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Soldier’s descendants want Capitol statue restored
The descendants of a Union officer want state leaders to fix a statue that was torn down outside the state Capitol last month. Colonel Hans Christian Heg fought against slavery, and he was killed in t...
Jul 13, 2020
State reports 7.5% of new COVID-19 tests were positive
The state is reporting 7.5 percent of new coronavirus tests came back positive. That’s down from 10.1 percent yesterday, and lower than Saturday’s 7.7 percent. There are 494 more confirmed...
Jul 13, 2020
Shawano school board member asked to resign
Members of the Shawano school board are asking a member to resign. The board met last night in an emergency session, after board member Mart Grams posted on his personal Facebook page, “George F...
Jul 13, 2020
Alcohol believed to be factor in crash
Waupaca County Sheriff’s officials believe alcohol was a factor in a crash that inured two people. Officials say a driver hit another car from behind on Highway 10 East, east of Highway F, in th...
Jul 13, 2020
Percentage of positive COVID-19 tests up to 10.1%
The state is reporting 10.1 percent of new coronavirus tests came back positive. That’s up for the fifth straight day, while the state added 769 new cases. Yesterday’s percentage of positi...
Jul 12, 2020
State sets 3rd straight single-day COVID-19 case record
The state set a single-day record for new confirmed coronavirus cases for the third straight day. There are 926 more cases, topping yesterday’s high of 845 and Thursday’s total of 754. It&...
Jul 11, 2020
Teen sentenced to jail, probation for damage spree
One of the people convicted of a crime spree in the Fox Cities will spend 2-1/2 years in jail. Nineteen-year-old Kevin Peterson of Appleton will also be on probation for the next 15 years, and half of...
Jul 10, 2020
Supreme Court throws out 3 of 4 Evers budget vetoes
The state Supreme Court is overturning three of the partial vetoes Governor Evers made to the state budget, but leaving a fourth in place. Lawrence University Political Science Professor Arnold Shober...
Jul 10, 2020
Canceled Badgers game at Lambeau costs economy $15 mil
The Green Bay area and northeast Wisconsin will lose about $15 million in economic impact now that the Wisconsin Badgers won’t play Notre Dame in a football game at Lambeau Field. The game is ca...
Jul 10, 2020
State shatters record for new COVID-19 cases again
The state set a single-day record for confirmed coronavirus cases for the second straight day. There are 845 new cases, and that’s almost 100 more than yesterday’s record of 754. The state...
Jul 10, 2020
