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7 may have caught COVID-19 during vote in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Health Department believes seven people caught coronavirus while voting on April 7th. Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik says six of them were Milwaukee voters, the other was a city po...
Apr 21, 2020
Doctors believe Vang incompetent in K-9 case
A Green Bay man accused of stabbing a police dog isn’t competent to stand trial. Doctors believe Sai Vang is unable to help with his own defense. Prosecutors say Vang stabbed “Pyro” ...
Apr 21, 2020
Kaufert hopes bars can open in May
The top official in Neenah would like to see bars reopen sometime next month. Mayor Dean Kaufert also owns The Dome Sports Bar and Grill on that city’s south side. He thinks bars will have a sma...
Apr 20, 2020
Semi honors Appleton’s Lundgaard
People around the country will be able to see a tribute to a fallen Appleton firefighter. Karl’s Transport of Antigo is honoring Driver-Engineer Mitch Lundgaard on a semi trailer. He was on a me...
Apr 20, 2020
Group looking for volunteers for phone program
A group is starting a program to give people someone to talk with during the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteer Fox Cities is looking for people to use the phone to reach out. Executive Director Susan Va...
Apr 20, 2020
Sexual assault advocates hope victims reach out
Advocates for sexual assault victims say they’re still available for support. Holli Fisher is the program manager at the Sexual Assault Center at Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin. She says...
Apr 20, 2020
Walsh leaving office after 24 yrs in De Pere
There will be a new mayor in De Pere today. Mayor-elect James Boyd will be sworn in. Mike Walsh held the job for the past 24 years. He says he followed his father’s footsteps into local governme...
Apr 20, 2020
Victim in wrong-way crash recovering at home
The Appleton man hurt when an off-duty Outagamie County Sheriff’s deputy crashed into his car spent a couple of weeks in a trauma center. Thirty-one-year-old Mike Nicholson is back at home recov...
Apr 20, 2020
10 Salm Partners workers test positive for virus
A company with a meat processing plant in Denmark is reporting 10 workers at the facility have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past three weeks. About 500 people work at Salm Partners and all of...
Apr 20, 2020
Foxconn making masks in Wis.
Foxconn is making masks at its plant in southeast Wisconsin. The company plans to produce tens of thousands of them for health care workers, police officers, pharmacists and caregivers.
Apr 20, 2020
