Category Archives: Local News
UWO researcher disputes raptors were pack hunters
A UW-Oshkosh researcher believes the "Jurassic Park" movies get it wrong by showing raptors as pack hunters. Paleontologist Joseph Frederickson says he worked with two other scientists to study the ch...
May 6, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)
Hunters don't want extended gun-deer season
Hunters are overwhelmingly rejecting a proposed extension of the gun-deer season. The Wisconsin Conservation Congress surveyed them this spring, and just 15,000 supported the idea of adding 10 more da...
May 6, 2020
Tight restrictions remain at nursing homes
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities continue to have strict rules for visitors and state health officials aren't sure when those might change. Some facilities have had outbreaks, and Departmen...
May 6, 2020
Babies, teens test positive for coronavirus
Kids from babies to teenagers are testing positive for coronavirus. Prevea Health President and CEO Dr. Ashok Rai says they aren't immune. He tells Action 2 News if children are near the virus they ca...
May 6, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
Traffic picking up in Fox Valley
Traffic numbers are starting to bounce back in the Fox Valley since the start of the pandemic. The DOT's Tom Buchholz tells Dave Edwards on AM Fox Valley that having fewer drivers on the road during r...
May 6, 2020
Nelson: Medical advice should decide extension
The head of Outagamie County thinks the Supreme Court's decision on the extension of the "safer at home" order should be based on medical advice. County Executive Tom Nelson says the rules have kept t...
May 6, 2020 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)
Questions raised over Supreme Court leader's comment
The leader of the state Supreme Court is coming under fire from some people for a comment during yesterday's arguments over the state's "safer at home" order. Chief Justice Pat Roggensack was question...
May 6, 2020
UWO campus closed until fall
The UW-Oshkosh campus will remain closed until the start of the fall semester. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt will have all faculty and staff continue to work from home, if they can. Any summer classes wil...
May 6, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)
More hospitals resume non-COVID-19 services
More northeast Wisconsin hospitals are resuming non-coronavirus-related services. St. Mary's and St. Vincent hospitals in Green Bay will reopen some primary care offices and reschedule surgical proced...
May 6, 2020
Appleton students get extra free meals on Fridays
Students in Appleton schools can now get two days of meals on Fridays. The district has a variety of pickup locations and times for the free meals. Students can get a pre-packaged lunch for the curren...
May 6, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
