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Appleton reports 2 new COVID-19 cases
The Appleton public health department is reporting two more confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city. They caught the virus through contact with another known case. Appleton has had 18 confirmed cases. Te...
Apr 27, 2020
Expert agrees with JBS plan to temporarily close
A medical expert says he supports the move by JBS to temporarily close its meatpacking plant on Green Bay’s east side. Dr. Ashok Rai of Prevea Health tells Action 2 News the company might have b...
Apr 27, 2020
Disabled face care challenges during pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is making it difficult for disabled people to get their normal care. Lisa Pugh of the Survival Coalition of Wisconsin says they reached out to more than 500 people and they...
Apr 27, 2020
Computer attack in Oshkosh costs $150K
A ransomware attack on the computers at Oshkosh City Hall cost $150,000. The city had to replace a number of computers, reinstall software and files on many others and put in new firewalls. City Manag...
Apr 27, 2020
Owners of arena in Oshkosh may walk away
The bankrupt owners of the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh are raising the possibility of liquidation. In their latest re-organization plan, Fox Valley Pro Basketball is setting a date of November 1...
Apr 27, 2020
G.B. murder suspect caught in Rockford
A Green Bay murder suspect is now in custody. Rockford, Illinois police arrested Waylon Wayman yesterday. He’s wanted in connection with the death of a man in the area of Clinton and 12th street...
Apr 27, 2020
Gas prices rise
Gas prices may have bottomed out in the Fox Valley. Gasbuddy.com reports the average in the Appleton area went up by 5-1/2 cents last week, to $1.03 a gallon. Some stations are at $1.05 today. The ave...
Apr 27, 2020
Rain forcing delay of Hwy 15 project
The likelihood of rain this week is forcing a delay of a construction project on Highway 15. The Outagamie County Highway Department planned to start extending a lane at the intersection with Highway ...
Apr 27, 2020
Crivitz man killed in Marinette Co. crash
A rural Crivitz man was killed in a crash in Marinette County. Sheriff’s deputies say 66-year-old Terry Engel drove off Highway W and hit some trees around noon yesterday. Engel was thrown from ...
Apr 27, 2020
4 hurt in crash on Hwy. 45
Four people were hurt in a high-speed crash along Highway 45 in Winnebago County. The Sheriff’s Department says the car rolled in the southbound lanes in the Town of Black Wolf around 5:45 p.m. ...
Apr 27, 2020
