Category Archives: Local News
Local Boy Scouts set up online food drive
A Boy Scout troop in Appleton is organizing an online food drive to take the place of an annual event. The Scouting for Food pickup was scheduled for this weekend, but it's being postponed until the f...
Apr 15, 2020
Experts: Stimulus money won't count as taxable income
The federal stimulus payments are already hitting bank accounts through direct deposit. Tax experts say people don't have to pay income taxes on the money. UW-Green Bay Associate Accounting Professor ...
Apr 15, 2020
De Pere custodian up for national award
A custodian for the De Pere School District is the only one in the state in a national contest. Benjamin Zimmerman is one of the 10 finalists in the national Custodian of Year competition from Cintas....
Apr 15, 2020
Kaukauna man charged with attack on officer
Prosecutors are charging a Kaukauna man with attempted murder for an attack on an Appleton police officer. 49-year-old Troy VanGrinsven is accused of stabbing the officer outside of the downtown polic...
Apr 15, 2020 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
New fighter jets coming to Madison
New fighter jets will be based in Madison. The Air National Guard will put a squadron of F-35s at Truax Field on the city's north side. Many neighbors around the Madison airport didn't want the jets t...
Apr 15, 2020
Gallagher wants to use presidential fund for PPE
Congressman Mike Gallagher wants to use more than $350 million in a federal presidential election campaign fund to buy personal protective equipment and other medical supplies. The Green Bay Republica...
Apr 15, 2020
State helps online learning programs
The state will provide an additional $5.2 million for online learning programs in public schools. State Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Stanford Taylor says the money will put computers in the hands...
Apr 15, 2020
Oshkosh seeing far more negative COVID-19 tests
The number of negative coronavirus tests are far outnumbering positives in Wisconsin. The current ratio is about 12 to one. Oshkosh Fire Chief Mike Stanley says it's even better than that locally. He ...
Apr 15, 2020
Evers signs coronavirus response bill
The state Senate unanimously approved a coronavirus response bill this afternoon and Governor Evers signed it into law .a short time later. The state will now be able to get $2.3 billion in federal st...
Apr 15, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Rai: Several things needed before 'safer at home' ends
The head of a local health care provider believes several things need to be done before social distancing guidelines are loosened. Dr. Ashok Rai of Prevea Health tells Action 2 News hospitals and heal...
Apr 15, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
