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Wisconsin Glo Season Canceled
The Wisconsin Glo will not play any basketball at the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh this year. The entire Global Women’s Basketball Association season has been canceled. The Glo went undefea...
Jonathan Krause Aug 07, 2020

State Changing COVID-19 Reporting Procedures
The state Department of Health Services is changing the way it reports COVID-19 test results. Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk admits there was a backlog of negative tests that were not being r...
Jonathan Krause Aug 07, 2020

Appleton is a Purple Heart City
Today is National Purple Heart Day–honoring those injured in the service of their country. Mayor Jake Woodford marked the day by declaring Appleton to be a Purple Heart City. Mayor Woodford also...
Jonathan Krause Aug 07, 2020

Oneida Emergency Order Extended
The Oneida Nation is extending its emergency declaration to September 11th. The nation has reported 80-confirmed cases of COVID-19–with the rate increasing slowly over the past few weeks. The On...
Jonathan Krause Aug 07, 2020

Percentage of Positive COVID-19 Tests Rises
The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests in Wisconsin is up again. Today’s rate was five-point-nine percent–compared to four-point-seven percent on Thursday. The state Department of Healt...
Jonathan Krause Aug 07, 2020

Masks Will Not Be Required at Appleton Polls
Appleton officials are urging social distancing and precautions from those voting in person next Tuesday. Mayor Jake Woodford says one controversial item will be left up to voters themselves: "We enco...
Jonathan Krause Aug 07, 2020

Work Begins on Downtown Oshkosh Development
Construction work is underway on a major downtown Oshkosh development. The Brio building will be a five-story mixed use building on Jackson Street just north of the Fox River. The ground floor will be...
Jonathan Krause Aug 06, 2020

Missing Man May be in Appleton
A man reported missing in Washington County may be in the Appleton area. Thirty year old Stephen Lombard has not been heard from since July 27th–when he left his mother’s home in the villa...
Jonathan Krause Aug 06, 2020

Percentage of Positive COVID-19 Tests Declines
The percentage of positive COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin declines on Thursday. The state Department of Health Services reports four-point-seven percent came back positive today. That is down from five-p...
Jonathan Krause Aug 06, 2020

Crime prevention grant money available
Brown County leaders are looking to give out about $30,000 in grant money for crime prevention projects. Spokesman Jeff Flynt says the money could be used to protect neighborhoods and increase safety....
Carol Patrizi Aug 06, 2020




