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Brown County reports 8 COVID-19 deaths in 2 days as health care experts discuss emotional toll as the holidays near

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 6:09pm

DHS confirmed 274 new cases of COVID-19 in the county, accounting for 56.1% of the tests results Wednesday.

      

37-year-old Michigan woman charged in June 2019 overdose in Ashwaubenon

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 4:51pm

Candice K. Thornton, 36, faces a party to first-degree reckless homicide charge. Her bail was set at $50,000 Tuesday.

      

Brown County Board approves 2021 budget that calls for tax cut, new clinician to help law enforcement

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 4:40pm

Residents will pay $3.98 per $1,000 of a property's assessed value — a decrease of 20 cents from this year.

      

Wisconsin reports 3,800 new cases, 45 deaths and a record-high seven-day positivity rate of 27.2%

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 3:36pm

The state reported an average positivity rate over the last seven days of 27.2%, the highest ever.

      

Green Bay Packers make $250,000 in grants to social justice organizations

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 3:35pm

Green Bay Packers grants totaling $250,000 go to social justice causes in southern Wisconsin.

      

Democratic congressional candidate Amanda Stuck focuses on Broadway career of Mike Gallagher's wife

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 2:30pm

Gallagher called the comments an attack on his family, while Stuck said she was contrasting the two candidates' life experiences.

      

Vice President Mike Pence coming to Central Wisconsin Airport for campaign rally in Mosinee

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:41pm

The vice president's visit comes while Wisconsin sees record high cases of COVID-19 and while members of his staff have been infected.

      

'What we're doing now as a state isn't working': After state hits 5K new cases, Robin Vos calls for new coronavirus action

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:40pm

Vos's comments come as the state is recording thousands of new cases daily and he faces a tough reelection fight.

      

More than 23K absentee ballots were rejected in April; election officials expect smaller percentage to have problems in November

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:24pm

The rate of rejections has remained consistent for years, but the increase in absentee ballots means the sheer number of rejections has gone up.

      

President Donald Trump to visit Green Bay on Friday amid flurry of Wisconsin events before election

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 11:22am

The visit comes weeks after Trump canceled a previously scheduled Green Bay rally due to his COVID-19 diagnosis.

      

Bice: Wisconsin Democrats ride anti-Trump fervor to big money advantage over Republicans

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 10:53am

The Wisconsin Democrats have at least 20 individuals who gave $100,000 or more to their party in the past two years. The Republicans have five.

      

When police respond to people in mental health crises, the outcomes can be fatal. Some departments are taking a different approach.

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 10:18am

A fatal police shooting this summer left people asking what could have been done differently. One Wisconsin police department has a possible answer.

      

Yes, Thin Blue Line flag has taken a more prominent place during Trump rallies

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 9:31am

Thin Blue Line flag has taken a more prominent place during Trump rallies

      

The feel is different, but these Packers fans won't let COVID-19 keep them from attending games

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 9:11am

Packers fans say games in Tampa, Houston were safe and fun. They hope Lambeau Field can open before the season's over.

      

Employers' woes: Hiring in Fox Valley gets tough again amid plummeting unemployment

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 8:44am

Before the pandemic, hiring was impossible. Unemployment soared in April under COVID-19, but then dropped, making it tough to find workers again.

      

COVID-19 in Brown County: Health care calls supplant housing as top concern of United Way 2-1-1 calls during pandemic

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 6:43am

In a Tuesday town hall, Greater Green Bay Chamber and Brown County United Way note bettering unemployment rate but continued health care, housing stress on families

      

Subcontractor doing Trump voter outreach for Wisconsin Republicans fired amid accusations he didn't pay workers

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 6:00am

A Republican Party of Wisconsin subcontractor, who was fired last week, is accused of not paying workers doing voter outreach for Trump.

      

Coronavirus in Brown County: Four more people die from COVID-19, bringing total to 93

Tue, 10/27/2020 - 6:42pm

On a day when the state saw record-setting numbers in cases and COVID-19 deaths, Brown County records 4 more deaths.

      

In De Pere visit, Donald Trump Jr. talks importance of blue-collar voters to Trump reelection

Tue, 10/27/2020 - 6:24pm

Trump Jr. credited Trump with renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement and said he's an "outsider" who kept his promises.

      

Donald Trump hits western Wisconsin hoping to recapture 2016 support

Tue, 10/27/2020 - 4:14pm

This swingy region of western Wisconsin is full of voters who supported Barack Obama in 2012, Donald Trump in 2016.

      

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