Category Archives: Local News
Evers anticipates schools will reopen in fall
Governor Evers says he's optimistic schools will be able to open in the fall. He points out local school districts are making decisions on how to open, and parents should reach out to their districts ...
Jul 15, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
LU to test students as part of reopening plan
Lawrence University plans to reopen the campus in the fall. President Mark Burstein says they're working with Bellin Health to test all students, faculty, and staff when they return to the school. The...
Jul 14, 2020
Appleton has 6 more COVID-19 cases
There are six new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Appleton. Three got it from a known case, two caught it through community spread, and one is still under investigation. That brings the city's total of co...
Jul 14, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
DNR helping with manure spill near Pulaski
The DNR is working with a farm near Pulaski to deal with a manure spill. The agency says Betley Farms spread the manure, and some of it ran off, into the Little Suamico River. The spill was moving tow...
Jul 14, 2020 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Rule impacting international students dropped
A day after Wisconsin and 17 other states filed a lawsuit against a federal rule impacting international students, the Trump administration is rescinding it. It would've forced international students ...
Jul 14, 2020
Prevea leader hopes for more mask rules
A medical expert hopes more communities follow the lead of others in Wisconsin that are putting mask requirements in place. Prevea Health President Dr. Ashok Rai tells Action 2 News it's an effective ...
Jul 14, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
Brillion starting school year early
The Brillion school district will bring students back to class on August 24th. Superintendent Nick Madison says they had to get permission from the state Department of Public Instruction, because the ...
Jul 14, 2020
Menasha's pool reopens
Menasha's pool is open again today. The city closed it yesterday, because a worker had close contact with someone with coronavirus. The staff member wasn't at the pool at the time.
Jul 14, 2020 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
Wis. added to New York's quarantine list
People traveling from Wisconsin to New York will have to quarantine in New York for 14 days. The state's Governor Andrew Cuomo added Wisconsin and three other states to New York's quarantine list. Gov...
Jul 14, 2020
Fire damages home on G.B.'s east side
A fire on Green Bay's east side caused about $150,000 in damage to a home. Lt. Shauna Walesh says smoke was coming from all three floors when they got to the 800 block of S. Quincy Street around 6:45 ...
Jul 14, 2020 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
