Megan Kernan
Multimedia journalist
Green Bay, Wis.
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Megan Kernan is a Midwest native who grew up in Southern Illinois, just 15 miles from St. Louis. She has been a Packers fan her whole life and is thrilled to be on the Action 2 News team!
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 5:27 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
A Wisconsin Public Service spokesman says customers should start preparing their budget now for added expenses this winter.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2022 at 9:35 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
John and Donna Kneeley who now live in Mountain, Wisconsin were at work on the 77th floor of Tower One when American Airlines Flight 11 hit at 8:46 a.m., just floors above them.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 5:39 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
At about 11:39 p.m. Thursday, police were called to the scene at HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center on Shawano Avenue.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 4:13 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
The Green Bay Police Department says six separate Peeping Tom incidents were reported since July 4 on the far east side.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 5:18 PM CDT
|By Kristyn Allen and Megan Kernan
An opportunity that brought about 30 individuals together on Friday to participate in a mapping exercise, where they followed the path of the victim from the moment they call law enforcement, to post-sentencing proceedings.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 6:42 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Adopting a theme every year, quarterback Aaron Rodgers brought back his all denim Canadian tuxedo, along with other teammates dressing in cowboy attire.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:21 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
As soon as the complex opened to the public, pickleball fanatics hit the courts with their paddles and pickleballs in hand, eager to finally enjoy the dedicated facility right in Appleton.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2022 at 9:44 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
The storm knocked out power to Black Creek residents and cause two pumps that were installed to help with flooding, to stop working, which closed the highway for six hours early Sunday morning.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 10:25 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Another die-hard fan is Wisconsin native, Jason Splinter, who’s been on a mission to hit a band every hour since the festival first started Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
The phone number is 988 and will be available to dial in every state starting on Saturday, July 16.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 4:27 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Our recent reports about catalytic converter thefts in the area prompts a Green Bay company that developed an anti-theft device to reach out and help.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff, Megan Kernan and Jason Zimmerman
Deputies located the striking boat on Sunday, following a hit-and-run water collision in Oshkosh on Saturday.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:30 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
In addition to procedures that will help prevent a backlog in the future, the new law also gives victims the choice to report their assault to law enforcement.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 10:07 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff and Megan Kernan
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has temporarily suspended abortion services in Wisconsin after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 5:50 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan and WBAY news staff
An out-of-state visitor to Oconto County had monkeypox and was contagious during the visit, according to the Public Health Department.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 7:28 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff and Megan Kernan
One person was hospitalized with injuries suffered before contact with the deputy.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
With prices rising for just about everything because of inflation, people could see an increase in their energy bills this summer.
Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Members of a Florida animal rescue recently returned from a seven-day trip establishing a shelter in Poland, for abandoned dogs from Ukraine.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 6:02 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Dozens of Valders High School students took an alternative form of transportation to school, instead of taking the bus or their car.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 5:06 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
To everyone’s shock, her doctors found a tumor in her leg larger than the size of a peach, and was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer that made her very fragile.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2022 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff and Megan Kernan
A deputy exchanged fire with a man after the man shot a woman in Shawano County Friday, according to state investigators.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 6:31 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
On Tuesday, Public Works cleaned out 12-hundred feet of sanitary line, and at the bottom, workers found flushable wipes and absorbent pads clogging up two pumps on Green Bay’s West side.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 5:41 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
Wisconsin Humane Society’s comical fundraiser is back for the third year in a row. With a $25 donation, you can get your pet drawn by Humane Society volunteers, that is sure to make to make you laugh.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 7:41 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
There were smiles galore at Lambeau Field on Saturday, as kiddos released all their energy getting their 60 minutes of physical activity at the Green Bay Packers annual event.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2022 at 6:23 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
Republican lawmakers reintroduce a bill this week to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin. It’s the latest attempt to update the state’s marijuana laws to join 36 states already offering the treatment.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 5:40 PM CST
|By WBAY news staff and Megan Kernan
