Author Archives: Jonathan Krause
Asphalt Scam Arrest
The Brown County Sheriff's Office has a suspect in custody in connection with an alleged contractor scam. Mico Miller of Texas is accused of intimidating elderly homeowners in northeast Wisconsin into...
Aug 05, 2020
One Dead, Two Injured in Oshkosh Shooting
One person is dead following an overnight shooting in Oshkosh. The 59-year old man was shot inside a home along the 17-hundred block of Minnesota Avenue around 8:30 Tuesday night. A 57-year old man an...
Aug 05, 2020 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
State Expands COVID-19 Testing Capacity
Labs in Wisconsin can now process 125-thousand COVID-19 tests a week. Deputy Health Secretary Julie Willems-Van Dijk says the state's contracts with those labs require Wisconsin tests to get done firs...
Aug 04, 2020
UW Oshkosh Study Shows Economy Recovering in Wisconsin
A new survey shows Wisconsin businesses are bringing back their employees at a faster pace this summer. U-W Oshkosh Director of Customized Research Jeffrey Sachse says their monthly poll of business o...
Aug 04, 2020
Former Grand Chute CSO Heading to Trial for Child Porn
A former Grand Chute police community service officer accused of trading child porn on the internet says he is "not guilty". Casey Welk enters the plea in Outagamie County Court to ten felony counts. ...
Aug 04, 2020
Brillion Man Heading to Trial on Sex Crime Charges
A Brillion man accused of violating the "Safer at Home" order to meet what he thought was an underage girl for sex will stand trial. Matthew Wieting (why-ting) waives his right to a preliminary hearin...
Aug 04, 2020
Brown County Contractor Scam
An elderly Brown County couple is the victim of a contractor scam. The Sheriff's Office says two men used threatening tactics to convince the homeowners to hire them to reseal their driveway on July 2...
Aug 04, 2020
COVID-19 Testing in Winnebago County
Two free drive-through COVID-19 testing sites will be open for three days this week in Winnebago County. The tests are available for anyone who lives in Calumet and Outagamie counties as well. It's a ...
Aug 04, 2020
Positive Coronavirus Test Percentage Declines
The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests in Wisconsin declines again on Tuesday. Four percent of tests came back positive--compared to five-point-six percent on Monday. The total number of new cases ...
Aug 04, 2020
Sand Bar Bash Backlash
Video of a major party involving boaters on Lake Butte des Morts over the weekend is going viral on social media. The annual Sand Bar Bash is drawing widespread criticism as more than a thousand atten...
Aug 03, 2020
