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State to increase COVID testing
The state plans a significant upgrade in coronavirus testing capabilities. Deputy Health Services Secretary Julie Willems Van-Dijk says the Wisconsin National Guard will be setting up 71 more testing ...
Oct 29, 2020
State sees 2nd-highest number of new coronavirus cases
Wisconsin sees its second-highest single-day number of new coronavirus cases. The state Department of Health Services reports there were 4,870 positive tests today, which was 37% of all tests done. An...
Oct 29, 2020
Two people rescued after car goes into FdL River
Two people were taken to a Fond du Lac area hospital after being rescued from a car that crashed into the Fond du Lac River yesterday afternoon. Fire crews were called to the area of Division and Macy...
Oct 29, 2020
Brown County passes unanimously passes 2021 budget
For the first time in more than 30 years, the Brown County Board unanimously passed a budget plan. Officials say the 2021 budget will cut the property tax rate to its lowest level in four decades. Off...
Oct 29, 2020
Charges filed in alleged Omro murders
An Omro man is accused of killing his wife and friend–then trying to set their bodies on fire. Andrew Clark is charged in Winnebago County Court with two counts of First Degree Intentional Homic...
Oct 28, 2020
Wisconsin coronavirus numbers decline from record highs
Wisconsin sees its numbers of new coronavirus cases and deaths decline from Tuesday’s record highs. The state Department of Health Services reports 3,919 positive tests today–compared to m...
Oct 28, 2020
Oshkosh rental inspections lag
The rental inspection program in Oshkosh continues to struggle to gain traction. Inspections Director John Zarate (zuh-rah-tee) says they were given access to just ten apartments so far this year. Zar...
Oct 28, 2020
De Pere School Board to vote on return to class plan
The De Pere School District board will vote Monday on whether to bring students back for in-person learning. Two petitions are going around the school district. One urging the school board to continue...
Oct 28, 2020
COVID outbreak at King Home continues
The spread of coronavirus continues at the King Veterans Home in Waupaca County. In a letter to families, the commandant reports 42-residents have contracted COVID-19–along with 29 staff members...
Oct 28, 2020
President Trump returning to Green Bay
President Trump will make another campaign stop in Green Bay. The President will hold a rally at Austin Straubel Airport at 2:30 on Friday. A campaign stop scheduled for earlier this month was cancele...
Oct 28, 2020
