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Wisconsin restaurant, bar owners struggle to keep up with changing rules, say it adds to pandemic stress

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 7:33am

Between state-issued shutdowns and capacity limits and judges' rulings, the industry is suffering operational whiplash.

      

Appleton police: Avoid 1500 block of East Calumet Street while officers respond to incident

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 6:03pm

Police are asking the public avoid the 1500 block of East Calumet Street while officers respond to an unspecified incident.

      

Grand Chute police arrest 75-year-old man on suspicion of sharing child pornography videos

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 3:50pm

Police say the man shared videos more than 150 times and more than 500 online accounts received the videos.

      

Bigger Santa's Rock N Lights to return to fairgrounds; Garden of Lights adding more nights

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 1:27pm

The drive-thru holiday lights attraction has added dinosaurs, peacocks and more lights to this year's display.

      

Sen. Wanggaard off-base with claim that it's unknown whether young people spread COVID-19

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 12:40pm

Wanggaard off-base with claim that it's unknown whether young people spread COVID-19

      

'I almost didn't make it': 32-year-old Milwaukee coronavirus survivor meets woman who donated plasma for her treatment

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 11:50am

Unique Edwards was hospitalized with COVID-19 in June; this week she met Kris Klug, the woman whose plasma she credits with saving her life.

      

Trump administration replaced 'pandemic playbook,' then ignored aspects of its own plans

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 11:48am

The White House and federal health officials said they did not throw out the pandemic playbook left to them by the Obama administration, but used more recent reports to guide them as they responded to COVID-19. Then they failed to follow new plans.

      

These northeastern Wisconsin companies hiring right now

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 11:47am

If you're seeking a job, here are some area companies that are currently hiring.

      

Outagamie County's 2021 budget adds epidemiologist, health aide in response to coronavirus pandemic

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 10:19am

The owner of an average home ($186,122 value) would pay $690 in property taxes for county services next year. That's an increase of $6.

      

Election 2020: Trump, Biden campaigns vie for Indigenous votes in swing state of Wisconsin

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 6:01am

Both the Biden-Harris and Trump-Pence campaigns have made efforts to court the Indigenous vote, which could be key in the swing state of Wisconsin.

      

The U.S. was the world's best prepared nation to confront a pandemic. How did it spiral to 'almost inconceivable' failure?

Wed, 10/14/2020 - 5:30am

Interviews with public health experts and reviews of studies by government agencies, watchdog groups and scientists reveal a cascade of blunders.

      

Green Bay hospitalist: For first time ever, most of my patients have same illness. It's COVID-19, and you may be spreading it

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 7:47pm

If you're standing near someone who's vulnerable and you're not wearing a mask, you may be responsible for serious illness or death.

      

Police looking for dog who fought a dog, bit an owner at Outagamie County Dog Park

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 6:39pm

A pit bull got into a fight with the Pomeranian at the dog park around 2 p.m. Sunday, according to the Fox Valley Metro Police Department.

      

Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce butts heads with public health again as Winnebago County committee reconsiders a COVID-19 ordinance

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 4:56pm

Winnebago County is reconsidering a COVID-19 ordinance that would allow its health officer to issue orders but only with County Board approval.

      

Green Bay Notre Dame's Mason Appleton finds his footing (and a new contract) in NHL

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 4:49pm

Former Green Bay Notre Dame hockey star Mason Appleton recently signed a two-year, $1.8 million extension with the Winnipeg Jets.

      

New community testing site for COVID-19 will open Thursday at Appleton North High School

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 4:43pm

Outagamie County has not hosted its own community testing site since May, when the National Guard staffed a site at Fox Valley Technical College.

      

TSA finds loaded gun in carry-on at Appleton airport; second time since September

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 4:34pm

TSA agents found a loaded gun in a carry-on bag Monday at the Appleton International Airport. Agents found a loaded gun in a carry-on bag last month.

      

What you need to know about the Appleton Area School District's budget this school year

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 4:30pm

While AASD will see some savings while learning remains online due to COVID-19, running a school district in a global health crisis isn't cheap.

      

Two more Appleton residents have died of COVID-19 as Wisconsin hits a single-day record of new deaths

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 3:34pm

More than half of the city's total deaths since the first recorded death in April have occurred in the last three weeks.

      

Wisconsin surpasses 1,500 coronavirus deaths, reports more than 3,200 new cases in worst day of pandemic yet

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 3:32pm

Wisconsin's escalating coronavirus crisis reached a distressing level of severity Tuesday as the state recorded its worst day of the pandemic yet.

      

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