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. 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: Jun. 22, 2022 at 6:04 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
The focus this week was on finding solutions to the many challenges facing school nutrition teams, such as ongoing supply chain disruptions, inflation and rising gas prices.
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: 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: May. 19, 2022 at 5:26 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
The non-profit Wisconsin Ukrainians hopes to buy an off-road vehicle for a Wisconsin veteran and his unit fighting on the front lines in Ukraine.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 7:05 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Manitowoc veteran Barry Nelson doesn’t have a set time for when he’ll leave Ukraine but says he knows his mission is not over yet.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff and Megan Kernan
A male and female in their 50s were inside the home at the time of the explosion. Both suffered serious injuries, including burns.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Some of us may still be feeling groggy from switching to Daylight Saving Time, on Tuesday the U.S. Senate took quick action to approve a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, meaning no more springing forward and falling back.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Ukrainian flags are flying out the door as Wisconsinites flock to Fly Me Flag in Ashwaubenon to show support with the country’s blue and yellow flag.
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: 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. 19, 2022 at 6:55 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
The DOT says this move is to help schools strained by a shortage of school bus drivers.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 6:45 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
A new report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum shows alcohol-related deaths in Wisconsin rising nearly 25% in 2020.
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: Dec. 19, 2021 at 3:20 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
According to the study, “Slowing Down: Wisconsin’s Waning Population Growth,” the state’s population increased by 3.6%, making us among the slowest growing states in the country.
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. 5, 2021 at 5:49 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
The Friends of Peninsula State Park are asking for the community’s help to build a new, inclusive playground at its Nicolet Beach.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 5:49 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
Packers running back AJ Dillon was honored with the key to Door County during Destination Door County’s annual meeting Tuesday night, November 16.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 5:30 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
The pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in Wisconsin, especially in schools. On Thursday, state lawmakers and the state superintendent introduced the Healthy School Meals for All Act.
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. 24, 2021 at 6:22 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
The Purple Heart awarded to a World War I soldier, returns to his great nephew in Lena.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Landowners joined local and state leaders at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday morning to celebrate the state’s newest large-scale solar energy project, Point Beach Solar Energy Center in the town of Two Creeks.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 6:44 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
The first day of Fall means “apple picking season” is just getting into full swing. Some orchards throughout the state are doing golden, but for others, it’s a bushel of bad news.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 6:10 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Every year Packers fans are ready to follow the team and businesses expect it to remain that way this year starting with the home opener.
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: Sep. 12, 2021 at 10:01 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Before the Packers season opener Sunday night, the man behind, comedian Charlie Berens Manitowoc Minute star makes a quick stop at the Kwik Trip on Lombardi Ave to get fans excited.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2021 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
The Green Bay Packers welcomed a full-capacity crowd back to Lambeau Field on Saturday for the first preseason game vs. the Texans, for the first time since January of 2020.
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 6:10 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Fans attending today’s Green Bay Packers shareholders meeting remain ever the optimists about the team’s prospects this season. The question of will Rodgers return, or won’t he, is still not fully clear. All of the questions surrounding the MVP Quarterback made for an interesting shareholders meeting.
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: Jul. 19, 2021 at 8:19 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Local companies gathered early Monday morning to discuss the challenges they're currently facing - including the recruitment of employees - with members of Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2021 at 6:38 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) students are using their skills out in the real world, helping to revitalize the NEW Zoo and Adventure Park in Suamico. Students in NWTC’s carpentry and electrical power and distribution programs, design and build projects to gain hands-on skills.
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. 16, 2021 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Two families, one from Rubicon, and the other from Green Bay met in 2017, after a tragedy.
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. 17, 2021 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
More than one hundred people spent their Saturday afternoon, protesting a digital sign we reported on Friday night. That sign displayed a homophobic slur and could be seen on the side of a business on a busy street in Appleton.
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. 11, 2021 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Last week, Sheboygan residents elected the youngest mayor that the city has ever had. Mayor-elect, Ryan Sorenson, is just 27-years-old.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2021 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Community members from the Village of Hortonville gathered to honor a World War II Veteran. Robert Schneider, WWII Veteran, was presented an award at the Hortonville Opera House for 75 years of service with the American Legion Auxiliary Post 55.
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: Apr. 4, 2021 at 10:33 PM CDT
|By Megan Kernan
Last week’s decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court striking down the governor’s emergency order, which included the mask mandate, now impacts that federal food aid money, taking it completely off the table.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 at 5:36 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
Everyone seems to want a bit of normalcy and will try to in any way they can, in the midst of the pandemic, such as going to dinner while also staying safe.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 6:57 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
For one church in Outagamie County, the deeply-rooted tradition will carry on with some changes.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2021 at 4:38 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has launched a new resource center that it says will help build resilience and meet mental health needs of Wisconsin students.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 6:51 PM CST
|By Megan Kernan
Local tourism officials say it's hard to predict the economic impact for the playoff game with 6,000 fans allowed in the stadium.