Category Archives: Local News
Percentage of positive COVID-19 tests jumps to 10.3%
The state has 830 new confirmed coronavirus cases, and the percentage of positive tests rose for the fourth straight day. The state is reporting 10.3 percent came back positive, and that's the highest...
Jul 19, 2020
State sets single-day record for COVID-19 cases
The state set a new single-day record for confirmed coronavirus cases, with 978. That breaks the previous high of 964 from Tuesday. The state has had more than 800 new cases in each of the past five d...
Jul 18, 2020
Man gets 9 yrs in prison for FdL shooting
A 26-year-old man is going to prison for nine years for shooting someone in the leg outside of a liquor store in Fond du Lac last year. Mohamed Elmhdait was convicted of several charges. Prosecutors s...
Jul 17, 2020
Man faces trial in hate crime murder case
A Fond du Lac County judge is ordering a trial for a man accused of deliberately hitting a motorcycle, killing a 55-year-old man. Thirty-three-year-old Daniel Navarro is charged with murder and a hate...
Jul 17, 2020
G.B. officers cleared in deadly shooting
Green Bay police officers are being cleared of any criminal charges in a shooting on May 9th. Investigators say Elder Melgar was shooting at a man, when officers shot and killed Melgar. Police were ca...
Jul 17, 2020
Appleton reports 7 new COVID-19 cases
There are seven more COVID-19 cases in Appleton. Three caught it from a known case, and four are under investigation. That brings the city's overall total to 318 cases. The health department reports 1...
Jul 17, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Pence visits Ripon College
Vice President Mike Pence visited the city that's known as the "Birthplace of the Republican Party" on a campaign stop today. He spoke at Ripon College in a closed-door event, and contrasted the belie...
Jul 17, 2020
Brown Co. leaders to talk about mask rules
Some Brown County leaders will start considering proposals for a mandatory mask rule next week. Supervisor Patrick Evans is on the human services committee, and he believes the issue has become politi...
Jul 17, 2020
Bazaar After Dark pushing 2020 plans to 2021
Organizers of Bazaar After Dark are planning to stick with the same locations for the next two night markets. They're postponing them until 2021. Tonya Boelter of the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce sa...
Jul 17, 2020
Chalk Walk returns to downtown Appleton
Artists are working with chalk on the sidewalks along College Avenue in downtown Appleton. Lynn Schemm of Appleton Downtown Incorporated says 18 people are participating in this year's Chalk Walk. The...
Jul 17, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Downtown Incorporated)
