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State adds 829 new COVID-19 cases
The state is reporting 829 more confirmed coronavirus cases, and 13 more people died over the past day. That’s the most deaths in one day since August 1st. The percentage of new positive tests w...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 15, 2020

Pence to speak in southern Wis. on Wednesday
Vice President Mike Pence will be in southern Wisconsin next week. He’s planning to speak in Darien, in Walworth County, on Wednesday. Pence is expected to talk about the Trump administration...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 14, 2020

Appleton, G.B. moving fall sports to spring
The Appleton and Green Bay school districts are moving all fall sports at the high school and middle school levels to the spring. Green Bay Superintendent Stephen Murley says they considered the abili...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 14, 2020

Impact of masks may not be known until later
The public health officer for Appleton says it’s hard to predict how the COVID-19 case totals will look, now that the statewide mask order has been in place for nearly two weeks. Kurt Eggebrecht...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 14, 2020

Evers doesn’t plan statewide action on schools
Governor Evers doesn’t expect to issue any statewide orders on the start of the school year this fall. He says it’s up to local districts whether to hold in-person classes or online ones. ...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 14, 2020

G.B. clerk setting up ballot drop boxes
As concerns rise about the performance of the U.S. Postal Service, local clerks are looking at other ways to make sure absentee ballots are counted. The City of Green Bay plans to install 16 ballot dr...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 14, 2020

DNR expects more deer hunters this fall
The DNR is expecting a bigger demand for hunting licenses this fall. Wildlife Biologist Jeff Pritzl says people are looking for anything to do during the pandemic. He believes people will try the spor...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 14, 2020

Human remains identified in Waupaca Co.
Waupaca County Sheriff’s deputies have identified the human remains found south of Waupaca. Twenty-seven-year-old Chad Anderson was reported as a missing person in April. Someone discovered the ...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 14, 2020

Brantner loses appeal in Beck murder case
The man found guilty of a cold-case murder in Fond du Lac County lost his appeal. Dennis Brantner argued his conviction for second-degree reckless homicide violates double jeopardy rules. He entered a...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 14, 2020

Man accused of Diemel murders wants 2 charges dropped
Attorneys for a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from the Seymour area are trying to have two charges dropped in the case. Garland “Joey” Nelson is facing two counts of hiding ...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 14, 2020




