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How to take care of your mental health during the Wisconsin winter

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 4:58pm

We asked mental health providers how best to take care of yourself during this strangest of winters. Here's what they said.

      

City of Appleton reports two more deaths related to COVID-19, 170 new cases over the weekend

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 4:04pm

Nearly 4,400 Appleton residents have been infected since the pandemic began, or one in every 17 people.

      

Trump campaign would have to pay nearly $8 million for Wisconsin recount

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 3:22pm

President Donald Trump's campaign would have to pay nearly $8 million to start a recount in Wisconsin, a state he narrowly lost two weeks ago.

      

Wisconsin reports nearly 4,400 new COVID-19 cases, over 70,000 active infections Monday

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 2:37pm

Statewide, more than 70,000 people have active infections of COVID-19, meaning they tested positive and haven't recovered or died.

      

The Buzz: Mom and Pop Place to close in Neenah

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 1:36pm

The shop's last day will be just before Christmas.

      

Three voters drop lawsuit seeking to throw out presidential votes in Wisconsin's Democratic-leaning counties

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 10:51am

The Wisconsin effort was dropped as lawsuits in Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania were also dismissed.

      

Fox Valley In Pictures: A Weekly Gallery

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 10:20am

Fox Valley In Pictures: A Weekly Gallery

      

Wisconsin Supreme Court hears arguments as it decides fate of Evers' COVID-19 policies

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 10:05am

Wisconsin's COVID-19 response plan is back in the hands of a divided state Supreme Court.

      

Former candidate for Outagamie County sheriff gets five years in prison for distributing child pornography

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 9:38am

Alex Bebris, 51, of Denmark, formerly of Neenah, was sentenced Friday in federal court to five years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.

      

Tale of two toss-up elections 16 years apart: the new 50/50 Wisconsin isn't the same as the old 50/50 Wisconsin

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 7:16am

For the fourth time since 2000, a presidential race in Wisconsin was decided by less than a point. But while the state has remained a toss-up, big regional shifts have altered the map

      

Coronavirus in Wisconsin: 6,058 cases reported, 12 more deaths

Sun, 11/15/2020 - 3:34pm

The 6,058 positive cases accounted for 33.7% of the 17,977 that came back Sunday.

      

'We're going to be in trouble': Wisconsin critically short on plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients

Sat, 11/14/2020 - 4:56pm

Blood centers and hospitals are scrambling to find donors for convalescent plasma to treat coronavirus patients, and blood in general to help others.

      

Wisconsin reports 5,146 new coronavirus cases and 52 deaths on Saturday

Sat, 11/14/2020 - 2:15pm

As of Saturday, 306,311 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 2,625 have died in Wisconsin since March.

      

Appleton native Broadway star Lynn Kellogg dies at 77 from COVID-19

Sat, 11/14/2020 - 8:30am

Kellogg was born in Appleton in 1943. She rose to fame in the original 1968 Broadway production of "Hair," and went on to perform contemporary Christian music.

      

Remembering when Aaron Rodgers got 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek to do belt move, poached burgers in Wisconsin: Stories you loved

Sat, 11/14/2020 - 7:17am

As always, we've rounded up your favorite stories from around Wisconsin this week and some of their top Facebook comments, just for you.

      

A 19-year-old Oconomowoc man is accused of holding a Missouri girl captive and repeatedly sexually assaulting her

Fri, 11/13/2020 - 8:57pm

The Missouri girl said the Oconomowoc man kept her in a closet for two weeks and wasn't allowed to use the bathroom.

      

Thanksgiving travel in a COVID-19 world: How to do it and not sicken yourself and others

Fri, 11/13/2020 - 5:21pm

COVID-19 poses a threat to people gathering at Thanksgiving. Here are ways to minimize risks of spreading virus at gatherings with families, friends

      

Fox Cities police blotter: Pail of kittens found on side of road; fryer oil poured in radiator; hot sauce dumped on car amid feud

Fri, 11/13/2020 - 4:30pm

Here's our periodic roundup of unusual and off-beat items reported to Fox Cities law enforcement agencies.

      

Fox Cities nursing homes demand state leaders come up with plan to control COVID-19 in Wisconsin

Fri, 11/13/2020 - 3:36pm

Leaders at St. Paul Elder Services in Kaukauna and Valley VNA Senior Care in Neenah demand government leaders work together on a plan.

      

With another daily record of 7,777 new coronavirus cases, Wisconsin has surpassed 300,000 total cases — just 18 days after reaching 200,000

Fri, 11/13/2020 - 2:37pm

It took seven months for Wisconsin to record its first 100,000 coronavirus cases, 36 days to notch the second 100,000 and just 18 to reach the third.

      

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