Category Archives: Local News
Fire on Appleton's north side
Crews battle a house fire on Appleton's north side. The home is on North Woodridge Drive and Wayfarer Lane. Crews were called around 12:30 a.m. Officials say there's severe damage to the roof of an at...
Mar 22, 2021
State closing alternate care facility
The state is shutting down its alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients. The center at the state fairgrounds has seen no patients for weeks--and state officials point to declining numbers of hosp...
Mar 19, 2021
New COVID cases decline
The number of new coronavirus cases in Wisconsin drops back below 400 today. The state Department of Health Services reports 390 positive tests--with a positivity rate of 17-percent. There were six mo...
Mar 19, 2021
More than 800,000 Wisconsinites have now had both vaccine doses
More than 800-thousand Wisconsin residents have completed their coronavirus vaccination schedule. That represents 14-percent of the population. Overall, one-million-455-thousand people have had at lea...
Mar 19, 2021
CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer
U.S. health officials are relaxing social distancing recommendations for schools, saying students can sit as close as 3 feet apart in classrooms. The CDC guidelines signal the agency's turn away from ...
Mar 19, 2021
Official: Herd immunity possible in Wisconsin by July
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A top Wisconsin health official says there will be enough coronavirus vaccine in Wisconsin by the end of June to immunize 80% of those age 16 and over in the state, hitting a key ...
Mar 19, 2021
More sex assault charges filed against former teacher
Another child sex assault charge has been filed against a former substitute teacher in Oconto County. Charges of second Degree Sexual Assault of a Child was filed this week against John Fredenburgh. T...
Mar 19, 2021
Storage unit a total loss after fire in Green Bay
A storage unit on Green Bay's northwest side is a total loss after an early morning fire. Battalion Chief Anthony Piontek says there was heavy smoke coming from the 48 unit building when they arrived ...
Mar 19, 2021 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
One person in custody after a double stabbing in Appleton
Appleton police have one suspect in custody after two people were stabbed with what police are calling an edged weapon. Sergeant Meghan Cash says officers were called to the 2600 block of North Richmo...
Mar 19, 2021
Vaccination rates climb
Twenty-three percent of Wisconsin residents have now received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. That includes 13-percent of the population that has received both shots. In Northeast Wisconsin,...
Mar 18, 2021
