Category Archives: Local News
State has 2,500 ICU beds, 620 ventilators
Hospitals around the state have 2,500 hospital beds in intensive care units, right now. State Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm says 620 ventilators are available statewide. She hope...
Mar 20, 2020
Man died after getting COVID-19 from river cruise
The man who died from coronavirus in Fond du Lac County went on a recent river cruise in Egypt. The man was in his 50s, and he's one of three reported deaths in Wisconsin. Fond du Lac County Public He...
Mar 20, 2020
Mental health counselors use tech to keep in touch
Mental health providers are doing everything they can to stay in contact with their clients, while social distancing rules are in place. Agnesian Behavioral Health Director Matthew Doll says they're m...
Mar 20, 2020
College grads facing tough job market
This spring's college graduates will be entering one of the most-challenging job markets in U.S. history. UW-Green Bay Career Services Director Linda Peacock-Landrum says businesses might not be able ...
Mar 20, 2020
Freedom Food Pantry forced to move
The Freedom Food Pantry had to find a different location. The pantry can't use Freedom High School, so organizers are setting up at a garage in the Town of Freedom. Pantry President Chad Kortz says th...
Mar 20, 2020
G.B. mayor considering suing state over election
The City of Green Bay is threatening to sue Governor Evers, if he goes through with in-person voting for the April 7th election. Mayor Eric Genrich says there's no way to run a fair and safe election ...
Mar 20, 2020
State now has 206 confirmed COVID-19 cases
There are now 206 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin. Three people have died. There is a new case in Outagamie County, for a total of two. There are 14 active cases in Fond du Lac County, fiv...
Mar 20, 2020
3rd COVID-19 death reported in Wisconsin
The death toll from COVID-19 in Wisconsin is now three. Yesterday, Governor Tony Evers announced that a man in his 50s from Fond du Lac County, and a man in his 90s in Ozaukee County, died. Today, the...
Mar 20, 2020
Hanna concerned about holding election
Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna is questioning whether the state should hold the April 7th election. He believes Governor Evers made the right moves by closing bars and restaurants. But Hanna questions why t...
Mar 20, 2020
ATW off to big start in 2020 before COVID-19
Before coronavirus started spreading around the country, Appleton International Airport was coming off the busiest February in history. Almost 72,000 people used the airport last month, and that's up ...
Mar 20, 2020 (Image from Appleton International Airport)
