Month: March 2021

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3-31-21 prosecutor: woman in slender man stabbing still dangerous

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A prosecutor argues that a judge should deny a release request by a Wisconsin woman convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the internet horror character Slender Man because she remains a danger to others. Nineteen-year-old Anissa Weier earlier this month asked a Waukesha County judge to release her from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Oshkosh, were she was sentenced in 2017 to spend 25 […]

todayMarch 30, 2021

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3-31-21 third variant detected in wisconsin concerns fdl county public health officer

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says news of a third potentially more severe COVID-19 variant detected in Wisconsin is concerning.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says that’s why it’s all the more important to get people vaccinated as quickly as possible.  "Definately something we need to pay attention to and we should be concerned about,"   Mueller told WFDL news.  "...also a very good reason why we're working […]

todayMarch 30, 2021

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3-31-21 wrong way crashes

Wisconsin is headed the wrong way with wrong-way crashes.  According to a recent AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analysis the number of deaths from wrong-way driving crashes on divided highways in Wisconsin from 2015 to 2018 was 230 percent higher than the previous five years.  State AA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says that’s the third highest increase in the nation.  Jarmusz says while the overall numbers are relatively low, it’s still an alarming number considering […]

todayMarch 30, 2021

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3-31-21 wisconsin to open vaccinations to general public on monday

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials plan to make everyone in the state who is 16 and older eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations starting next week. Gov. Tony Evers tweeted Tuesday that anyone 16 or older can get shots beginning next Monday. Currently health care workers, people over 65, nursing home residents and staff, educators and people with underlying health conditions are eligible. State health officials have said that as […]

todayMarch 30, 2021

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3-30-21 two individuals missing after falling out of canoe on lake winnebago

Two people are missing and feared drowned after falling out of a canoe on Lake Winnebago.    Shortly before 8:30pm the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from one of the individuals in the canoe about a mile north of the Fond du Lac River outlet…north of Lakeside Park West.   Shortly after placing the call both victims fell into the water and neither was wearing a life jacket.  The Sheriff’s Office Boat Patrol and Water […]

todayMarch 30, 2021

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3-30-21 evers vetoes wi legislative oversight of covid funds

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that would have given Republican legislators oversight of federal COVID-19 relief funds. The governor vetoed the bill during a news conference Monday. He says legislative oversight of the money would have caused massive delays in getting it to recipients. The governor says Wisconsin is slated to receive $5 billion in federal aid. He says he will use about […]

todayMarch 29, 2021

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3-30-21 alternate spring high school sports season

Wisconsin high school athletic officials are excited that student athletes who weren’t able to participate in fall sports because of the coronavirus pandemic are getting a chance this spring.  More than 100 schools, including Fond du Lac High School are playing football this spring.   Athletic director David Michalkiewicz says it feels great to be able to offer the opportunity to the kids.  "All of our kids that were in fall sports that […]

todayMarch 29, 2021

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3-30-21 million in wisconsin fully vaccinated

Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services  announced Monday  that one million people in Wisconsin are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says that's great news.  "I just personally for Fond du Lac County would like to see more vaccine coming to use,"  Mueller told WFDL news.   “We're happy to see folks in Wisconsin doing their part and getting vaccinated […]

todayMarch 29, 2021

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3-30-21 wisconsin libraries-stimulus package

Public library systems say the services they provide go well beyond books. And now, they're getting extra federal aid to offer more help to those who need it, including Wisconsin communities. The 1-point-9 trillion-dollar stimulus package recently signed by President Joe Biden sets aside 200-million dollars for libraries. Wisconsin Library Association president Sherry Machones says the Badger State will get about 3-point-2 million.   Fond du Lac Public  Library director Jon […]

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