Category Archives: Local News
Program cuts, layoffs expected at UW schools
UW System President Ray Cross says no campuses are at risk of closing but programs will be cut and there will be layoffs. He's asking campus officials to identify programs that should be kept. Cross w...
May 7, 2020 (Image provided by UW System)
De Pere home destroyed in fire
A De Pere home was destroyed in a late-night fire. Crews were called to Jordan Road and Saddlebrook Lane just before 10:30 p.m., and there were flames and smoke coming from the roof of a home. A neigh...
May 7, 2020
Charges against supper club owner dropped
Fond du Lac County prosecutors are dropping criminal charges against a supper club owner accused of violating the "safer at home" order. Maria Katris was charged last month, after workers were letting...
May 7, 2020
Percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests drops again
The number of new coronavirus tests to come back positive from the past day dropped for the fourth straight day. Five-point-seven percent were positive, and that's down from 7.9 percent yesterday. Gov...
May 7, 2020
Octoberfest looks to still help nonprofits
Octoberfest organizers want to come up with ways to help local nonprofits, without holding the major in-person event on College Avenue in Appleton. The group's Eric Stadler says plenty of groups rely ...
May 7, 2020
Appleton to name park after Lundgaard
A future park on Appleton's northeast side will be named after a fallen firefighter. The city council is unanimously agreeing to call the nearly seven-acre site Lundgaard Park. Driver-Engineer Mitch L...
May 6, 2020
Meat plants account for 39% of Brown Co. cases
Brown County Public Health is reporting 39 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases in the county are linked to the meatpacking industry. Spokeswoman Claire Paprocki says that shows community spread is ...
May 6, 2020
Mask-making program nears milestone
After initially hoping to just make masks for friends and family, a group founded by a nurse is closing in on 250,000. Liz Beneke started the regional chapter of Wisconsin Facemask Warriors, and she a...
May 6, 2020
FdL deputies starting food drive
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Department wants to make sure local food pantries are stocked. The department will collect non-perishable food and money, starting next Monday, and running through May...
May 6, 2020
Mini-golf course owner thought he could open
The Brown County Health Department says it was an unfortunate misunderstanding that a Green Bay business owner was told he could reopen. Larry Stange of Bay Beach Mini Golf says he spent thousands of ...
May 6, 2020
