Category Archives: Local News
State opening alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients
The number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals continues to spike, and now the state is opening an alternate care facility in the Milwaukee area. The decision comes at the same time the state set two ne...
Oct 7, 2020
State adds 2,319 COVID-19 cases, hospitals set records
There are 2,319 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, and two new records for hospital patients. Hospitals are treating 141 new coronavirus patients, and 853 overall. Both are single-day highs. O...
Oct 7, 2020
Self defense may be motive in confrontation near UWGB
UW-Green Bay officials think a man may have acted in self defense during a confrontation on an Arboretum Trail. University police were called around 6:45 p.m. about a man with a gun on the trail. Offi...
Oct 7, 2020
No more lead pipes in Green Bay
A five-year project to remove thousands of lead pipes in Green Bay is done. That means the city's water system is now completely lead pipe free. Green Bay Water Utility crews started working on the pi...
Oct 7, 2020
Demand for plasma rising from COVID-19 patients
More than 15,000 people in the Fox Valley and Green Bay areas have recovered from coronavirus, and a nonprofit hopes they'll donate plasma. Kristine Belanger of the Community Blood Center says their p...
Oct 7, 2020
Evers attorney expects lawsuit over limits
The attorney for the governor's office is expecting a lawsuit over the capacity limits. Chief Legal Counsel Ryan Nilsestuen calls it a "very targeted order," and says it uses authority that wasn't par...
Oct 6, 2020
Roth: Order may be illegal, prevention needed
Majority Republicans in the Legislature are looking over the governor's order setting a 25 percent capacity limit, to see if it's legal. Senate President Roger Roth of Appleton believes it's similar t...
Oct 6, 2020
Local health officials on board with capacity rule
Local health officials are applauding the capacity limits. Winnebago County Health Director Doug Gieryn expects it will have an impact. He says masks, physical distancing and capacity limits are key t...
Oct 6, 2020
DHS: 'Intense community spread' of coronavirus
State Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm reports COVID-19 cases are rising rapidly among all age groups across Wisconsin. She says there's "intense community spread." She thinks it's ...
Oct 6, 2020
Elective procedures could be delayed again
Local hospitals are close to putting elective procedures on hold again. Aurora Oshkosh President, Dr. John Newman says they have fewer beds for other patients because they're handling so many COVID-19...
Oct 6, 2020
