Category Archives: Local News
FEMA sending N-95 masks to Wis.
The state will be getting 230,000 N-95 respirator masks from FEMA. The masks will go to county emergency managers, and they'll be handed out to health care providers and first responders, based on the...
Apr 30, 2020
Packers donate 250K for protective equipment
The Green Bay Packers are donating $250,000 to help health care providers buy personal protective equipment. The money will be divided evenly between Bellin Health, St. Vincent and St. Mary's hospital...
Apr 30, 2020 Survey shows majority in favor of eliminating Lambeau Field Stadium District Board
Milwaukee man charged with killing 5 family members
Prosecutors are charging a Milwaukee man with killing five of his family members. Forty-three-year-old Christoper Stokes has a history of domestic violence. He's accused of shooting them, before calli...
Apr 30, 2020
Drive-up testing set up at Resch Center
Brown County is opening a drive-up testing site for coronavirus at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon. Claire Paprocki of the public health department says it will only be for workers in certain areas, l...
Apr 30, 2020
Doctor encourages people to get outside
A medical expert thinks it's safe to be outside now that the weather is getting nicer. Dr. David Brooks is an infectious disease specialist at ThedaCare, and he believes it's good for people physicall...
Apr 30, 2020 (Image provided by ThedaCare)
COVID-19 outbreak at Shawano Co. business
The Shawano County Health Department is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak at a business. The health department says fewer than five people at the company tested positive this week. They all live outsi...
Apr 30, 2020
Kaufert says budget will be a challenge
Neenah's leader thinks it's going to be a challenge to deal with the city's finances after the pandemic. Mayor Dean Kaufert tells Fresh Take they're already working to control costs and trying to find...
Apr 30, 2020 (Image: City of Neenah)
Questions about absentee ballots remain
Oshkosh officials are getting the cold shoulder from the U.S. Postal Service on why thousands of absentee ballots were sitting in Milwaukee. The ballots were apparently for people in Oshkosh and Apple...
Apr 30, 2020 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Tourism focus shifts to outdoor activities
Expect to hear about more outdoor activities in Wisconsin this summer. Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau President Brad Toll says they're shifting the marketing focus to things people c...
Apr 30, 2020
Oshkosh may not take part in 'spring sports window'
It's unlikely local spring high school sports teams will get "closure" for their canceled seasons. The WIAA is granting teams a 30-day window this summer to schedule games or meets. Oshkosh Superinten...
Apr 30, 2020 (Image provided by the WIAA)
