Category Archives: Local News
Deputy warns of online predators targeting kids
Kids are spending plenty of time online, and on social media, connecting with friends and doing their school work while their schools are closed. Lt. Jim Valley of the Brown County Sheriff's Departmen...
Apr 22, 2020
Neenah council picks off-street path for Lakeshore Ave.
The fight over the design of a rebuilt Lakeshore Avenue in Neenah might be over. The city council wants to build an off-road path that winds between the street and Lake Winnebago. Mayor Dean Kaufert s...
Apr 22, 2020 (Image: City of Neenah)
Virtual event to help children in need
An event to help support abused and neglected children will be online this year. CASA of Brown County Executive Director Kristin Jacobs says the needs of those kids can increase because of the pandemi...
Apr 22, 2020
DHS: Voters, poll workers test positive for COVID-19
A state agency is reporting 19 people in the state have tested positive for coronavirus after voting in person on April 7th, or working at a polling location. Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk o...
Apr 22, 2020
Evers says he picked May 26th date for a reason
Governor Evers says there's a reason he picked May 26 as the date for the extension of the "safer at home" order. Majority Republicans in the Legislature are suing over that date arguing it exceeds hi...
Apr 22, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Expert thinks virus could surge in fall & winter
A health expert thinks COVID-19 could be with us for a long time. Dr. Ashok Rai is the president of Prevea Health and he believes the virus will continue to surge at different times. He tells Action 2...
Apr 22, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
Business group thinks state should open regionally
The state's largest business group wants to reopen the economy on a regional basis. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce President Kurt Bauer says certain businesses would pose a low risk for both wor...
Apr 22, 2020
Survey: 35% of businesses could close after 3 months
A survey found 35 percent of businesses in the state would be forced to close, if the current conditions continue for more than a three-month period. The New North worked with other groups and UW-Oshk...
Apr 22, 2020
Farmers warn federal funding doesn't help them
The Federal aid packages approved by Congress have done little to help Wisconsin farmers. Wes Raddatz from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation tells Dave Edwards on AM Fox Valley that small farms are...
Apr 22, 2020
Doctor waiting for larger trial on COVID-19 drugs
An infectious disease expert at ThedaCare is waiting for larger trial results to find out what drugs might work to treat COVID-19. Dr. David Brooks is excited about the idea of giving sick patients th...
Apr 22, 2020 (Image provided by ThedaCare)
