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Police groups criticize Evers, Barnes for comments
Four law enforcement groups are asking Governor Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes to stop making statements and issuing press releases about the police shooting in Kenosha, until the facts of the inve...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 27, 2020

Kaul has ideas to deal with systemic racism
State Attorney General Josh Kaul says looking at the types of cases that are prosecuted could be one way to address systemic racism. He says they could target the leaders of large-scale drug rings, in...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 27, 2020

Work starts on $144 mil clinic in Appleton
Construction is starting on a large health care clinic on Appleton’s northeast side. The Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Center will be part of ThedaCare’s Encircle Health campus. The Neuroscie...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 27, 2020

Rai concerned about change in CDC test guidelines
The head of Prevea Health is concerned about the new guidelines from the CDC on coronavirus testing. Dr. Ashok Rai tells Action 2 News there’s a lack of scientific basis to the recommendation th...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 27, 2020

Oshkosh COVID-19 metrics trending down
The metrics look like they’re trending in the right direction for the start of in-person classes in Oshkosh. The school district is watching a number of factors to determine whether to stick wit...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 27, 2020

Group makes video celebrating 19th Amendment
A local video celebrating 100 years since women were given the right to vote is now online. Marti Hemwall is the co-chair of the Fox Valley 19th Amendment Centennial Coalition. She says they put it to...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 27, 2020

Packers cancel practice
The Green Bay Packers canceled today’s scheduled training camp practice. Yesterday, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Brewers boycotted their games in protest of the police shooting in Kenosha.
Mike Kemmeter Aug 27, 2020

Wis. Lutheran College cancels Pence speech
Vice President Mike Pence won’t be coming to southeast Wisconsin to make the commencement speech at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The school says “the escalating events in Kenosha” led...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 27, 2020

L.C. Village Hall closed after COVID-19 case
Little Chute’s Village Hall is closed, after a staff member caught COVID-19. Officials say the move is out of an abundance of caution for staff and the public. After talking with the Outagamie C...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 27, 2020

State adds 878 more coronavirus cases
The state has 878 more confirmed coronavirus cases. The percentage of tests that came back positive went up to 8.1 percent. The figure was 7.4 percent yesterday, and the seven-day average is up to 8.2...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 27, 2020




