Category Archives: Local News
DHS hopes state won't need emergency hospital
Hospital beds are filling up with coronavirus patients around the state, and the Department of Health Services might have to open an emergency facility. It's at State Fair Park in the Milwaukee area. ...
Sep 30, 2020
Appeals court won't delay absentee ballot ruling
A federal appeals court won't put its decision on absentee ballots on hold. The 7th Circuit Court yesterday upheld a federal judge's ruling that local clerks can count the ballots, if they arrive up t...
Sep 30, 2020
Winnebago Co. ride program growing
Popularity is growing for a program that provides rides to work for people, if public transportation isn't available in their area. The Winnebago Catch-A-Ride is in its second year. The Greater Oshkos...
Sep 30, 2020
GOP wants no players, mascots at voting sites
The state Republican Party wants Brewers and Bucks players banned from early voting locations in Milwaukee. Fiserv Forum and Miller Park will be used for in-person absentee voting next month. GOP Chai...
Sep 30, 2020
3 local companies left in 'Coolest Thing' contest
Three local businesses are still alive in an online contest. Eight companies are left in the "Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin" competition. The local ones are Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac, Kimberly-C...
Sep 30, 2020
Clerk worried about incomplete absentee ballots
More people are voting by absentee ballot and at least one clerk is concerned about the number of incomplete ballots her office is seeing. Neenah Clerk Stephanie Cheslock says they usually get request...
Sep 30, 2020 (Image: City of Neenah)
Appleton considering 'Virtual Plus' learning model
In hopes of getting some students in classrooms sooner, Appleton school district administrators are looking at what they're calling a "Virtual Plus" model. It would be in-between the current setup of ...
Sep 30, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
G.B. double murder victims, suspect were related
Police are reporting the suspect and two victims in a Green Bay double murder were related. Commander Paul Ebel says the 37- and 30-year-old men were killed at an apartment building on the city's nort...
Sep 30, 2020
DHS: State 'is in a crisis now' with COVID-19 spread
A top expert for the state thinks there's a high likelihood things will get much worse, before it gets better, if people don't take action to slow the spread of coronavirus. Dr. Ryan Westergaard of th...
Sep 29, 2020
Evers doesn't want Trump to hold 2 rallies
Governor Evers says if President Trump is going to come to the Green Bay area and La Crosse for campaign rallies on Saturday, he should make sure everyone is wearing a mask. At the president's other r...
Sep 29, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
