Tag Archives: Local News
State reports 5.3% of new COVID-19 tests were positive
The percentage of new positive coronavirus tests increased slightly, while the state set single-day records for new cases and test results received. The state reports 5.3 percent of tests came back po...
May 29, 2020
Green Bay police squad hit, no one hurt
Green Bay police say no one was hurt when a police SUV was hit on the off ramp from Highway 54/47. Police say the officer was out of the squad investigating a traffic crash when it was hit. The 17-yea...
May 29, 2020
Warning to not leave children, pets in hot car
The founder of a group that wants to prevent children and pets from dying in hot cars says it’s a needless tragedy. Joshua Jablonski created Kaylee Project last September. He named it after the ...
May 29, 2020
Businesses getting more help
The average loan to Wisconsin businesses in the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program is smaller than in round one. The state’s Democratic U-S Senator Tammy Baldwin believes that’...
May 29, 2020
Appleton health officer sees bad COVID-19 trends
The public health officer in Appleton doesn’t like the coronavirus trends since the state’s “safer at home” order was thrown out. Kurt Eggebrecht says they’re going in th...
May 29, 2020
County hears concerns about open Chilton race track
Calumet County’s health officer is hearing concerns about a race track that hosted hundreds of people at events last weekend. Gravity Park USA is on the north side of Chilton, and there were thr...
May 29, 2020
Official: People with have to adjust to pandemic
The top official in Brown County believes people will need to learn how to co-exist with coronavirus. He expects there could be a long way to go before there could be a vaccine. He says businesses wil...
May 28, 2020
Group holding drive-thru food pantry events
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is taking its distribution program directly to people in need. Usually, the group collects food for pantries to hand out across the region, but during the pandemic wo...
May 28, 2020
Potato program to help pantries
Organizers of a potato growing program in Brown County are giving gardeners seed potatoes, while also helping local food pantries. County Executive Troy Streckenbach helped hand out nearly 1,200 of th...
May 28, 2020
Doctor warns of tick season
People itching to get back outside in Wisconsin will face a threat besides coronavirus. It’s the peak tick season. Prevea Health Dr. Amy Romandine-Kratz recommends wearing long sleeves and pants...
May 28, 2020
