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The state goes two days in a row without a reported COVID-related death. That hasn’t happened since Labor Day. The state Department of Health Services reports 423 positive tests–with a pos...

Outagamie County administrators want to get a feel for what people think of the park system. An online Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Survey is underway. Parks Director Loren Dieck thinks participat...

The Menasha Health Department is postponing COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled for this week. Officials say weather has delayed shipment. Anyone scheduled for a vaccine will be called to reschedul...

The National Transportation Safety Board releases more information about a fatal plane crash in Janesville. The Velocity V-Twin homebuilt initially departed Appleton Tuesday morning en route to Sebast...

A lawsuit between the village of Hobart and the Oneida Nation will not go to the U-S Supreme Court. The village has decided to drop the suit–which stemmed from the tribe’s failure to secur...

A new coronavirus vaccination center is now open on the U-W Oshkosh campus. Those eligible for the vaccine now can make an appointment at the Culver Family Welcome and Conference Center. Governor Tony...

Wisconsin records an increased number of new coronavirus cases for a fourth straight day. The state Department of Health Services reports 774 positive tests today–with a positivity rate of 15-pe...

A different judge will oversee the second half of a Brown County murder trial. Judge Timothy Hinkfuss was removed from the case of James Prokopovitz today–after breaking his ankle and needing to...

The trial of a Brown County man accused of killing his missing wife is delayed until next week. This would have been day four of the trial of James Prokopovitz. Judge Timothy Hinkfuss will not be in c...

U-W System President Tommy Thompson wants 75-percent of classes to be held in-person next fall. Thompson points out that aggressive testing programs and social distancing requirements on campus have k...