Category Archives: Local News
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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2020
FVTC student shows off intern work during pandemic
A Fox Valley Technical College student got a chance to help build drive-up testing sites and overflow tents, during an internship. Dylan Casey decided to show his construction management classmates pi...
May 7, 2020
Door Co. preparing for visitors later on
The busy tourism season would normally already be underway in Door County. While the "safer at home" order is in place, Jon Jarosh of Destination Door County says they're still asking people to stay a...
May 7, 2020
Appleton adds 3 new coronavirus cases
There are three new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Appleton. The public health department is reporting they caught the virus from other confirmed cases. There are now 44 cases in the city. Thirty-one peo...
May 7, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
