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Appleton, Fox Cities seeing recent COVID-19 spike
The statewide coronavirus numbers have been down a bit over the past two weeks, but that hasn’t been the case in the Fox Cities. Appleton Public Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht says after two enc...
Sep 04, 2020
Today expected to be busiest for Labor Day travel
Today is expected to be the busiest day on the roads during the Labor Day weekend. Like over Memorial Day and Independence Day, AAA Wisconsin spokesman Nick Jarmusz expects there will be fewer cars. H...
Sep 04, 2020
VP pick Harris coming to Wis. on Labor Day
Four days after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was in Wisconsin, his running mate will be in the state. Biden’s campaign announced vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris is comin...
Sep 04, 2020
Annual Labor Day Parade won’t happen this year
Another annual tradition won’t happen this year — the Labor Day Parade in Menasha and Neenah. Neenah Mayor Dean Kaufert says he’s disappointed, but he understands. He thinks it’...
Sep 04, 2020
Police hope people use Drive Sober app
Appleton police are encouraging people to use an app that discourages drunk driving. Officer Meghan Cash says the DOT has a Drive Sober app for phones, and there are a number of fun features that help...
Sep 04, 2020
Groups receive crime prevention grants
The Brown County Crime Prevention Foundation is handing out its annual grants. Over the past 18 years, more than $288,000 has gone out to groups and agencies with ideas on how to make the community a ...
Sep 04, 2020
Annual EAA banquet will be virtual
The EAA Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet in Oshkosh will be a virtual event this year. Apollo 13 commander James Lovell will still be the featured guest. He’ll be interviewed by former space shu...
Sep 04, 2020
Reporting issue helps set single-day COVID-19 case record
The state set a single-day record for most confirmed coronavirus cases with 1,498, but there’s a catch. The state Department of Health Services says there were problems with test reporting earli...
Sep 04, 2020
Visitation set for Diemel brothers
More than one year after two Shawano County brothers were killed in Missouri, there will be a visitation service for them at the end of the month. The Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home in Seymour posted ob...
Sep 04, 2020
Police identify looters
The Green Bay Police Department and Brown County Sheriff's Office have identified a number of people involved in violence and looting that followed hours of peaceful protests on May 31. Three of the p...
Sep 04, 2020
