Category Archives: Local News
Health director wants to ramp up COVID-19 testing
Winnebago County is taking part in a pilot program to increase the amount of coronavirus testing in Wisconsin. Health Director Doug Gieryn says a state grant funding will help cover the costs for prov...
Aug 18, 2020
Rai: May take 2 weeks to see mask order impact
The president of Prevea Health thinks we need at least two more weeks to determine if the state's mask rule is working. Dr. Ashok Rai believes some aren't following it. And he says people are still ge...
Aug 18, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
Wisconsin removed from Chicago's travel list
Wisconsin is now off Chicago's travel advisory list. The state was added to the city's emergency order last month, because of rising coronavirus case rates. It meant people heading to Chicago from Wis...
Aug 18, 2020
Suspect with "violent criminal history" arrested in FdL
Fond du Lac police are releasing more information about a search warrant and arrest made this morning. Officers and the SWAT team took a 33-year-old man into custody for starting a car on fire on Sund...
Aug 18, 2020
Protesters, counter-protesters turn out for Trump
Protesters turned out Monday before President Trump's speech. Ryan Hamann of the Coalition to March on the DNC says they want to hold people accountable. He says no matter what candidate wins in Novem...
Aug 17, 2020
UW-GB preparing for students to return
Students will be back on the UW Green Bay campus in two weeks. Before the school year starts, staffers are taking steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Chancellor Michael Alexander says many stu...
Aug 17, 2020
Home sales set state record for July
A record number of homes were sold across the state last month. They were up nearly eight percent from the previous July record set last year. Wisconsin Realtors Association Economist David Clark says...
Aug 17, 2020
De Pere shoe store closing after 25 years
A long-running family business in De Pere won't be open for much longer. Klika Shoes owner Dave Klika says he got a wake-up call, when he was forced to close for two months in the spring. He was looki...
Aug 17, 2020
7th COVID-19 death reported in Appleton
Appleton has now had seven coronavirus deaths in the city. The health department reported the death, after the state's numbers were released. The person was in their 80s. There have now been 592 confi...
Aug 17, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Trump campaigns in Oshkosh
President Trump flew into Oshkosh for a campaign rally Monday afternoon. He believes if he's re-elected, the economy will have its best year in history next year. He criticized the Democratic ticket, ...
Aug 17, 2020
