Category Archives: Local News
Titanic exhibit delayed until 2021
People will have to wait a year to learn about the state's connections to the Titantic at the Oshkosh Public Museum. Spokeswoman Tammy Malewski says they're going to delay a special exhibit until July...
Jun 03, 2020
Local stores selling more books on race
Books on race are becoming hot sellers at local bookstores. Lions Mouth Bookstore owner Amy Mazzariello says people are trying to understand what's happening in the country. She says the books really ...
Jun 03, 2020
Smaller towns also home to protets
Smaller communities are also joining in on the protests of police treatment of African-Americans. Mildred Hofer took part in a Black Lives Matter march in Marinette and Menominee yesterday. She says t...
Jun 03, 2020
Appleton has 6 new COVID-19 cases
Appleton's health department is reporting six new COVID-19 cases. That brings the city's total to 119. Five caught it from another known case, and one is from community spread. Sixty-five people are i...
Jun 03, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Country USA, Rock USA canceled
Two of the big music festivals in Oshkosh won't happen this year. Country USA and Rock USA organizers say coronavirus is forcing them to cancel. They say they talked with the Winnebago County Health D...
Jun 03, 2020
Rai: Systemic racism a health care crisis
A local health care expert says not having access to doctors and clinics is an issue of racism. Prevea Health President Dr. Ashok Rai tells Action 2 News systemic racism has been a public health crisi...
Jun 03, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
Police union chief weighs in on use-of-force bill
The leader of a state police group is on board with a bill supported by Governor Evers to set standards for police officers using force. Wisconsin Professional Police Association Executive Director Ji...
Jun 03, 2020
Greenville's Catfish Races, concert canceled
There won't be catfish races or a concert in Greenville next month. Greenville Lions Chair Clint Dorn says he's confident they'll be able to rebook the same lineup for next year. Styx, .38 Special, an...
Jun 03, 2020
Avery tests positive for COVID-19 in prison
Steven Avery caught coronavirus at the state's prison in Waupun. His attorney, Kathleen Zellner, confirmed on Twitter that Avery tested positive. She says he'll fully recover. One of Avery's former de...
Jun 03, 2020
Man killed in cycle crash with deer
A crash between a motorcycle and a deer in Oconto County left a Marinette man dead, and a teenager hurt. The two were on a bike on Highway 41, near Highway A, in the Town of Little River a little befo...
Jun 03, 2020 Oconto County Sheriff's Office logo (Image courtesy Oconto Co. Sheriff's Office)
