Tag Archives: Local News
Steineke wanted long-term care money sooner
A Republican leader was calling on Governor Evers to spend some federal stimulus money on long-term care facilities. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke of Vandenbroek thinks they should’ve be...
May 21, 2020
Blood Center to run antibody tests for plasma donors
The Community Blood Center in Grand Chute will start antibody testing for coronavirus to find potential plasma donors. Hospitals are using that plasma to treat current COVID-19 patients. Chief Medical...
May 21, 2020
Temperature checks only identify 1 COVID-19 symptom
Appleton’s health officer wants to make sure checking the temperature of workers doesn’t give people a false sense of security. Kurt Eggebrecht says it’s only one sign someone might ...
May 21, 2020
De Pere youth baseball, soccer plan to play
There are plans to hold youth baseball and soccer in De Pere this summer. Both programs are trying to figure out how to get kids safely back outside. Parks Director Marty Kosobucki says they could lim...
May 21, 2020
Federal lawsuit filed over local ‘safer at home’ orders
Seventeen people in Wisconsin are filing a federal lawsuit in Milwaukee, arguing local “safer at home” orders are unconstitutional. The challenge names 21 state and local public safety and...
May 21, 2020
FdL police investigate north-side shooting
Fond du Lac police are investigating a shooting on the north side. They say one or more shots were fired on E. Bank Street, between N. Main and Marquette streets, yesterday morning. There are no repor...
May 21, 2020
Home heavily damaged in FdL fire
A house southwest of downtown Fond du Lac was heavily damaged in a fire. No one was in the two-story home in the 100 block of Central Avenue around noon yesterday. There are no reports of injuries. In...
May 21, 2020
State reports 5% of new COVID-19 tests were positive
The state is reporting five percent of new confirmed coronavirus tests came back positive. That’s down from eight percent yesterday, and the same figure as Tuesday. There are now 13,885 confirme...
May 21, 2020
Unemployment rate spikes to 14.1% in April
The state’s unemployment rate jumped to 14.1 percent last month, while almost 440,000 jobs were lost across Wisconsin. Nearly 386,000 were in the private sector, and about 54,000 government jobs...
May 21, 2020
Farm group backs state payments to farmers
The head of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation says the plan to provide direct payments to farmers is “very, very welcome news.” Governor Evers wants to use $50 million to help farmers. ...
May 21, 2020
