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G.B. Diocese letting Catholics miss Sunday mass
The head of the Green Bay Catholic Diocese will let people skip mass on Sundays, because of concerns about the spread of COVID-19. If they stay home, Bishop David Ricken is urging them to pray for any...
Oct 05, 2020
Appleton reports 10th COVID-19 death, record cases
There have now been 10 coronavirus deaths in Appleton. The city’s health department is reporting the person was in their 70s. Appleton also set another record with 343 more confirmed cases last ...
Oct 05, 2020
State adds 1,696 new coronavirus cases
There are 1,696 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin. That’s the second-straight day with fewer than 2,000, but there were also fewer results reported over those days. Twenty percent of tes...
Oct 05, 2020
Crime up in Appleton over past 2 months
Police officers in Appleton have been busier over the past two months. Chief Todd Thomas says crime is up, in part because more people are out-and-about. He says the number of calls and cases are back...
Oct 05, 2020
DHS expert: Confirmed COVID-19 cases ‘tip of the iceberg’
A state expert thinks there are more undiagnosed cases of coronavirus across Wisconsin, because of the high percentage of positive tests. Over the past week, about 20 percent have come back positive. ...
Oct 04, 2020
UWO reports progress on COVID-19 cases
UW-Oshkosh leaders believe their testing and isolation strategy is helping slow the spread of coronavirus on campus. Two weeks ago, 18 percent of tests were coming back positive. Late last week, the s...
Oct 04, 2020
Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh announced over the weekend he caught COVID-19. He says he got tested last Friday, on his way to a fundraising dinner in Mequon that evening. While he was at...
Oct 04, 2020
Brown Co. health agencies issue COVID-19 alert
Brown County public health agencies are joining others in the Fox Valley region to issue a COVID-19 alert. The departments for the county, De Pere, and the Oneida Nation are calling on people to help ...
Oct 04, 2020
IRS sending letters about unclaimed stimulus checks
About 111,000 people in the state still haven’t received their federal stimulus payment from the spring. The IRS is sending letters to their last known address. Individuals can get $1,200. Agenc...
Oct 04, 2020
Pandemic continues to impact fundraisers
More local nonprofits are having to cancel or change fundraising events. Youth Go is a center by the border between Neenah and Menasha. Leaders were planning to hold an outdoor haunted maze event last...
Oct 04, 2020
