Category Archives: Local News
State joins suit over international students
The state is signing onto a lawsuit over a federal rule that could impact international students at universities. Attorney General Josh Kaul says the Trump administration is threatening colleges to ho...
Jul 13, 2020
Survey: Most businesses still expect to profit in 2020
Despite the pandemic, a survey shows only 23 percent of businesses believe they'll be in the red at the end of the year. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce President Kurt Bauer says 51 percent expec...
Jul 13, 2020
Menasha pool closed indefinitely, Doyle Pool opens
Menasha is closing the city pool until further notice, after a worker had contact with a known positive coronavirus case. The staff member wasn't at the pool at the time. Little Chute reopened Doyle P...
Jul 13, 2020 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
Work at G.B. Popeyes site to start
Construction on the first Popeyes restaurant in Green Bay is expected to start soon. Crews will tear down a former custard place in the 1800 block of W. Mason Street, beginning tomorrow. The owners pl...
Jul 13, 2020
Firefighters challenged by additions to home
Past additions that were built onto a house in Menasha made it challenging for firefighters this morning. Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue Shift Commander Dan Schultz says they were called to a home in the ...
Jul 13, 2020 Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue logo (Image courtesy Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue)
Brown Co. road project meeting held outside
Brown County is held a community meeting outside this afternoon, to update people on a road project. Troy Robillard of Ayres Associates says they'll use the outdoor pavilion at the Town of Pittsfield ...
Jul 13, 2020
'Dry throat' caused Grothman's coughing fit
The manager of Congressman Glenn Grothman's campaign says a dry throat led to a coughing fit at the state Republican Party convention. Grothman started coughing uncontrollably after shouting President...
Jul 13, 2020
Milwaukee council requiring masks in city
Milwaukee is the second place in Wisconsin to require people to wear masks. The city council unanimously approved the rule today. People will need to wear them in any building that's open to the publi...
Jul 13, 2020
Soldier's descendants want Capitol statue restored
The descendants of a Union officer want state leaders to fix a statue that was torn down outside the state Capitol last month. Colonel Hans Christian Heg fought against slavery, and he was killed in t...
Jul 13, 2020
State reports 7.5% of new COVID-19 tests were positive
The state is reporting 7.5 percent of new coronavirus tests came back positive. That's down from 10.1 percent yesterday, and lower than Saturday's 7.7 percent. There are 494 more confirmed cases, for ...
Jul 13, 2020
