Category Archives: Local News
Demand forces COVID-19 test site to close early
The free regional COVID-19 testing site in Oshkosh had to close early today, because so many people were being tested. The Winnebago County Health Department announced the gates to Sunnyview Expo Cent...
Sep 23, 2020
GOP lawmakers appeal absentee ballot ruling
Majority Republicans in the Legislature are appealing a federal court ruling that extends the deadline for absentee ballots to count. A federal judge ruled local clerks can count them, if they're post...
Sep 23, 2020
Investigation into mail found in Greenville
The U.S. Postal Service is asking for an investigation, after mail was found along a road in Greenville earlier this week. There were some absentee ballots in that mail. It was returned to the Postal ...
Sep 23, 2020
State offers bigger loans to Kenosha businesses
The state is offering more money, through no-interest loans, to businesses that were damaged or destroyed in Kenosha. Governor Evers is adding another $3 million, after initially setting aside $1 mill...
Sep 23, 2020
Packers provide final COVID-19 fund grants
The Green Bay Packers are handing out the final five Brown County grants from a special COVID-19 Community Relief Fund. The team sent $1 million to 58 groups, and another $500,000 to organizations in ...
Sep 23, 2020 Survey shows majority in favor of eliminating Lambeau Field Stadium District Board
Local hospitals set records for COVID-19 patients
Administrators at the largest hospitals in the Fox Cities report they're seeing record numbers of COVID-19 patients right now. Dr. Tom Nichols is the vice president of medical affairs at Ascension's S...
Sep 23, 2020
State prepares for distributing vaccine
State health officials are already planning for the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine. Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems-Van Dijk says they're working on a database of p...
Sep 23, 2020
State has most new COVID-19 cases in 4 days
There are 1,762 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, and that's the most in four days. The state is reporting 13.1 percent of tests came back positive. That's below the seven-day average of 16.9...
Sep 23, 2020
Thompson thinks COVID-19 prevention steps are working
Six COVID-19 hotspots in Wisconsin share a common thing -- a UW System campus. System President Tommy Thompson says their work to prevent the spread at the schools is starting to pay off. While he adm...
Sep 23, 2020 (Image provided by UW System)
Four facing federal charges for FdL gun buys
A federal grand jury is indicting four Fond du Lac men accused of using drug addicts to buy them guns. Jonathan Griffin, Jason Spinks, Shakie Davis, and Treon Dennis are facing counts of conspiracy, a...
Sep 23, 2020
