Tag Archives: Local News
DNR helping with manure spill near Pulaski
The DNR is working with a farm near Pulaski to deal with a manure spill. The agency says Betley Farms spread the manure, and some of it ran off, into the Little Suamico River. The spill was moving tow...
Jul 14, 2020
Rule impacting international students dropped
A day after Wisconsin and 17 other states filed a lawsuit against a federal rule impacting international students, the Trump administration is rescinding it. It would’ve forced international stu...
Jul 14, 2020
Prevea leader hopes for more mask rules
A medical expert hopes more communities follow the lead of others in Wisconsin that are putting mask requirements in place. Prevea Health President Dr. Ashok Rai tells Action 2 News it’s an effe...
Jul 14, 2020
Brillion starting school year early
The Brillion school district will bring students back to class on August 24th. Superintendent Nick Madison says they had to get permission from the state Department of Public Instruction, because the ...
Jul 14, 2020
Menasha’s pool reopens
Menasha’s pool is open again today. The city closed it yesterday, because a worker had close contact with someone with coronavirus. The staff member wasn’t at the pool at the time.
Jul 14, 2020
Wis. added to New York’s quarantine list
People traveling from Wisconsin to New York will have to quarantine in New York for 14 days. The state’s Governor Andrew Cuomo added Wisconsin and three other states to New York’s quaranti...
Jul 14, 2020
Fire damages home on G.B.’s east side
A fire on Green Bay’s east side caused about $150,000 in damage to a home. Lt. Shauna Walesh says smoke was coming from all three floors when they got to the 800 block of S. Quincy Street around...
Jul 14, 2020
State expects late rush at tax deadline
Tomorrow is the income tax filing deadline. The federal government pushed back the date from April 15th, because of the coronavirus pandemic. State Revenue Department Secretary Peter Barca believes th...
Jul 14, 2020
Habitat hopes for late push in matching donation drive
A matching grant for the Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity ends tomorrow. The nonprofit is hoping people will help at the last minute, so their donation will be doubled. The organization is...
Jul 14, 2020
Construction worker killed near Columbus
A construction worker was killed this morning, while working along a highway near Columbus in the southcentral part of Wisconsin. Someone driving a truck owned by Michel’s Construction hit the 2...
Jul 14, 2020
