Author Archives: Jonathan Krause
Oshkosh Fire Department toy drive changing this year
The Oshkosh Fire Department will not be escorting Santa through the streets of the city as part of their toy and food drive this year. Concern over coronavirus means this year's event will have to rel...
Nov 30, 2020
Neenah gets grant for salvage yard cleanup
The city of Neenah will use a state grant to continue cleanup of a former salvage yard site. Mayor Dean Kaufert says the 35-thousand dollars from the D-N-R will fund testing soil samples at Loren's Au...
Nov 30, 2020 (Image: City of Neenah)
Trial set in Menominee Nation Arena bankruptcy lawsuit
A February 14th trial date is set in a civil lawsuit stemming from the bankruptcy of the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh. Investor Eric Hoopman is suing Fox Valley Pro Basketball President Greg Pier...
Nov 30, 2020
Hunter shot in Waushara County
The Waushara County Sheriff's Office releases more information on a weekend shooting incident. A hunter was shot at 4:45 Thanksgiving day in a wooded area along Czech Avenue in the town of Coloma. The...
Nov 30, 2020
Two more COVID-related deaths in Appleton
Two more Appleton residents die from coronavirus-related causes. The city's Health Department says one of the victims was in their 70's--the other was in their 60's. Both lived in the Outagamie County...
Nov 30, 2020
Coronavirus numbers remain lower on less testing
Reduced testing over the holiday weekend continues to produce decreased numbers of new coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. The state Department of Health Services reports 2,534 positive tests on Monday. T...
Nov 30, 2020
Wisconsin sees spike in nursing home deaths due to COVID
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Nearly 300 nursing home residents in Wisconsin died from COVID-19 in the most recent month reported to the federal government. The Journal Sentinel reports that's more than 10 times t...
Nov 27, 2020
Fewest new cases of coronavirus in more than two months
Thanksgiving brings a sharp drop in the number of new coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. The state Department of Health Services reports just 13-hundred new cases today--on greatly reduced numbers of tes...
Nov 27, 2020
New COVID cases and deaths both decline
Wisconsin sees another drop in the number of new coronavirus cases. The state Department of Health Services reports 5,469 positive tests today. The positivity rate was nearly 32-percent. There were an...
Nov 25, 2020
Wisconsin Tourism Secretary resigns
Wisconsin Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney is resigning. Governor Tony Evers says Meaney is leaving to pursue another position outside of government. Meaney had been appointed Tourism Secretary in Decemb...
Nov 25, 2020
