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State has 957 more COVID-19 cases, 9.6% positive
The state has 957 new confirmed coronavirus cases, the fourth straight day with more than 950. The percentage of positive tests jumped to 9.6 percent, the highest total since 10.1 percent last Monday....
Mike Kemmeter Jul 26, 2020

State adds 953 COVID-19 cases, 6.7% positive
There are 953 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That’s down from yesterday’s total of 1,018, the third time in four days with more than 1,000. The state is reporting 6.7 percen...
Mike Kemmeter Jul 25, 2020

State tops 1,000 new COVID-19 cases again
For the third time in four days, the state has more than 1,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases. There are 1,018 new ones, and nearly 47,000 overall. The state is reporting 5.8 percent of new tests cam...
Mike Kemmeter Jul 24, 2020

Missing Marinette Co. man found dead in UP
A missing Marinette County man was found dead in the Upper Peninsula. Sheriff’s deputies say a woman found a van, while walking her dog on a remote swampy trail near Munising, Michigan yesterday...
Jonathan Krause Jul 24, 2020

Menasha gets new deputy police chief
Menasha police have a new deputy chief, and she’s now the highest-ranking woman in department history. Angela Hanchek was promoted to second-in-command. She’s been with the department for ...
Jonathan Krause Jul 24, 2020

Omro felon sentenced on federal gun charge
A federal judge is sentencing an Omro man to five years in prison for illegally having a gun. Colin Coffin will also spend three years on probation. He was arrested last September, after he was found ...
Jonathan Krause Jul 24, 2020

Oshkosh council to take up possible mask mandate
The City of Oshkosh is considering a mask mandate. The issue is on next Tuesday night’s city council agenda. City Manager Mark Rohloff says they don’t have a specific proposal yet. He thin...
Jonathan Krause Jul 24, 2020

Local girls basketball team involved in brawl
Two coaches of a local girls basketball team are accused of taking part in a brawl at a tournament this week. According to Germantown Police, the Wisconsin Blizzard out of Appleton was taking on the P...
Jonathan Krause Jul 24, 2020

Three squad cars rammed during police chase
Three Appleton Police squad cars are damaged, while officers were trying to take a wanted man into custody. They tried to pull over Connor Hesson in his car on the south side of the city around 4 p.m....
Jonathan Krause Jul 24, 2020

DHS: 2 patterns behind rise in COVID-19 cases
The head of the state Department of Health Services says gatherings, and young people, continue to drive the increase in COVID-19 cases. Secretary Andrea Palm says over the past month, about one-third...
Mike Kemmeter Jul 23, 2020




