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State Supreme Court will not provide advice on faulty Outagamie County ballots
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will not offer any guidance to clerks in Outagamie County on how to handle misprinted ballots. The County filed an emergency petition with the court this week asking it to ...
Jonathan Krause Oct 29, 2020

Hackers steal millions from Wisconsin GOP
Hackers stole two-point-three million dollars from the Wisconsin Republican Party’s account. The money was being used to help reelect President Trump in the key battleground state. The partyR...
Jonathan Krause Oct 29, 2020

Green Bay cold case murder arrest
Green Bay Police have a suspect in custody in connection with a 1986 murder. Lou Griffin is accused of strangling Lisa Holstead after she left a get-together with her boyfriend. Holstead was found dea...
Jonathan Krause Oct 29, 2020

State to increase COVID testing
The state plans a significant upgrade in coronavirus testing capabilities. Deputy Health Services Secretary Julie Willems Van-Dijk says the Wisconsin National Guard will be setting up 71 more testing ...
Jonathan Krause Oct 29, 2020

State sees 2nd-highest number of new coronavirus cases
Wisconsin sees its second-highest single-day number of new coronavirus cases. The state Department of Health Services reports there were 4,870 positive tests today, which was 37% of all tests done. An...
Jonathan Krause Oct 29, 2020

Two people rescued after car goes into FdL River
Two people were taken to a Fond du Lac area hospital after being rescued from a car that crashed into the Fond du Lac River yesterday afternoon. Fire crews were called to the area of Division and Macy...
Carol Patrizi Oct 29, 2020

Brown County passes unanimously passes 2021 budget
For the first time in more than 30 years, the Brown County Board unanimously passed a budget plan. Officials say the 2021 budget will cut the property tax rate to its lowest level in four decades. Off...
Carol Patrizi Oct 29, 2020

Charges filed in alleged Omro murders
An Omro man is accused of killing his wife and friend–then trying to set their bodies on fire. Andrew Clark is charged in Winnebago County Court with two counts of First Degree Intentional Homic...
Jonathan Krause Oct 28, 2020

Wisconsin coronavirus numbers decline from record highs
Wisconsin sees its numbers of new coronavirus cases and deaths decline from Tuesday’s record highs. The state Department of Health Services reports 3,919 positive tests today–compared to m...
Jonathan Krause Oct 28, 2020

Oshkosh rental inspections lag
The rental inspection program in Oshkosh continues to struggle to gain traction. Inspections Director John Zarate (zuh-rah-tee) says they were given access to just ten apartments so far this year. Zar...
Jonathan Krause Oct 28, 2020




