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Oconto Co. campgrounds opening to specific group
Public and private campgrounds in Oconto County are opening today, but only to people that have campers with their own bathroom. The state’s “safer at home” order forces campgrounds ...
May 11, 2020
DNR says leave baby animals alone
An expert with the DNR says people shouldn’t just pick up baby animals. Wildlife Biologist Jeff Pritzl says mothers often leave them alone for many hours for safety reasons. He says every year, ...
May 11, 2020
5 new deaths from coronavirus in Brown Co.
Five people in Brown County died from coronavirus over the weekend. The county’s public health department says four of them were men, and they were 62, 77, 92 and 97. A 76-year-old woman also pa...
May 11, 2020
State better than much of country in virus fight
The president and CEO of Prevea Health believes Wisconsin is handling coronavirus better than a significant part of the country. Dr. Ashok Rai tells Action 2 News the “safer at home” order...
May 11, 2020
St. Joseph Food Program not overwhelmed
Local food pantries are keeping their shelves stocked despite the pandemic. St. Joseph Food Program spokeswoman Karen Ziemke says they have fresh meat even though some processors are shut down. She sa...
May 11, 2020
Oshkosh Farm Market will be smaller
The Saturday Oshkosh Farmers Market will be a much smaller this year. City Manager Mark Rohloff says the focus will be exclusively on selling food, and not so much on entertainment and socializing. Th...
May 11, 2020
Miss Wisconsin Pageant canceled
There won’t be a Miss Wisconsin Pageant this year. Organizers made the decision after the national Miss America Pageant was cancelled last week. Local titleholders from this year will automatica...
May 11, 2020
Gas prices continue to rise
Gas prices are still going up in Fox Valley. Gasbuddy.com reports the average in the Appleton area jumped another 13 cents last week to $1.58 a gallon. Gas in the Green Bay area rose by 17 cents to $1...
May 11, 2020
Woman arrested for chase in stolen car
A Milwaukee woman led Fond du Lac County deputies on a high-speed chase that ends in a crash. The 18-year-old is accused of stealing a car in Winnebago County yesterday, and she was spotted on I-41 la...
May 11, 2020
DHS: State reaches benchmark for 14-day decline
The Department of Health Services says right now, the state has reached a major benchmark for scaling back social distancing rules. Dr. Ryan Westergaard says they’ve seen a downward trend in the...
May 11, 2020
