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Appleton Schools getting ready for in-class COVID testing
The Appleton School District is still working on its plans for rapid-results COVID testing for its students and staff. Assistant Superintendent Polly Vanden Boogard says their vendor can now accept te...
Jonathan Krause Sep 29, 2021

Portion of High Cliff State Park is closed for police investigation
Portions of High Cliff State Park are closed to the public following the discovery of human remains in the upper portion of the park. The Calumet County Sheriff’s Department says two hikers disc...
Jonathan Krause Sep 29, 2021

Bars, restaurants still facing challenges during pandemic
It’s no surprise that restaurants and bars were among the hardest hit during the pandemic. Researchers at Wisconsin Policy Forum looked into how they’re doing at this point in the recovery...
Carol Patrizi Sep 29, 2021

Bellin Health to require COVID vaccinations
Bellin Health will require all of its employees to get the coronavirus vaccine. Workers will have until November 15th to be fully-vaxxed–or they will lose their jobs. Exemptions will be granted ...
Jonathan Krause Sep 28, 2021

Markesan sailor killed at Pearl Harbor identified
The U-S Navy has identified the remains of a Markesan sailor killed at Pearl Harbor. Nineteen year old Navy Hospital Apprentice First Class Keefe Connolly was on-board the U-S-S Oklahoma when it was t...
Jonathan Krause Sep 28, 2021

COVID numbers continue to rise
Wisconsin adds another 3,085 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday. The positivity rate remains at 7.9%. There were another 32-deaths yesterday–raising the statewide total to 7,962. Outagamie and ...
Jonathan Krause Sep 28, 2021

Body found near trail by UW-Green Bay campus
The discovery of a body along a trail near the U-W Green Bay campus is a case of murder. Campus police were initially called to the trail in the Cofrin Arboretum around 12:30 Tuesday morning on the re...
Carol Patrizi Sep 28, 2021

Former Packer Guion charged with domestic battery
Former Green Bay Packer Letroy Guion is accused of attacking his girlfriend. Guion is charged in Brown County Court with Substantial Battery. According to the criminal complaint, Guion struck the woma...
Jonathan Krause Sep 27, 2021

Racine Street Bridge closes to traffic
The Racine Street Bridge in downtown Menasha is now closed to traffic. The D-O-T is building a new span just east of the current bridge–but that is not yet able to take traffic. The old bridge w...
Jonathan Krause Sep 27, 2021

CWD found in Outagamie County deer
An Outagamie County deer tests positive for chronic wasting disease. The farm-raised whitetail is the first in the county to contract the virus. The D-N-R will ban the feeding of deer in Outagamie Cou...
Jonathan Krause Sep 27, 2021




