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Drive-up testing set up at Resch Center
Brown County is opening a drive-up testing site for coronavirus at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon. Claire Paprocki of the public health department says it will only be for workers in certain areas, l...
Carol Patrizi Apr 30, 2020

Doctor encourages people to get outside
A medical expert thinks it’s safe to be outside now that the weather is getting nicer. Dr. David Brooks is an infectious disease specialist at ThedaCare, and he believes it’s good for peop...
Carol Patrizi Apr 30, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak at Shawano Co. business
The Shawano County Health Department is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak at a business. The health department says fewer than five people at the company tested positive this week. They all live outsi...
Carol Patrizi Apr 30, 2020

Kaufert says budget will be a challenge
Neenah’s leader thinks it’s going to be a challenge to deal with the city’s finances after the pandemic. Mayor Dean Kaufert tells Fresh Take they’re already working to control ...
Carol Patrizi Apr 30, 2020

Questions about absentee ballots remain
Oshkosh officials are getting the cold shoulder from the U.S. Postal Service on why thousands of absentee ballots were sitting in Milwaukee. The ballots were apparently for people in Oshkosh and Apple...
Carol Patrizi Apr 30, 2020

Tourism focus shifts to outdoor activities
Expect to hear about more outdoor activities in Wisconsin this summer. Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau President Brad Toll says they’re shifting the marketing focus to things pe...
Carol Patrizi Apr 30, 2020

Oshkosh may not take part in ‘spring sports window’
It’s unlikely local spring high school sports teams will get “closure” for their canceled seasons. The WIAA is granting teams a 30-day window this summer to schedule games or meets. ...
Carol Patrizi Apr 30, 2020

Howard woman charged with son’s death
Prosecutors are now charging a Howard woman with the death of her five-year-old son. Twenty-five-year-old Sagal Hussein is accused of neglecting the boy. The child had disabilities, and they say his b...
Carol Patrizi Apr 30, 2020

Company accused of not paying worker
The owner of Grand Chute company recently fined for safety violations is also accused of failing to pay a worker. Douglas Larson is charged with one misdemeanor count. Prosecutors say Larson didn̵...
Carol Patrizi Apr 30, 2020

Statewide COVID-19 cases up 5% to 6,854
The state is reporting 6,854 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That’s a five percent increase from yesterday’s total of 6,520. There have been 316 confirmed deaths, and that’...
Mike Kemmeter Apr 30, 2020




