Category Archives: Local News
Hospitals preparing for COVID-19 surge
Doctors in Wisconsin are paying close attention to what's going on in other places dealing with coronavirus. Wisconsin Hospital Association Chief Medical Officer Mark Kaufman believes it's just a matt...
Apr 01, 2020
Prevea CEO thinks everyone should wear cloth masks
A local health care provider is recommending people wear cloth face masks, when they're out in public. Prevea Health President and CEO Doctor Ashok Rai believes it can help prevent the spread of coron...
Apr 01, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
School districts have 'laptop gap'
The state's top education official says there's a "laptop gap" in Wisconsin schools. Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Stanford-Taylor points out while many districts shifted to online learning during...
Apr 01, 2020
Nonprofit sets up special fund for COVID-19 help
A nonprofit is setting up a special fund to help people dealing with financial problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. All year long, the Community Benefit Tree works with people struggling becau...
Apr 01, 2020
Walleye bag limits change on Winnebago system
New walleye bag limits are in place on the Lake Winnebago system. Fishermen can keep only three walleyes a day. That's down from the previous limit of five. John Roth of Oshkosh says it will help the ...
Apr 01, 2020
Victims' rights amendment on ballot
There's a constitutional amendment on next Tuesday's ballot dealing with the rights of crime victims. Teri Jendusa-Nicolai survived a brutal attack by her husband in southeast Wisconsin, 16 years ago....
Apr 01, 2020
Police investigating murder on west side
Green Bay police are investigating a murder on the city's near west side. They say the person was along Clinton Street, east of 12th Avenue, around 1 a.m. Investigators say the victim wasn't respondin...
Apr 01, 2020
GOP leaders would drop 1-week unemployment wait
The top two Republicans in the Legislature agree the state should temporarily drop a one-week waiting period for people to get unemployment payments. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assemb...
Apr 01, 2020
Evers turning to National Guard for election help
Governor Evers plans to use National Guard troops to work at polling places for next Tuesday's election. More than 100 communities say they don't have enough workers right now to even staff one pollin...
Apr 01, 2020
Statewide coronavirus cases up 15% to 1,550
The state is reporting 1,550 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin. That's an increase of 15 percent from yesterday's total of 1,351. For the first time, the Department of Health Services is rel...
Apr 01, 2020
