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State better than much of country in virus fight
The president and CEO of Prevea Health believes Wisconsin is handling coronavirus better than a significant part of the country. Dr. Ashok Rai tells Action 2 News the “safer at home” order...
May 11, 2020
St. Joseph Food Program not overwhelmed
Local food pantries are keeping their shelves stocked despite the pandemic. St. Joseph Food Program spokeswoman Karen Ziemke says they have fresh meat even though some processors are shut down. She sa...
May 11, 2020
Oshkosh Farm Market will be smaller
The Saturday Oshkosh Farmers Market will be a much smaller this year. City Manager Mark Rohloff says the focus will be exclusively on selling food, and not so much on entertainment and socializing. Th...
May 11, 2020
Miss Wisconsin Pageant canceled
There won’t be a Miss Wisconsin Pageant this year. Organizers made the decision after the national Miss America Pageant was cancelled last week. Local titleholders from this year will automatica...
May 11, 2020
Gas prices continue to rise
Gas prices are still going up in Fox Valley. Gasbuddy.com reports the average in the Appleton area jumped another 13 cents last week to $1.58 a gallon. Gas in the Green Bay area rose by 17 cents to $1...
May 11, 2020
Woman arrested for chase in stolen car
A Milwaukee woman led Fond du Lac County deputies on a high-speed chase that ends in a crash. The 18-year-old is accused of stealing a car in Winnebago County yesterday, and she was spotted on I-41 la...
May 11, 2020
DHS: State reaches benchmark for 14-day decline
The Department of Health Services says right now, the state has reached a major benchmark for scaling back social distancing rules. Dr. Ryan Westergaard says they’ve seen a downward trend in the...
May 11, 2020
Officer cleared in Oshkosh West High shooting
Winnebago County’s top prosecutor is clearing an Oshkosh school police officer of any wrongdoing in a shooting at West High School. The state justice department investigated the shooting of stud...
May 11, 2020
Standalone retail shops can reopen with rules
Governor Evers will let standalone retail shops and ones in strip malls reopen. They’ll be able to have up to five people in their store at a time, and they’ll have to follow social distan...
May 11, 2020
COVID-19 relief fund hits $1 million
A local COVID-19 relief fund hits $1 million in donations. The Community Response Fund created by the United Way Fox Cities and the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region has brought in the mo...
May 11, 2020
