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Nonprofit sets up special fund for COVID-19 help
A nonprofit is setting up a special fund to help people dealing with financial problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. All year long, the Community Benefit Tree works with people struggling becau...
Apr 01, 2020
Walleye bag limits change on Winnebago system
New walleye bag limits are in place on the Lake Winnebago system. Fishermen can keep only three walleyes a day. That’s down from the previous limit of five. John Roth of Oshkosh says it will hel...
Apr 01, 2020
Victims’ rights amendment on ballot
There’s a constitutional amendment on next Tuesday’s ballot dealing with the rights of crime victims. Teri Jendusa-Nicolai survived a brutal attack by her husband in southeast Wisconsin, 1...
Apr 01, 2020
Police investigating murder on west side
Green Bay police are investigating a murder on the city’s near west side. They say the person was along Clinton Street, east of 12th Avenue, around 1 a.m. Investigators say the victim wasn’...
Apr 01, 2020
GOP leaders would drop 1-week unemployment wait
The top two Republicans in the Legislature agree the state should temporarily drop a one-week waiting period for people to get unemployment payments. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assemb...
Apr 01, 2020
Evers turning to National Guard for election help
Governor Evers plans to use National Guard troops to work at polling places for next Tuesday’s election. More than 100 communities say they don’t have enough workers right now to even staf...
Apr 01, 2020
Statewide coronavirus cases up 15% to 1,550
The state is reporting 1,550 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin. That’s an increase of 15 percent from yesterday’s total of 1,351. For the first time, the Department of Health Ser...
Apr 01, 2020
State might add isolation facility in Oshkosh
The state is setting up voluntary isolation facilities in Milwaukee and Madison for people with mild coronavirus symptoms. Oshkosh could be one of the next places to get one. Governor Evers says the f...
Mar 31, 2020
1st group of COVID-19 fund grants awarded
The first grants are going out from a new COVID-19 fund. The United Way Fox Cities and Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region set up the Community Response Fund. The foundation’s Tammy G...
Mar 31, 2020
Job losses hitting low-wage workers hard
A nonpartisan group found the job losses and furloughs from the shut down of non-essential businesses is having a big impact on lower-wage workers. Wisconsin Policy Forum Research Director Jason Stein...
Mar 31, 2020
