Category Archives: Local News
Nurse hopes community will help long-term care residents
A nurse at a large long-term care facility in Kaukauna says their residents are counting on everyone to prevent the spread of coronavirus, so they can see their loved ones sooner. Kteile Smith of St. ...
May 21, 2020
Evers sets aside $100 mil for long-term care, EMS
Governor Evers will provide $100 million in federal stimulus money to long-term care facilities and Emergency Medical Service providers. He says the response to COVID-19 is placing a significant burde...
May 21, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Appleton has 8 new COVID-19 cases
Appleton's health department is reporting eight new confirmed COVID-19 cases. That's the most in a single day in the city. Five of the people had contact with a known case, and three caught it through...
May 21, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Steineke wanted long-term care money sooner
A Republican leader was calling on Governor Evers to spend some federal stimulus money on long-term care facilities. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke of Vandenbroek thinks they should've been at ...
May 21, 2020
Blood Center to run antibody tests for plasma donors
The Community Blood Center in Grand Chute will start antibody testing for coronavirus to find potential plasma donors. Hospitals are using that plasma to treat current COVID-19 patients. Chief Medical...
May 21, 2020
Temperature checks only identify 1 COVID-19 symptom
Appleton's health officer wants to make sure checking the temperature of workers doesn't give people a false sense of security. Kurt Eggebrecht says it's only one sign someone might have coronavirus. ...
May 21, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
De Pere youth baseball, soccer plan to play
There are plans to hold youth baseball and soccer in De Pere this summer. Both programs are trying to figure out how to get kids safely back outside. Parks Director Marty Kosobucki says they could lim...
May 21, 2020
Federal lawsuit filed over local 'safer at home' orders
Seventeen people in Wisconsin are filing a federal lawsuit in Milwaukee, arguing local "safer at home" orders are unconstitutional. The challenge names 21 state and local public safety and health offi...
May 21, 2020
FdL police investigate north-side shooting
Fond du Lac police are investigating a shooting on the north side. They say one or more shots were fired on E. Bank Street, between N. Main and Marquette streets, yesterday morning. There are no repor...
May 21, 2020
Home heavily damaged in FdL fire
A house southwest of downtown Fond du Lac was heavily damaged in a fire. No one was in the two-story home in the 100 block of Central Avenue around noon yesterday. There are no reports of injuries. In...
May 21, 2020
