Category Archives: Local News
FVTC to host community testing site
The first community testing site in the Fox Cities will open next week on the main Fox Valley Technical College campus in Grand Chute. Outagamie County Emergency Management Director Lisa Van Schyndel ...
May 08, 2020
Downtown Appleton shops holding 2nd virtual event
About 15 businesses in downtown Appleton are taking part in the second Virtual Shop Hop. It runs from 8 a.m. until noon on Facebook. Lynn Schemm of Appleton Downtown Incorporated says the first one wa...
May 08, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Downtown Incorporated)
Tavern League leader says bars desperate to open
The president of the state's tavern league says bar owners are getting desperate to reopen. Pete Madland says many bars can't survive another couple of weeks of being shut down. He calls the situation...
May 08, 2020
Bellin Health doing more non-coronavirus services
Bellin Health in Green Bay is the latest to resume more non-coronavirus-related services. Non-essential surgeries and appointments had been postponed since "safer at home" rules took effect in March. ...
May 08, 2020
3 suspects in break-in, knife attack in custody
Green Bay police have three suspects in custody, and they're looking for another, after a reported knife attack. Someone living in the 1300 block of Smith Street claims four men broke in around 10 p.m...
May 08, 2020
Doctor thinks non-COVID-19 patients stayed away
Hospitals around northeast Wisconsin postponed many routine surgeries, but a doctor says other patients stayed away when they shouldn't have. Dr. John Leschke is an anesthesiologist at Ascension's Mer...
May 08, 2020
Evers thinks 'safer at home' will end May 26th
Governor Evers believes the state will meet the necessary benchmarks to start reopening slowly on May 26th. He tells Action 2 News they'll take steps thoughtfully, while following the science. The gov...
May 07, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Streckenbach urges people to use community testing sites
Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach wants more people to go to the community testing sites for COVID-19. He says workers can collect a combined 900 tests every day at the Resch Center in Ashwaube...
May 07, 2020
Ribble: GOP needs to sit down with Evers
A former Republican congressman says GOP lawmakers need to work with the governor on how to reopen the state. Reid Ribble tells Fresh Take that Republican leaders in the Legislature should "actually h...
May 07, 2020
Long-term care facility releases COVID-19 documentary
A documentary is giving people a chance to look inside a long-term care facility, even though visitors aren't allowed right now because of COVID-19. St. Paul Elder Services in Kaukauna released the fi...
May 07, 2020
