Brittany Schmidt
WEAU 13 News
Green Bay, WI, United States
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WI Attorney General asks state to fund future of DOJ’s School Safety Office
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is asking the state to step up when it comes to funding for school safety. → Read More
Schabusiness judge won’t recuse himself from case
Judge Thomas Walsh said he's been a judge for a number of years and he's confident he will give a fair hearing and fair trial. → Read More
Missing teen’s body found after she likely froze to death, authorities say
Officials said they believe they found the body of a missing 17-year-old girl who they say died of hypothermia after getting in a car accident. → Read More
Schabusiness gets trial date for Green Bay man’s murder and dismemberment
"The reality is we could just continue to do evaluations for months, months and months, and I’m disinclined to do that," the judge said. → Read More
RSV continues upswing in Wisconsin, while flu starts to circulate
Winter is shaping up to be a bad one for respiratory illnesses circulating throughout the nation. RSV remains on an upswing in Wisconsin, but influenza is slowly creeping into the picture → Read More
Future rural medical doctors train for ‘unexpected’ emergencies in the wilderness
Preparing for the unexpected is part of the curriculum for future rural doctors in state. → Read More
DEA warns of ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ meant to target younger populations
The Drug Enforcement Agency is warning parents about an alarming trend called ‘rainbow fentanyl.’ → Read More
Packers shareholders get details on team’s finances and future
Several thousand Packers shareholders, representing more than 1.6 million shares of Packers stock, were in attendance. → Read More
UW Health trial confirmed safety of COVID-19 vaccine for younger children
This recommendation makes COVID-19 vaccines available to almost 295,000 more children in Wisconsin. → Read More
Judge: Schabusiness competent to stand trial for gruesome Green Bay murder
Taylor Schabusiness is charged with 1st Degree Intentional Homicide, Mutilating a Corpse, and 3rd Degree Sexual Assault in one of Green Bay’s most gruesome murders. → Read More
UW-Health will move onto next phase of Moderna Pediatrics Covid-19 vaccine trial
A COVID-19 vaccine for babies and toddlers may soon become reality for parents who have been waiting for years to protect their children against the deadly virus. → Read More
WI to hand out 975,000 fingerprint ID kits to all school-age kids to keep them safe
Starting in April, every school-aged child in Wisconsin will be sent home from school with a new tool to keep them safe. → Read More
Study finds first transmission of covid in wild white-tail deer
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, researchers have found covid-19 spreading in wild animals, specifically white-tail deer. → Read More
The pandemic’s impact on children’s “social skills” a concern in Wisconsin
Last year, the U.S. Surgeon General declared ‘Youth Mental Health’ as a national crisis. As we enter the third year of the pandemic, Wisconsin’s Office of Children’s Mental Health professionals. → Read More
Children’s Wisconsin reports more emergency room mental health visits
Children’s Wisconsin says it’s seeing more kids test positive for covid-19 and doctors are pushing back on the perception that the virus isn’t as serious for kids. → Read More
USPS Green Bay facility to process 100,000 pieces of mail this week
We are only twelve days away from Christmas so if you’re planning to ship gifts through the mail, now is the time to do it. → Read More
Pediatrician: smaller dose and needle expected for kids Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
If the FDA and CDC approve Pfizer’s vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11, it would make an additional 28 million people eligible for protection against COVID-19. → Read More
Infectious disease expert “cautiously optimistic” about COVID-19 pill
The convenience of a pill and the promising data to go along with it, is leaving one doctor ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the continued fight against COVID-19. → Read More
Local firefighter battles last round of chemotherapy with family by his side
A Green Bay Metro firefighter battling cancer since April went in for his final round of chemotherapy Monday morning with a little ‘surprise support’ from his fellow firefighters. → Read More
Early cases of RSV in children cause concern for pediatricians
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in children across the nation, there’s another well-known virus off to an unseasonably early start and already putting kids in the hospital. → Read More