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Therapist: Pandemic can lead to anxiety, anger
The state’s “safer at home” order has been in place for nearly a month, and a mental health therapist says there are a number of things people could be going through. Clinician Cathe...
Mike Kemmeter Apr 23, 2020

Guard adds teams to help with COVID-19 tests
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard will be helping expand testing for coronavirus across the state. Major General Paul Knapp says they’re activating about 225 people to set up eight more ...
Mike Kemmeter Apr 23, 2020

Hortonville hosts parade with teachers, staff
Teachers and staff in the Hortonville School District are the latest to drive through the communities to reach out to their students. Bus drivers led parades for all three elementary schools yesterday...
Mike Kemmeter Apr 23, 2020

Deputy warns of online predators targeting kids
Kids are spending plenty of time online, and on social media, connecting with friends and doing their school work while their schools are closed. Lt. Jim Valley of the Brown County Sheriff’s Dep...
Mike Kemmeter Apr 22, 2020

Neenah council picks off-street path for Lakeshore Ave.
The fight over the design of a rebuilt Lakeshore Avenue in Neenah might be over. The city council wants to build an off-road path that winds between the street and Lake Winnebago. Mayor Dean Kaufert s...
Mike Kemmeter Apr 22, 2020
Virtual event to help children in need
An event to help support abused and neglected children will be online this year. CASA of Brown County Executive Director Kristin Jacobs says the needs of those kids can increase because of the pandemi...
Carol Patrizi Apr 22, 2020

DHS: Voters, poll workers test positive for COVID-19
A state agency is reporting 19 people in the state have tested positive for coronavirus after voting in person on April 7th, or working at a polling location. Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk o...
Carol Patrizi Apr 22, 2020

Evers says he picked May 26th date for a reason
Governor Evers says there’s a reason he picked May 26 as the date for the extension of the “safer at home” order. Majority Republicans in the Legislature are suing over that date arg...
Carol Patrizi Apr 22, 2020

Expert thinks virus could surge in fall & winter
A health expert thinks COVID-19 could be with us for a long time. Dr. Ashok Rai is the president of Prevea Health and he believes the virus will continue to surge at different times. He tells Action 2...
Carol Patrizi Apr 22, 2020

Business group thinks state should open regionally
The state’s largest business group wants to reopen the economy on a regional basis. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce President Kurt Bauer says certain businesses would pose a low risk for bo...
Carol Patrizi Apr 22, 2020




