Category Archives: Local News
ThedaCare part of plasma trial for COVID-19
ThedaCare is taking part in a plasma trial that gives patients coronavirus antibodies from recovered people. Infections disease expert Dr. David Brooks says two patients have received plasma so far. H...
May 14, 2020 (Image from ThedaCare)
Remdesivir in 2 Green Bay hospitals
The two HSHS hospitals in Green Bay now have remdesivir to help treat coronavirus patients. St. Vincent and St. Mary's hospitals received enough to treat a total of seven people. The FDA approved the ...
May 14, 2020
Fireworks planned in G.B.
A local fireworks company is planning a "socially distant" show in Green Bay. DTG Pyrotechnics and Special FX wants to put one on at Bay Beach Amusement Park on Saturday, May 30th. In a Facebook video...
May 14, 2020
Williams will stand trial for stabbing child, mother
Doctors believe an Appleton man accused of stabbing a three-year old child to death is mentally competent to stand trial. Demetrius Williams is charged in Outagamie County Court with first-degree inte...
May 14, 2020
Fishing tourney on Lake Winnebago cancelled
One of the largest fishing tournaments on Lake Winnebago is cancelled. The Mercury National Walleye Tournament won't be held in Fond du Lac next month because of public health concerns. It's the first...
May 14, 2020
UWGB campus will open to staff, faculty
All of the UW-Green Bay campuses will reopen to faculty and staff on July 1st so they can get ready for the fall semester. They'll still be encouraged to work from home and protocols will be in place ...
May 14, 2020
Ewald running for Hansen's Senate seat
Another Democrat is jumping into the race to replace the retiring State Senator Dave Hansen of Green Bay. Sandra Ewald is the former president of Advocate Aurora Health in northeast Wisconsin. Hansen ...
May 14, 2020
Gas leak forces evacuation in Appleton
A gas leak forced part of a neighborhood on Appleton's north side to evacuate. Construction crews severed a high-pressure line at the corner of Morrison and Spring streets around 8 a.m. Several nearby...
May 14, 2020
Fire damages historic Eden Town Hall
The historic Eden Town Hall was damaged in a fire yesterday afternoon. Crews were called to the building around 12:30 p.m. and smoke was coming from the roof. Investigators believe the fire was caused...
May 14, 2020
Mile of Music in downtown Appleton cancelled
Appleton's Mile of Music festival is cancelled. The event that draws tens of thousands to the downtown was scheduled for July 30-August 2. Co-founder Dave Willems says they considered about a dozen al...
May 14, 2020
