Category Archives: Local News
State offers guidelines for reopening schools
A state agency has guidelines for public schools to reopen in the fall. It includes recommendations for putting together flexible schedules. Louise Wilson is the school nurse consultant for the Depart...
Jun 22, 2020
DHS: Flu deaths likely under-counted in 2020
At least 165 people in Wisconsin have died from the flu, since the beginning of the year. Tom Haupt of the state Department of Health Services thinks that number is grossly underestimated, because peo...
Jun 22, 2020
Appleton fireworks moving to WIR
There will be another Fourth of July fireworks show in the Fox Cities. Wisconsin International Raceway owner Dan Van Daalywk says they're going to host the typical show that's been at Appleton's Memor...
Jun 22, 2020
New Appleton group holds free farm market
A new Appleton community group held its first event this weekend -- a free farmers market. Appleton Community Catalyst set it up at Houdini Plaza on Saturday. The group collected donations in the morn...
Jun 22, 2020
'Click It or Ticket' starts today
Police officers and Sheriff's deputies will be watching closely to make sure people are wearing their seatbelts. The annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign starts today, and runs through July 5th. Lt. J...
Jun 22, 2020
No suspect in Neenah murder
Neenah police say they don't have a suspect in a murder. Officers report a victim was shot to death in the 900 block of Adams Street, on the north side. The person was dead when they got there, around...
Jun 22, 2020
State reports lower percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests
The percentage of new positive coronavirus tests went down today. The state is reporting 3.8 percent were positive, compared to 4.6 percent yesterday. The figure was 3.8 percent on Saturday. It's the ...
Jun 22, 2020
1 killed in Neenah shooting
Neenah police are investigating a murder on the city's north side. Officers were called to the the 900 block of Adams Street around 2:15 a.m., and found one person shot and killed. Police are still at...
Jun 22, 2020
Percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests up to 4.6%
The state is reporting 4.6 percent of new COVID-19 tests were positive. That's an increase for the second straight day, and the highest total since 5.3 percent came back positive on May 30th. Yesterda...
Jun 21, 2020
Percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests up to 3.8%
The state is reporting 3.8 percent of new COVID-19 tests came back positive. That's up from 2.5 percent yesterday, and lower than Thursday's total of four percent. Over the past two weeks, the average...
Jun 20, 2020
