Tag Archives: Local News

State sets record with 2,817 COVID-19 cases
For the second time in eight days, the state set a record for most confirmed coronavirus cases in a single day. There are 2,817 new cases. It’s also the third straight day with more than 2,000. ...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 26, 2020

Brown Co. pledging to enforce COVID-19 guidelines
The Brown County Health Department is promising to be more aggressive in the enforcement of mask rules and social distancing guidelines. Health Officer Anna Destree says COVID-19 cases are spiking in ...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 25, 2020

2nd person dead after Menasha fire
Both people died, after a fire at a house in Menasha yesterday afternoon. Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue and Menasha police say 77-year-old Ronald Wolf died at the scene, and 68-year-old Mary Wolf died at...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 25, 2020

UWO tops 500 coronavirus cases
There have now been more than 500 COVID-19 cases at UW-Oshkosh. The university is reporting 522 students have tested positive, along with four staff members and one other person. Of them, 472 cases ar...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 25, 2020

Audit: Millions of unemployment calls didn’t get through
An audit of the state’s unemployment call centers found in the first three months of the pandemic, 93 percent of calls were blocked, or people got busy signals. The nonpartisan Legislative Audit...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 25, 2020

Commission waiting on final ballot ruling
State election officials are still encouraging voters to mail in their ballots in time for them to reach their local clerk’s offices by election day. A federal judge ruled earlier this week that...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 25, 2020

B&G Club in Oshkosh holding virtual fundraiser
There’s a virtual fundraiser tonight for the Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh. The nonprofit usually holds WineFeast in a hotel in April. Chief Operating Officer Tracy Ogden says they have an onli...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 25, 2020

Former school staffer sentenced for sex with student
A former Green Bay Southwest staff member will spend six months in jail, and three years on probation, for having sex with a 16-year-old student. Thirty-two-year-old Courtney Roznowski was charged las...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 25, 2020

Appleton man facing federal child porn charges
An Appleton man is now facing federal charges in a child pornography case. Twenty-three-year-old Casey Welk is accused of distributing pictures of young girls. He was arrested in February, and charged...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 25, 2020

Howard-Suamico schools going virtual
The Howard-Suamico school district will move to all online classes, starting next Wednesday. Superintendent Damian LaCroix says they’ll continue virtual learning, until community health conditio...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 25, 2020




