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Hotel tourism hit hard in Green Bay
Hotels are getting hit hard by the pandemic. Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau President Brad Toll says a lack of travel and cancellation of conventions is having a huge impact. He say ...
Carol Patrizi Apr 29, 2020

Hotel in Neenah will become an isolation center
Parts of a hotel in downtown Neenah will be an isolation center for people in Winnebago County with COVID-19. The County Board agreed to a contract with the DoubleTree to rent up to two floors worth o...
Carol Patrizi Apr 29, 2020

Federal unemployment payments starting
The state is starting to send the federal government’s unemployment payments. People get an additional $600 a week on top of their state benefits. The payments were included in a federal stimulu...
Carol Patrizi Apr 29, 2020

Prison worker in G. B. tests positive for COVID-19
A worker at the state’s prison in Green Bay tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Corrections is limiting the movement of inmates. The agency’s website shows 19 inmates have been...
Carol Patrizi Apr 29, 2020

Flooding on Green Bay’s east side closes road
Green Bay police say there are problems with flooding on the city’s east side. Parts of East Shore Drive are closed because the road is under water.
Carol Patrizi Apr 29, 2020

Statewide confirmed COVID-19 cases up 4% to 6,520
There are now 6,520 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That’s a four percent increase from yesterday’s total of 6,289. The state is reporting 308 confirmed deaths, and that’s ...
Mike Kemmeter Apr 29, 2020

Profits down for Oshkosh Corp
Profits are down at the Oshkosh Corporation. The vehicle maker is reporting a net income of $69 million for the second quarter of its fiscal year. That’s down from $129 million for the same thre...
Carol Patrizi Apr 29, 2020

No charges filed against dog groomer
Prosecutors won’t file charges against an Oshkosh dog groomer arrested for breaking the state’s “safer at home” rules. The owner of Dog Depot was taken into custody by Oshkosh ...
Carol Patrizi Apr 29, 2020

4 escape duplex fire in Oshkosh
A duplex in Oshkosh was destroyed in a fire early this morning. Crews were called to the 100 block of W. 8th Avenue, just after 2:30 a.m. today. All four people living there made it out safely, but th...
Carol Patrizi Apr 29, 2020

Fire destroys large shed in Hobart
A large shed caught on fire in Hobart late last night. Crews went to the 400 block of S. County Line Road, and the building was in flames. Two trucks were damaged. No one was hurt.
Carol Patrizi Apr 29, 2020




