Category Archives: Local News
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
Coronavirus activity holding steady
Coronavirus activity remains steady in Wisconsin. The state Department of Health Services reports 490 positive tests on Thursday--with a positivity rate of 16-percent. There were six more COVID-relate...
Mar 18, 2021
King veterans home to resume visitations
The King Veterans Home in Waupaca County will allow visitors again next week. Visitation was shut down last fall following a COVID outbreak inside the nursing facility. As of this week, there are no c...
Mar 18, 2021
Number of COVID deaths in Wisconsin long-term care facilities jumps
The number of COVID-19 deaths attributed to long-term care facilities takes a significant jump in Wisconsin. More than a thousand deaths were moved to that category on the state's COVID-19 dashboard--...
Mar 18, 2021
