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Appleton public schools will start year virtually
Students won’t be back in classrooms when the upcoming year starts in the Appleton school district. The school board agreed unanimously to have all virtual learning, because of the spread of cor...
Aug 12, 2020
Percentage of positive COVID-19 tests down again
There are 478 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, while the percentage of positive tests went down for the fourth straight day. The state is reporting 4.8 percent came back positive. That’...
Aug 12, 2020
Appleton schools look at criteria for changing return plan
Appleton’s school board is holding a special meeting tonight to talk about possible criteria for deciding when to make changes between in-class and online learning. The proposal from administrat...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S. Venture Open mediathon set for today
The annual U.S. Venture Open is taking place online this year, instead of on a golf course. Online donations and a silent auction are replacing the usual golf outing and banquet, to raise money for th...
Aug 12, 2020
Oshkosh might move on from ‘Wisconsin’s Event City’
Oshkosh may no longer be known as “Wisconsin’s Event City.” Assistant City Manager John Fitzpatrick says they’re working with the Convention and Visitors Bureau on “re-br...
Aug 12, 2020
Poll: Most support state mask requirement
A poll shows 69 percent in Wisconsin think people should have to wear masks in public places. Marquette University Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin says political parties are divided on the r...
Aug 12, 2020
Rai: Common COVID-19 tests have very small error rate
There are reports of some people testing positive for COVID-19 once, and then negative several times in the following days. Prevea Health President Dr. Ashok Rai tells Action 2 News the most common ty...
Aug 12, 2020
Lower Menominee River removed from EPA list
The Environmental Protection Agency is removing the lower Menominee River from its “area of concern” list. Administrator Andrew Wheeler says remediation efforts on the former Ansul Fire Pr...
Aug 12, 2020
King to face Grothman in 6th District
An Oshkosh Democrat is moving onto the November election in the sixth congressional district. Jessica King finished first in a three-person primary. She’ll take on Republican Congressman Glenn G...
Aug 11, 2020
Cabral-Guevara among Assembly winners
A Fox Crossing Republican will be on the November ballot in the 55th Assembly District. Rachael Cabral-Guevara picked up 58 percent of the vote to handily win a three-candidate primary over Lauri Asbu...
Aug 11, 2020