If you enjoy an overload of beer cheese, sausage, and boozy hot chocolate, then you’re bound to love the new mouth-watering concession options as a part of Lambeau Field’s playoff menu.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 6:22 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
But there’s still plenty happening for fans without a ticket to the game.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2022 at 6:07 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
A critical care nurse in the U.S. Navy who is among the 23 person Navy medical team deployed to help Bellin Health in Green Bay gives an inside look on the COVID-19 surge.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 5:54 PM CST
|By WBAY news staff and Megan Kernan
Bill author Rep. David Steffen and Packers representative Aaron Popkey presented their arguments before the city’s Finance Committee Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 5:27 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
What started as a normal day of ice fishing for 40 people along the East shore of the Bay of Green Bay, turned into a real-life reminder of just how dangerous the ice can be this time of year.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 8:09 AM CST
|By WBAY news staff, Megan Kernan and Gray News staff
During the rescue, the ice floated about three-quarters of a mile from the shoreline.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2022 at 10:18 PM CST
|By WBAY news staff and Megan Kernan
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says people should stay off the ice in this area as it is not safe.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 6:30 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
One day after the winning Powerball jackpot ticket was sold right here in the Green Bay area, and there’s still plenty of excitement at the Jackson Pointe Citgo on Packerland Dr. in Ashwaubenon.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 6:29 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
Two Sheboygan mothers have teamed up to provide child care solutions they say are desperately needed in their community. Their goal, is to open a 24/7 facility for parents who face obstacles finding child care.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 3:29 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
A long time member of the Brown County Sheriff’s Office and original member of the County’s Bomb Squad will be retiring after working his last Packers game on Christmas Day.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 6:15 PM CST
|By WBAY news staff, Joshua Peguero and Megan Kernan
The southbound and northbound lanes of Highway 141 have reopened between Pound and Coleman following Wednesday’s crash and train derailment.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2021 at 6:02 PM CST
|By WBAY news staff and Megan Kernan
Eight people escaped an apartment building fire this morning in Waupaca, without injury. Emergency crews say a snow plow hit a gas meter, which led to an explosion.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 at 5:29 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
A Marinette woman connects with her half sister after 50 years of not even knowing about each other, thanks to a DNA kit.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 6:47 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
It has been three weeks since 13 U.S. service members were killed during the Kabul airport bombings, we will always remember their sacrifice and honor their dedication to this country. But we can’t forget about the 18 men and women who were injured during the attack.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 8:03 AM CDT
|By Megan Kernan, WBAY news staff and Gray News staff
The Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that officers encountered zebras in the Seymour area.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2021 at 9:21 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
After a week full of events, EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh has come to an end.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 4:03 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff, Megan Kernan and Brittany Schmidt
Sheriff Wilz tells Action 2 News Cornelius Dupree Russell turned himself into the Brown County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: May. 21, 2021 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
An app that lets you share tick encounters year round, aims to help you prevent getting tick bites this summer. The Tick App is a tick exposure study done by research teams at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Columbia University.
Updated: May. 14, 2021 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Since May 2020, a waiver allows 16 and 17-year-olds to skip the road test requirement in Wisconsin. Instead of actually getting behind the wheel to get their license, parents of the teens can go online and choose to waive the road test for their child.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2021 at 5:59 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Many U.S. cities are paying remote workers to relocate, offering different incentive packages, such as cash and tax credits, as the concept of remote work becomes more widespread. Due to COVID-19, remote work exploded over the past year and many cities are recruiting workers willing to relocate from high-priced and overcrowded neighborhoods.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2021 at 7:03 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Shawano Lake’s low water levels have been a concern to some since 2015. Officials with Shawano Area Waterways Management say they have never seen water levels this low.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 5:32 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
With everyone age 16 and older eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine, a new tool called VaccineFinder is making the appointment process a little easier.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 6:32 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Legislation is circulating in the State Legislature aimed at protecting people who don’t want the vaccine. The State Assembly has passed a bill that would stop businesses from requiring employees to get vaccinated.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 6:39 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
A formal complaint has been filed with the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC), over how Green Bay handled the November presidential election.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2021 at 4:44 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
Registration is underway for Goodwill’s North Central Wisconsin Miracle League programs.