WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW)- Green Bay Police tells NewsChannel 7 Jordan Kawlewski, a Stevens Point native, has been in contact with family.Kawlewski, who now lives in Green Bay, was reported missing on Tuesday.GBPD Sergeant Eric O’Brien says they have been told family has been in contact with Kawlewski, though they have yet to speak to her themselves. O’Brien adds GBPD is no longer asking for the public’s assistance in locating her.GREEN BAY, Wis. (WSAW) - A Stevens Point native, now living in Green Bay was reported missing Tuesday.reports Jordan Kawlewski, 23, drives a white 2016 Chevrolet Malibu...…WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW)- Green Bay Police tells NewsChannel 7 Jordan Kawlewski, a Stevens Point native, has been in contact with family.Kawlewski, who now lives in Green Bay, was reported missing on Tuesday.GBPD Sergeant Eric O’Brien says they have been told family has been in contact with Kawlewski, though they have yet to speak to her themselves. O’Brien adds GBPD is no longer asking for the public’s assistance in locating her.GREEN BAY, Wis. (WSAW) - A Stevens Point native, now living in Green Bay was reported missing Tuesday.reports Jordan Kawlewski, 23, drives a white 2016 Chevrolet Malibu...WW…

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force are set to hold their first meeting on Friday.The task force’s goal is to help fight the abduction, violence and trafficking of Indigenous women in Wisconsin.The group is a partnership between the Wisconsin Department of Justice and Wisconsin’s Indigenous communities. Together, they plan to examine factors leading to missing and murdered Indigenous women.The that they will also study the response from social service organizations, understand the roles federal, state and tribal jurisdictions play, and improve or...…MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force are set to hold their first meeting on Friday.The task force’s goal is to help fight the abduction, violence and trafficking of Indigenous women in Wisconsin.The group is a partnership between the Wisconsin Department of Justice and Wisconsin’s Indigenous communities. Together, they plan to examine factors leading to missing and murdered Indigenous women.The that they will also study the response from social service organizations, understand the roles federal, state and tribal jurisdictions play, and improve or...WW…

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports as of Friday, 327 people have died of coronavirus in Wisconsin. That’s an increase of 11 deaths from the previous day.Statewide, 7,314 people have tested positive for the virus, an increase of 460 positive cases from Thursday. The state currently has 50 active testing labs. Locally, Lincoln County reported its first COVID-19 case and Marathon County reported an additional case-- bringing its total to 18. Waupaca also reported two new cases. The Portage County Health Department reported an additional case, bringing their total to six,...…The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports as of Friday, 327 people have died of coronavirus in Wisconsin. That’s an increase of 11 deaths from the previous day.Statewide, 7,314 people have tested positive for the virus, an increase of 460 positive cases from Thursday. The state currently has 50 active testing labs. Locally, Lincoln County reported its first COVID-19 case and Marathon County reported an additional case-- bringing its total to 18. Waupaca also reported two new cases. The Portage County Health Department reported an additional case, bringing their total to six,...WW…

The city of Wausau recently received notification from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that it will receive $371,608 to help assist agencies and households hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thursday night, the city’s Citizens Advisory Committee reviewed and approved two applications from area organizations looking to use the funding to assist those who have been hit hard by the pandemic, one being the North Central Community Action Program. “We typically run a rent assistance program,” NCCAP executive director Diane Sennholz. “This is something entirely different. We’re...…The city of Wausau recently received notification from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that it will receive $371,608 to help assist agencies and households hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thursday night, the city’s Citizens Advisory Committee reviewed and approved two applications from area organizations looking to use the funding to assist those who have been hit hard by the pandemic, one being the North Central Community Action Program. “We typically run a rent assistance program,” NCCAP executive director Diane Sennholz. “This is something entirely different. We’re...WW…

The northbound and southbound lanes on I-39 have been reopened after several accidents and low visibility forced officials to close a stretch of the roadway near Plainfield on Sunday. There was one large crash in the southbound lanes involving 26 vehicles, and four separate crashes in the northbound lanes involving a total of 8 vehicles. There were four non-life threatening injuries in the northbound crashes, and several people were taken to the hospital. High winds coming off a farm field caused low visibility for drivers. A sergeant with the Wisconsin State Patrol told Newschannel 7 that...…The northbound and southbound lanes on I-39 have been reopened after several accidents and low visibility forced officials to close a stretch of the roadway near Plainfield on Sunday. There was one large crash in the southbound lanes involving 26 vehicles, and four separate crashes in the northbound lanes involving a total of 8 vehicles. There were four non-life threatening injuries in the northbound crashes, and several people were taken to the hospital. High winds coming off a farm field caused low visibility for drivers. A sergeant with the Wisconsin State Patrol told Newschannel 7 that...WW…

Rural Wisconsin hospitals have largely been spared the nationwide closures that have plagued some states around the country in the past decade. But six weeks into a postponement of elective procedures that’s left them without half or more of their revenue streams, federal funding has so far covered barely a third of those losses and experts fear for their future.In the words of one longtime worker in the rural hospital world, “My crystal ball has never been quite so cloudy.”Tim Size helped found the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative in Sauk City more than forty years ago; he serves as its...…Rural Wisconsin hospitals have largely been spared the nationwide closures that have plagued some states around the country in the past decade. But six weeks into a postponement of elective procedures that’s left them without half or more of their revenue streams, federal funding has so far covered barely a third of those losses and experts fear for their future.In the words of one longtime worker in the rural hospital world, “My crystal ball has never been quite so cloudy.”Tim Size helped found the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative in Sauk City more than forty years ago; he serves as its...WW…

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Habitat for Humanity of Wausau is collecting unwanted holiday lights through the end of January.In a release from the nonprofit, it said it does not matter if the lights work or not. You can find drop off boxes at the following locations:Through this program, since 2014, Habitat for Humanity of Wausau has kept more than ten tons of holiday lights from landfills. Habitat receives some money each year for the value of the recyclable material in the lights.Copyright 2020 WSAW. All rights reserved.…WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Habitat for Humanity of Wausau is collecting unwanted holiday lights through the end of January.In a release from the nonprofit, it said it does not matter if the lights work or not. You can find drop off boxes at the following locations:Through this program, since 2014, Habitat for Humanity of Wausau has kept more than ten tons of holiday lights from landfills. Habitat receives some money each year for the value of the recyclable material in the lights.Copyright 2020 WSAW. All rights reserved.WW…