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Octoberfest looks to still help nonprofits
Octoberfest organizers want to come up with ways to help local nonprofits, without holding the major in-person event on College Avenue in Appleton. The group’s Eric Stadler says plenty of groups...
May 07, 2020
Appleton to name park after Lundgaard
A future park on Appleton’s northeast side will be named after a fallen firefighter. The city council is unanimously agreeing to call the nearly seven-acre site Lundgaard Park. Driver-Engineer M...
May 06, 2020
Meat plants account for 39% of Brown Co. cases
Brown County Public Health is reporting 39 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases in the county are linked to the meatpacking industry. Spokeswoman Claire Paprocki says that shows community spread is ...
May 06, 2020
Mask-making program nears milestone
After initially hoping to just make masks for friends and family, a group founded by a nurse is closing in on 250,000. Liz Beneke started the regional chapter of Wisconsin Facemask Warriors, and she a...
May 06, 2020
FdL deputies starting food drive
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department wants to make sure local food pantries are stocked. The department will collect non-perishable food and money, starting next Monday, and running throu...
May 06, 2020
Mini-golf course owner thought he could open
The Brown County Health Department says it was an unfortunate misunderstanding that a Green Bay business owner was told he could reopen. Larry Stange of Bay Beach Mini Golf says he spent thousands of ...
May 06, 2020
UWO researcher disputes raptors were pack hunters
A UW-Oshkosh researcher believes the “Jurassic Park” movies get it wrong by showing raptors as pack hunters. Paleontologist Joseph Frederickson says he worked with two other scientists to ...
May 06, 2020
Hunters don’t want extended gun-deer season
Hunters are overwhelmingly rejecting a proposed extension of the gun-deer season. The Wisconsin Conservation Congress surveyed them this spring, and just 15,000 supported the idea of adding 10 more da...
May 06, 2020
Tight restrictions remain at nursing homes
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities continue to have strict rules for visitors and state health officials aren’t sure when those might change. Some facilities have had outbreaks, and Dep...
May 06, 2020
Babies, teens test positive for coronavirus
Kids from babies to teenagers are testing positive for coronavirus. Prevea Health President and CEO Dr. Ashok Rai says they aren’t immune. He tells Action 2 News if children are near the virus t...
May 06, 2020
