Category Archives: Local News
Woman charged in Mother's Day fire in Omro
A fire at an apartment complex on Mother's Day is leading to criminal charges against an Oshkosh woman. Prosecutors believe 26-year-old Cassandra Choy intentionally started the fire in the garages tha...
Oct 16, 2019
Harris unveils Winnebago Co. budget
People in Winnebago County might see a decrease in their property taxes next year. County Executive Mark Harris is releasing his proposed 2020 budget, and it calls for a 19-cent cut in the tax rate. T...
Oct 16, 2019
Families of fallen police, EMTs to get health care
The families of police officers and EMTs killed in the line of duty will be able to keep their health insurance coverage. Governor Evers is signing a bill that guarantees the benefits will continue un...
Oct 16, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)
High court taking veto case directly
Justices on the state Supreme Court aren't going to wait for lower courts to rule on a lawsuit that could dramatically scale back the partial veto powers of the governor. The conservative group Wiscon...
Oct 16, 2019
Gulfstream cuts nearly 450 jobs nationwide
Gulfstream is laying off about nearly 450 workers across the country. The company isn't releasing the number of people that are impacted in Greenville, but it's less than four percent of the employees...
Oct 16, 2019
Appleton ranked 9th on list for trick-or-treating
A website is ranking Appleton as the ninth-best place in the country to go trick-or-treating. SmartAsset considered the density of homes, crime rates, and weather. Racine also made the list at No. 10....
Oct 16, 2019
DNR finds PFAS pollution in Peshtigo River
The DNR says tests show there are low levels of PFAS in the Peshtigo River. The chemicals are used in things non-stick cookware, fast-food wrappers, and firefighting foam. The agency took samples from...
Oct 16, 2019 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Police hope mannerisms will help catch suspect
Neenah police hope the short videos of the suspect and a car connected to a bar shooting provide enough clues. Kevin "Hollywood" Hein was shot and killed, during a robbery at the Short Branch Saloon S...
Oct 16, 2019
Reed loses appeal in double murder case
A state appeals court is denying a new trial for a man convicted of killing an elderly Oneida couple. Attorneys for Vance Reed argued that he was illegally stopped by police, before consenting to a DN...
Oct 16, 2019
Stuck wants benefits for Hmong, Loatian vets
There's a push by an Appleton Democrat to provide veterans benefits to Hmong and Laotian refugees that helped with the U.S. war effort in Vietnam. Rep. Amanda Stuck is working on a bill to make Wiscon...
Oct 16, 2019
