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Brown Co. road project meeting held outside
Brown County is held a community meeting outside this afternoon, to update people on a road project. Troy Robillard of Ayres Associates says they’ll use the outdoor pavilion at the Town of Pitts...
Jul 13, 2020
‘Dry throat’ caused Grothman’s coughing fit
The manager of Congressman Glenn Grothman’s campaign says a dry throat led to a coughing fit at the state Republican Party convention. Grothman started coughing uncontrollably after shouting Pre...
Jul 13, 2020
Milwaukee council requiring masks in city
Milwaukee is the second place in Wisconsin to require people to wear masks. The city council unanimously approved the rule today. People will need to wear them in any building that’s open to the...
Jul 13, 2020
Soldier’s descendants want Capitol statue restored
The descendants of a Union officer want state leaders to fix a statue that was torn down outside the state Capitol last month. Colonel Hans Christian Heg fought against slavery, and he was killed in t...
Jul 13, 2020
State reports 7.5% of new COVID-19 tests were positive
The state is reporting 7.5 percent of new coronavirus tests came back positive. That’s down from 10.1 percent yesterday, and lower than Saturday’s 7.7 percent. There are 494 more confirmed...
Jul 13, 2020
Shawano school board member asked to resign
Members of the Shawano school board are asking a member to resign. The board met last night in an emergency session, after board member Mart Grams posted on his personal Facebook page, “George F...
Jul 13, 2020
Alcohol believed to be factor in crash
Waupaca County Sheriff’s officials believe alcohol was a factor in a crash that inured two people. Officials say a driver hit another car from behind on Highway 10 East, east of Highway F, in th...
Jul 13, 2020
Percentage of positive COVID-19 tests up to 10.1%
The state is reporting 10.1 percent of new coronavirus tests came back positive. That’s up for the fifth straight day, while the state added 769 new cases. Yesterday’s percentage of positi...
Jul 12, 2020
State sets 3rd straight single-day COVID-19 case record
The state set a single-day record for new confirmed coronavirus cases for the third straight day. There are 926 more cases, topping yesterday’s high of 845 and Thursday’s total of 754. It&...
Jul 11, 2020
Teen sentenced to jail, probation for damage spree
One of the people convicted of a crime spree in the Fox Cities will spend 2-1/2 years in jail. Nineteen-year-old Kevin Peterson of Appleton will also be on probation for the next 15 years, and half of...
Jul 10, 2020
