Tag Archives: Local News

COVID numbers remain relatively low
New cases of coronavirus remain below one-thousand in Wisconsin. The Department of Health Services reports 624 positive tests on Tuesday. The positivity rate was 19-percent. There were 38-deaths–...
Jonathan Krause Feb 16, 2021

Omro High School source of COVID spike
While most of Wisconsin is seeing a decline in new coronavirus cases, Omro is seeing a sharp spike this month. The Winnebago County Health Department reports 12-confirmed cases among students at Omro ...
Jonathan Krause Feb 16, 2021

Fire forces evacuation of Grand Chute Walmart
Fire causes minor damage to the Walmart in Grand Chute. Crews were called to the store on North Mutual Way around 3:50 this morning on the report of a fire in the nail salon. Sprinklers had already ex...
Jonathan Krause Feb 16, 2021

Wisconsin lawmakers want to rename Green Bay bridge for Bart Starr
A group of state lawmakers want to rename the Walnut Street Bridge in downtown Green Bay in favor of Packers legend Bart Starr. Representatives David Steffen, John Macco, and Kristina Shelton–al...
Jonathan Krause Feb 16, 2021

Bucks allowing fans for games
Fans will be allowed inside Fiserv Forum for tonight’s Milwaukee Bucks game. The team has received permission from the Milwaukee Health Department to operate at ten percent capacity. Just 250 in...
Jonathan Krause Feb 16, 2021

Two dead in Janesville plane crash
Two people are dead following the crash of a small plane near Janesville. The control tower at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport lost contact with the plane around 9:20 this morning. The wreckag...
Jonathan Krause Feb 16, 2021

Give BIG Green Bay fundraiser
A 24 hour online fundraiser to help non-profits in Green Bay starts at 12 p.m. today. Forty-five groups will benefit from the Give Big Green Bay fundraiser. The Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity ...
Carol Patrizi Feb 16, 2021

New event venue opening on the Fox River in Appleton
A new event space will open this summer along the Fox River in Appleton. Poplar Hall will become part of the Riverheath development. Community Development Director Karen Harkness predicts it will be a...
Jonathan Krause Feb 15, 2021

Wisconsin approaching one-million vaccine doses
Nearly one-million Wisconsin residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The state Department of Health Services reports 976-thousand doses have been dispensed in 64-days. Tw...
Jonathan Krause Feb 15, 2021

Vaccination clinic at the Fox Cities Expo Center re-opening for appointments
Registration is once again open for the coronavirus vaccination clinic at the Fox Cities Expo Center. Appointments will be available Tuesday through Thursday of next week. The number of vaccines avail...
Jonathan Krause Feb 15, 2021




