Month: July 2020

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7-31-20 uw-madison fined over animal research

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been fined $74,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 28 violations of federal animal research treatment standards. The Wisconsin State Journal reported Thursday that the fine was assessed in April as part of a settlement for 28 violations that occurred between 2015 to 2019. Many of the violations involved incidents in which monkeys became injured after staff errors or equipment […]

todayJuly 31, 2020

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7-31-20 hotel retlaw hires general manager

The Hotel Retlaw in downtown Fond du Lac has a new general manager.  Chad Buros has been hired to the post, three months after he was named director of sales and marketing at the hotel.   Buros says he plans to market the recently renovated hotel as a classic, downtown boutique hotel that holds appeal for residents and visitors alike.  The $30 million renovation project was completed last year.  Buros says the goal is […]

todayJuly 31, 2020

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7-31-20 virus spread hits northern wi

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Rural counties in northern Wisconsin that had largely been immune from the coronavirus pandemic are now seeing a surge in cases, with Iron County now having the state’s highest rate of active confirmed infections. The number of confirmed infections in Iron County was in the single digits for four months before spiking in July, with 75 total cases. Of those, 68 involve residents and seven involve […]

todayJuly 31, 2020

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7-31-20 wisconsin republicans break with trump on election day

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican legislative leaders and the state’s longest-serving Republican in Congress are breaking with President Donald Trump over possibly delaying the Nov. 3 presidential election. U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke all said Thursday that they oppose delaying the election, a date that is enshrined in federal law and would require an act of Congress to change, including […]

todayJuly 31, 2020

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7-31-20 milwaukee man charged following high speed chase in fdl county

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office believes a Milwaukee man arrested following a high speed chase this week was in Fond du Lac to deal drugs.   Twenty four year old Demarcus Johnson was arrested following the eight mile long chase that started on Interstate 41 and ended on National Avenue in the city of Fond du Lac.  Sheriff’s captain Bill Tadych says deputies recovered a large amount of cash, drugs and two […]

todayJuly 31, 2020

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7-31-20 marshfield medical center-beaver dam statement mask mandate

Statement on COVID-19 Safeguards Local health departments are working tirelessly to keep our communities safe.   Businesses, event organizers, churches, sports clubs, schools and other organizations should work closely with their health departments and operate with the highest degree of safety in mind for all those who visit their places of business and participate in events and activities.    Marshfield Clinic Health System strongly supports mandated use of masks such as […]

todayJuly 30, 2020

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7-31-20 governor evers orders statewide mask mandate

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has issued a statewide mask order amid a spike in coronavirus cases in the state, setting up a conflict with Republican legislative leaders who oppose such a requirement and successfully sued earlier to kill his “safer at home” order. The Democratic governor on Thursday ordered the wearing of masks starting Saturday. The Wisconsin Supreme Court in May tossed out an order from […]

todayJuly 30, 2020

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7-31-20 wisconsin bankers association statement on mandatory mask order

“Governor Evers’ executive order requiring face coverings offers certainty to banks and businesses across the state. For those financial institutions that had been operating in multiple jurisdictions under differing rules, this provides a uniform set of parameters for everyone to operate under. We also want to remind the public that each bank will have different procedures for identifying customers using their lobby. While complying with the governor’s executive order, customers […]

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7-31-20 dnr board revises deer quota

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources board has revised antlerless deer quotas in a handful of counties following complaints the panel violated open meeting laws and ignored local recommendations when it approved the limits last month. The board in a June 24 meeting reduced quotas that citizen committees in 11 northern counties initially recommended. Former board members accused the board of planning the reduction ahead of […]

todayJuly 30, 2020