Category Archives: Local News
State reports 6.3% of new test results were positive
The state is reporting 6.3 percent of new coronavirus test results over the past day came back positive. That's the same percentage as yesterday. There are now 11,275 confirmed cases in Wisconsin, and...
May 14, 2020
Bayland wants court to toss bankruptcy case
The bankruptcy of the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh could come to an abrupt end next month. Bayland Buildings is asking a federal court to throw out the case. The company is owed $13 million by th...
May 14, 2020
DOT making progress on early I-41 expansion plans
The DOT is working on traffic projections, and the environmental report, for the proposed I-41 expansion between the Appleton area and De Pere. The agency held an online community meeting yesterday, w...
May 14, 2020
New state COVID-19 plan talks expected to start
Governor Evers and Republican lawmakers could start negotiating a plan on how to move forward, as early as today. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke of Vandenbroek believes they can reopen business...
May 14, 2020
Long-term care facility in Pulaski recovering
The president of an assisted living facility in Pulaski says they're in recovery mode. Country Villa Assisted Living dealt with a COVID-19 outbreak and several deaths. President Chad Reader wishes the...
May 13, 2020
Lamers takes part in national coach bus rally
Coach buses lined streets around the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Wednesday, including a couple from Lamers Bus Lines. Controller Sherry Eisch of the Ashwaubenon-based company says Congress has lef...
May 13, 2020
Pulaski officer rides on own to honor fallen officers
A local police officer is doing his part to remember law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. It's National Police Week, and thousands of officers would normally take part in a bike ride t...
May 13, 2020
Neenah woman hasn't received unemployment yet
A Neenah woman lost her job nearly two months ago, and she's still waiting for her first unemployment payment. Leslie Yurk says she's filed seven claims, and they're all listed as pending. She says sh...
May 13, 2020
Brown County puts local health order in place
Brown County's public health officer is issuing a local order, keeping the previous statewide "safer at home" rules in place, until May 20th. Anna Destree issued a statement, saying she must take reas...
May 13, 2020
Supreme Court blocks 'safer at home' extension
A divided state Supreme Court is blocking the extension of the governor's "safer at home" order. Majority Republicans in the Legislature sued Governor Evers, after he decided to keep the social distan...
May 13, 2020
