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COVID-19 outbreak at King Veterans Home
The state Department of Veterans Affairs is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19 at the King Veterans Home in Waupaca County. In a letter sent to family members last Friday, staff report three residen...
Sep 28, 2020
Fire in Appleton may be arson & hate crime
A fire that damaged a house in Appleton over the weekend may be a case of arson, and a hate crime. Crews were called to a home along E. South Street around midnight Saturday night, after a neighbor sa...
Sep 28, 2020
Appleton parking revenues down drastically
With more people working from home, and fewer people coming to downtown Appleton, the city’s parking revenues are taking a big hit. Through the end of August, they were down nearly $2 million fr...
Sep 28, 2020
Partnership wants to sit down with businesses
An economic development group wants to reach out to local companies to see how they’re doing. Jayme Sellen of the Fox Cities Regional Partnership says they’re hoping to check in, to talk a...
Sep 28, 2020
Hwy. 441 interchange could be big part of I-41 plans
The DOT is looking at different options for the Highway 441 interchange with I-41 on Appleton’s northeast side. The work would be part of a larger I-41 project between Grand Chute and De Pere. P...
Sep 28, 2020
State sets record with 2,817 COVID-19 cases
For the second time in eight days, the state set a record for most confirmed coronavirus cases in a single day. There are 2,817 new cases. It’s also the third straight day with more than 2,000. ...
Sep 26, 2020
Brown Co. pledging to enforce COVID-19 guidelines
The Brown County Health Department is promising to be more aggressive in the enforcement of mask rules and social distancing guidelines. Health Officer Anna Destree says COVID-19 cases are spiking in ...
Sep 25, 2020
2nd person dead after Menasha fire
Both people died, after a fire at a house in Menasha yesterday afternoon. Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue and Menasha police say 77-year-old Ronald Wolf died at the scene, and 68-year-old Mary Wolf died at...
Sep 25, 2020
UWO tops 500 coronavirus cases
There have now been more than 500 COVID-19 cases at UW-Oshkosh. The university is reporting 522 students have tested positive, along with four staff members and one other person. Of them, 472 cases ar...
Sep 25, 2020
Audit: Millions of unemployment calls didn’t get through
An audit of the state’s unemployment call centers found in the first three months of the pandemic, 93 percent of calls were blocked, or people got busy signals. The nonpartisan Legislative Audit...
Sep 25, 2020
