Category Archives: Local News
5 new deaths from coronavirus in Brown Co.
Five people in Brown County died from coronavirus over the weekend. The county's public health department says four of them were men, and they were 62, 77, 92 and 97. A 76-year-old woman also passed a...
May 11, 2020
State better than much of country in virus fight
The president and CEO of Prevea Health believes Wisconsin is handling coronavirus better than a significant part of the country. Dr. Ashok Rai tells Action 2 News the "safer at home" order is working,...
May 11, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
St. Joseph Food Program not overwhelmed
Local food pantries are keeping their shelves stocked despite the pandemic. St. Joseph Food Program spokeswoman Karen Ziemke says they have fresh meat even though some processors are shut down. She sa...
May 11, 2020
Oshkosh Farm Market will be smaller
The Saturday Oshkosh Farmers Market will be a much smaller this year. City Manager Mark Rohloff says the focus will be exclusively on selling food, and not so much on entertainment and socializing. Th...
May 11, 2020 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Miss Wisconsin Pageant canceled
There won't be a Miss Wisconsin Pageant this year. Organizers made the decision after the national Miss America Pageant was cancelled last week. Local titleholders from this year will automatically ge...
May 11, 2020
Gas prices continue to rise
Gas prices are still going up in Fox Valley. Gasbuddy.com reports the average in the Appleton area jumped another 13 cents last week to $1.58 a gallon. Gas in the Green Bay area rose by 17 cents to $1...
May 11, 2020
Woman arrested for chase in stolen car
A Milwaukee woman led Fond du Lac County deputies on a high-speed chase that ends in a crash. The 18-year-old is accused of stealing a car in Winnebago County yesterday, and she was spotted on I-41 la...
May 11, 2020
DHS: State reaches benchmark for 14-day decline
The Department of Health Services says right now, the state has reached a major benchmark for scaling back social distancing rules. Dr. Ryan Westergaard says they've seen a downward trend in the perce...
May 11, 2020
Officer cleared in Oshkosh West High shooting
Winnebago County's top prosecutor is clearing an Oshkosh school police officer of any wrongdoing in a shooting at West High School. The state justice department investigated the shooting of student Gr...
May 11, 2020 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Standalone retail shops can reopen with rules
Governor Evers will let standalone retail shops and ones in strip malls reopen. They'll be able to have up to five people in their store at a time, and they'll have to follow social distancing guideli...
May 11, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
