Day: June 18, 2020

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6-18-20 new covid-19 death toll model

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says the latest models showing the number of COVID-19 deaths nearly doubling by September is scary and sad.  A Harvard health expert said he expects the U.S to surpass 200,000 deaths sometime in September.   The main model used by officials estimates the death toll at more than 193,000 by the end of September.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says that’s exactly […]

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6-18-20 fdl county high speed chase suspects

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has released another photo of the suspects involved in a high speed chase last month.  The chase started on Interstate 41, and ended when the pursuit was terminated in the city of Fond du Lac at Military Road and Ninth Street.   The vehicle was found abandoned on Harrison Place near Forest Avenue.   Sheriff’s captain Bill Tadych says a cell phone picture of the suspects was initially posted […]

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6-18-20 virus outbreak-hunter lawsuit

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Kansas-based hunting advocacy group is suing to force the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to restart in-person hunter education courses. The DNR canceled the courses as part of a stay-at-home order Gov. Tony Evers issued in March. The state Supreme Court struck the order down in May. Hunter Nation filed a lawsuit in Marathon County on Wednesday arguing that the DNR has no authority to […]

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6-18-20 juneteenth flag-wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Juneteenth flag celebrating the a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. will fly over the Wisconsin Capitol for the first time in state history. Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday that the flag will be up all day on Friday. It will replace the rainbow gay pride flag for one day. That flag is up all month and flew for the first […]

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6-18-20 ntsb investigation into fatal wi crash that killed four

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into a chain-reaction crash that killed four people and injured several others in southern Wisconsin last week. The NTSB tweeted that the agency is coordinating the investigation with the Wisconsin State Patrol and does not plan to send NTSB investigators to the scene near Lodi at this time. Eight vehicles were involved in the Friday morning crash […]

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6-18-20 wi assisted living virus outbreak

PULASKI, Wis. (AP) — State regulators say mismanagement at an assisted living facility in northeastern Wisconsin made a deadly coronavirus outbreak worse. Forty-six people have been infected by COVID-19, including 10 residents who died, at Country Villa Assisted Living in Pulaski. The Wisconsin Division of Quality Assurance determined the facility failed to adequately monitor residents with coronavirus symptoms and did not follow public health guidelines until it was too late. […]

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6-18-20 shootout-fire

TOWN OF SUMNER, Wis. (AP) — State investigators say two people have died at the scene of a shootout and house fire in Jefferson County. The Division of Criminal Investigation confirmed the deaths Wednesday.   Deputies were sent to the house in the Town of Sumner Tuesday night on a report of a possible burglary. A responding deputy found two people down in the driveway and they were later determined to […]

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6-18-20 wisconsin panel gives final approval on absentee ballots

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission has given final approval to a mailing that will put absentee ballot application forms in the hands of 2.7 million registered voters ahead of the November presidential election. The commission previously voted unanimously in favor of sending the mailing to about 80% of registered voters. On Wednesday, it approved the letter that will accompany it. The commission was also to consider a […]

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