Category Archives: Local News
The Cannery in G.B. will close
The Cannery Public Market in downtown Green Bay will be going out of business. The market section will stay open in June to let people use gift cards. The restaurant won't be serving food. The owners ...
May 22, 2020
State reports 5.1% of new coronavirus tests were positive
The state is reporting 5.1 percent of new coronavirus test results came back positive. That's up slightly from five percent yesterday. There are now 14,396 confirmed cases in Wisconsin. That's 511 mor...
May 22, 2020
Drive-in theaters in high demand
Many drive-in move theaters are starting to reopen and they could see a surge in business because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The owner of Chilton Twilight Drive-In Theater says they opened last weekend...
May 22, 2020
Color Guard touring cemeteries to honor vets
There won't be a traditional Memorial Day parade along College Avenue in Appleton this year, but members of some local veterans organizations still want to do something special. Eric Stadler of the Am...
May 22, 2020
AAA passes on Memorial Day travel projection
For the first time in 20 years, AAA Wisconsin isn't putting together projections for how many people will travel over the Memorial Day weekend. Spokesman Nick Jarmusz believes economic uncertainty and...
May 22, 2020
State tax revenue on beer, liquor, wine jumped in March
While more people stayed at home in March, the state saw a big jump in revenue for taxes on beer, liquor, wine, cigarettes, and other tobacco products. The state revenue department brought in $72.8 mi...
May 21, 2020
Evers: Asian-Americans targeted by hateful actions
President Trump is among the people blaming China for the pandemic, and Governor Evers says the state and country have seen a recent spike in hateful actions and language directed toward Asian-America...
May 21, 2020
Prevea opening free, drive-up COVID-19 testing
Prevea Health will be offering free, drive-up coronavirus testing. People don't need to be a Prevea patient, but they must have at least one symptom. They also need to make an appointment through the ...
May 21, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
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)
