Category Archives: Local News
Gov. Evers pardoning four people
Governor Evers is pardoning four people. This will be the first pardons in the state in nearly nine years. Republican Governor Scott Walker never issued a pardon over his eight years in office. Democr...
Oct 7, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Book Festival kicks off today
The Fox Cities Book Festival is getting underway today. Organizers Rebecca Zornow says about 55 authors will be in the area for talks and workshops. She says it gives people a chance to hear about wha...
Oct 7, 2019
Hwy. CE project starts today
Crews are going to be working on part of Highway CE, east of Kaukauna, for the next several weeks. The road will be shut down between Weiler Road and the county line. That's about a 2-1/2 mile stretch...
Oct 7, 2019
Johnson: Trump blocked aid, denied quid pro quo
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says President Trump stopped him from telling the president of Ukraine that U.S. military aid would be coming. The Oshkosh Republican says he realized he had a "sales job to do."...
Oct 4, 2019
Appleton man not guilty in sexual assault kit case
A jury found an Appleton man not guilty on sexual assault charges. Thirty-year-old Aaron Heiden was the first person in the state to face charges, stemming from a backlog of untested kits. He was accu...
Oct 4, 2019
Kaul: State making progress on opioids
The state's top cop thinks they're taking positive steps to deal with the opioid crisis. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul says they're putting a bigger focus on targeting major dealers. He says i...
Oct 4, 2019
Schilling not optimistic on medical pot
The top Democrat in the Senate thinks politics will get in the way of a proposal to legalize medical marijuana. Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Schilling of La Crosse blames Majority Leader Scott Fitz...
Oct 4, 2019
Goodwill expects busy Halloween season
Goodwill is ready for what's become one of the busiest times of the year -- Halloween. A poll shows 85 percent of people looking to make their own costumes turn to the retailer. Goodwill spokeswoman K...
Oct 4, 2019
High court hearing convicted killer's drug case
A man convicted in the cold-case murder of an 18-year-old woman in Fond du Lac County is taking a drug case to the state Supreme Court. Dennis Brantner is serving a 10-year prison sentence for strangl...
Oct 4, 2019
Wausau man charged in shooting, woman dead
The suspect in a shooting at a cemetery in Wausau is facing several charges, after a woman was killed and two people were wounded. Sixty-four-year-old Henry West is in custody on a $1 million bond. Po...
Oct 4, 2019
