Tag Archives: Local News

Oconto Co. seeing spike in COVID-19 cases
Oconto County officials are seeing a jump in COVID-19 cases, and they’re concerned about the Labor Day weekend. The total number of cases has doubled over the past three weeks, going from 200 to...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 02, 2020

Groups create videos to draw tourists
Seven Fox Cities-based business organizations are using videos to try to bring tourists to the area. They released their second one yesterday. Beth Knapinski of the Fox Cities Convention and Visitors ...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 02, 2020

Hawk released after recovery
After about six weeks of recovery, an injured red-tailed hawk is healthy and free. The female hawk was found on Green Bay’s west side with an arrow through its wing. It was taken to the Bay Beac...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 02, 2020

Grant will help recovering opioid addicts find jobs
The state is getting a $5 million federal grant to help people impacted by the opioid crisis find jobs. The Department of Workforce Development will partner with five local workforce development board...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 02, 2020

Man arrested in Wausau was wanted in Fox Cities
A man wanted in connection with a number of crimes in the Fox Valley was the suspect in a spree in Wausau yesterday. Police in that city took Brand Biller into custody last night, after he reportedly ...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 02, 2020

State adds 545 more coronavirus cases
There are 545 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin. The state is reporting 6.5 percent of tests were positive, and that’s down from 8.3 percent yesterday. The seven-day average went down sl...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 02, 2020

Johnson praises Trump, police and Blake’s mom
Republican U.S Senator Ron Johnson took part in the round table with President Trump in Kenosha yesterday. Johnson thanked the president for supporting police. He believes the vast majority of people ...
Carol Patrizi Sep 02, 2020

Vigil in Appleton to support Jacob Blake
Protesters held a candlelight vigil at Houdini Plaza in downtown Appleton last night to show support for Jacob Blake, the man shot by a Kenosha police officer. They’re also against President Tru...
Carol Patrizi Sep 02, 2020

DNR celebrates Fox River PCB cleanup
The Fox River cleanup project is done, and the head of the DNR says they’re seeing improvements in water quality. Secretary Preston Cole says PCB levels are down about 90 percent over the past 1...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 02, 2020

E-Cycle program now 10 yrs old
For the past 10 years, it’s been illegal to throw away electronics in Wisconsin. State E-Cycle Program Coordinator Sarah Murray says since then, people have recycled 325 million pounds of TVs, c...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 02, 2020




