Category Archives: Local News
Evers will let some more businesses reopen
Governor Evers will let more businesses reopen, like dog groomers, small engine repair shops, upholstery stores, and boat rental companies. They'll only be able to have curbside dropoff and pickup of ...
Apr 27, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Statewide confirmed COVID-19 cases up 3% to 6,081
There are now 6,081 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state. That's up three percent from yesterday's total of 5,911. The state is reporting 281 deaths, and that's nine more than yesterday. Brown Cou...
Apr 27, 2020
Oshkosh business owner arrested for staying open
The owner of a pet grooming business in Oshkosh was taken into custody for breaking the "safer at home" order. Police say Dog Depot on S. Main Street was open last Friday, and the owner was warned sev...
Apr 27, 2020 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Bankrupt arena owners could walk away
The bankrupt owners of the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh say they might be ready to walk away from the facility. In the latest re-organization plan, Fox Valley Pro Basketball is setting a date of ...
Apr 27, 2020
Appleton Parades Called Off
The coronavirus outbreak claims two more Appleton events. Organizers will not hold the annual Memorial Day or Flag Day parades this year. The Governor's current "safer at home" order runs through Memo...
Apr 27, 2020
JBS meat plant closing in G.B. over COVID-19
The JBS beef plant on Green Bay's east side will close temporarily. At least one-quarter of the confirmed cases in Brown County are linked to the plant. JBS announced the voluntary move, calling it th...
Apr 27, 2020
Brown Co. outbreak more than just meat plants
The meatpacking plants account for a big chunk of the coronavirus cases in Brown County, but a county health official says they're seeing the virus spread other ways. The county now has the second-mos...
Apr 27, 2020
Survey shows companies still hiring
Some businesses in northeast Wisconsin are still hiring workers right now. The H.S. Group found that 42 percent continue to go through the process of filling positions, and much of it is being done vi...
Apr 27, 2020
UWO hopeful students can return in fall
UW-Oshkosh administrators hope they can reopen the campus for the fall semester, but they're also working on different contingencies. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt says they're preparing as if students wi...
Apr 27, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)
Fitzgerald criticizes Evers on plan to reopen
The majority leader in the state Senate thinks Governor Evers put out some guidelines on how to scale back social distancing rules because of criticism. Republican Senator Scott Fitzgerald and GOP law...
Apr 27, 2020
