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Houdini sculpture on display again in Appleton
A sculpture honoring Harry Houdini is back on display in Appleton. Workers installed “Metamorphosis” along Lawe Street, in the flats, by a future trestle bridge. It was removed from Houdin...
Jun 29, 2020
Appleton adds four coronavirus cases
Appleton has four more confirmed COVID-19 cases. Two got it through community spread, one had contact with a known case, and the other is under investigation. There have been 216 cases in the city. Ei...
Jun 29, 2020
Kraus pleads guilty to murders, argues he was mentally ill
A Neenah teen is pleading guilty to killing his grandparents. Eighteen-year-old Alexander Kraus argues he was mentally ill at the time, and a trial is scheduled for November to determine that. He was ...
Jun 29, 2020
Brown Co. sees recycling changes
The types of items being recycled, and where they come from, has changed in Brown County, during the pandemic. Brown County Port and Resource Recovery Business Manager Mark Walter says the amount of i...
Jun 29, 2020
State gets plenty of complaints on COVID-19 scams
A state agency is hearing complaints about scams that are connected to the pandemic. Consumer Protection Administrator Lara Sutherlin says people have filed more than 100,000 of them so far. She says ...
Jun 29, 2020
Blood Center partnering with HSHS
The Community Blood Center in Grand Chute will start providing blood to the HSHS hospital system across Wisconsin. That includes St. Mary’s and St. Vincent Hospitals in Green Bay. Blood Center P...
Jun 29, 2020
State notifies counties of overdose increases
A recent alert from the state Department of Health Services is warning about opioids, after two recent overdoses in Outagamie County. Director of Opioid Initiatives Paul Krupski says they provide info...
Jun 29, 2020
Man wanted for Neenah murder
Neenah police believe a 34-year-old Milwaukee man shot and killed a man last week. Prosecutors are charging Donald Billings with the murder of 38-year-old Adam Baith, in a home in the 900 block of Ada...
Jun 29, 2020
Percentage of new positive cases at 5.3%
The state is reporting 5.3 percent of coronavirus tests came back positive today. That’s down from 7.1 percent yesterday, and it’s the lowest total since last Thursday. There are 315 new c...
Jun 29, 2020
Missing toddler found in Oconto River
Oconto County Sheriff’s deputies say an hour-long search for a missing toddler ended tragically. Deputies were called around 7:30 p.m. Saturday to help look for the boy in a wooded area near the...
Jun 29, 2020
