,000 as 25 teams continue to operate across Wisconsin supporting local health departments and the Wisconsin