Category Archives: Local News

Brown Co. getting help from CDC
Brown County is getting some help from the CDC to deal with a recent jump in coronavirus cases. Doctor Ashok Rai of Prevea Health tells Action 2 News the agency is partnering with the state. in differ...
Carol Patrizi Apr 20, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)

UWO will furlough some workers
UW-Oshkosh is going to furlough some of its workers while campus is closed. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt says the move will impact year-round employees not currently working and it will run from May 4th ...
Carol Patrizi Apr 20, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)

Organ donation comforts family
The mother of a Black Wolf man who died in a car crash last month says her son is living on in another way. Brenda Farr says an organ donation group in Madison reached out to ask for Jacob's heart val...
Carol Patrizi Apr 20, 2020

Dale man dead after crash in Winnebago Co.
A 57-year-old Dale man is dead after a crash in Winnebago County last night. The Sheriff's department says Julio de Arteaga missed a curve in his van along Bison Road at Highway II in the Town of Winc...
Carol Patrizi Apr 20, 2020

Sheboygan man arrested for robbery in FdL
Fond du Lac police arrested a man for a robbery yesterday afternoon. They believe the 20-year-old Sheboygan man demanded money from the clerk at Fischer's Food and Liquor Store along S. 12th Street. O...
Carol Patrizi Apr 20, 2020

Duplex in G.B. damaged in fire
A Green Bay duplex was damaged by a fire last night. Crews were called to the home along Sahara Drive around 5:45 p.m. and the fire was in an attached garage between the two units. Everyone got out sa...
Carol Patrizi Apr 20, 2020 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
Woman dies in Marinette Co. fire
An elderly woman died in a house fire in Marinette County this morning. The house in the Town of Wagner was in flames when firefighters got there around 12:45 a.m. The victim's body was found inside a...
Carol Patrizi Apr 20, 2020
Gas prices fall another five cents
The average price for a gallon of gas in the Appleton area fell by another five cents over the past week to 98 cents. Gasbuddy.com reports the cost in Green Bay is down six cents to $1.05. We're payin...
Carol Patrizi Apr 20, 2020

Appleton customer service dept. closed
The City of Appleton closed its customer service center on the first floor of the City Center because of staffing shortages. People can still leave payments in the drop box outside of the Appleton Str...
Carol Patrizi Apr 20, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)

Supreme Court hears veto cases
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments in a pair of lawsuits seeking to reign in the governor's partial veto power. The cases could determine if the governor can unilaterally change final spendin...
Carol Patrizi Apr 20, 2020


