Category Archives: Local News
Policing change in place in Freedom
Outagamie County Sheriff's deputies started a new assignment about one month ago handling all police duties in Freedom. Capt. Jeff Dietzen says he's hearing positive comments from people. The Town Boa...
Sep 26, 2019
Car crashes into Kaukauna apartment building
A Kaukauna man drove about 20 feet inside a three-story apartment building this morning, and police believe he was speeding. Asst. Chief Brad Sanderfoot says the 48-year-old man was on his way to work...
Sep 26, 2019
Winneconne school wins 'Blue Ribbon' honor
The federal education department is giving Winneconne Middle School a big honor. The school is one of this year's winners of the "Blue Ribbon School" award. District Administrator Peggy Larson says th...
Sep 26, 2019
Recent LU grad killed in crash
A recent Lawrence University graduate was killed in Iowa while volunteering for Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's campaign. Twenty-two-year-old Zachary Crombie Presberg got his degr...
Sep 26, 2019
Greenville woman gets 3 yrs for Oshkosh shooting
A Greenville woman is going to prison for three years for her role in a shooting in Oshkosh. Winnebago County prosecutors say 26-year-old Clea Bowden was mad at a 28-year-old man for borrowing her car...
Sep 26, 2019
Chick-fil-A plans to open in Oshkosh
Chick-fil-A is eyeing a spot in Oshkosh. The restaurant would be off I-41, on N. Washburn Street, near the Omro Road exit. City Planning Services Director Mark Lyons says it would be next to a multi-t...
Sep 26, 2019 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
De Pere couple escapes fire
A De Pere couple escapes a house fire early this morning. A neighbor knocking on the door and smoke alarms going off helped alert them. The assistant fire chief says there was a large fire on the outs...
Sep 26, 2019
Man tries to take girl at FDL park
Fond du Lac police are looking for a man who approached a four-year-old girl at Catherine Whittier Park on the north east side yesterday around 1:15 p.m. The girl's aunt says a man asked the child if ...
Sep 26, 2019
Investigation into Dorn death complete
Appleton police say the investigation into the death of a 60-year-old woman is over. They're recommending a first degree intentional homicide charge against a man close to Lee Ann Dorn. They aren't id...
Sep 26, 2019 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Smith Elementary will be sold
The former Smith Elementary School in Oshkosh is going up for sale. The century old building was closed over the summer because of roof and mold issues. The School Board will go out for bids on the pr...
Sep 26, 2019 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
