Category Archives: Local News
Home sales drop 10% in June
Fewer homes changed hands across the state last month. Economist Dave Clark of the Wisconsin Realtors Association says there was a 10 percent drop in sales in June, compared to the same month last yea...
Jul 22, 2019
UW System settles suit from UW-O student
A former UW-Oshkosh student will receive a $325,000 settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit. The woman accused UW-O of failing to take action against former art professor Michael Beitz. She claims t...
Jul 22, 2019 (Image provided by UW System)
Shiocton man dies in motorcycle crash
A motorcycle crash north of Shiocton claimed the life of a 54-year-old man. Lt. Ryan Carpenter of the Outagamie County Sheriff's Department says investigators believe the Shiocton man missed a curve o...
Jul 22, 2019 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Evers declares state of emergency
A state of emergency is declared by Governor Evers for the entire state after weekend storms. Evers says the declaration means that all state resources will be available to help communities get power ...
Jul 22, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)
EAA celebrates 50 years
Airventure-or as old-timers still call it "The Fly In"--predates Oshkosh by 17-years. The first edition was held in 1953 at what is now Timmerman Airport in Milwaukee. In 1959, EAA founder Paul Pobere...
Jul 21, 2019
Oshkosh leaders could develop Pioneer Inn property
The long-dormant Pioneer Inn Property in downtown Oshkosh may finally be redeveloped. City Manager Mark Rohloff says developer Art Dumke will provide details on a preliminary plan Tuesday night. He sa...
Jul 21, 2019
Weather causes problems for EAA campers
Many EAA attendees looking to sleep in Camp Scholler at Airventure got a rude awakening over the weekend. Heavy rain left the site too wet for RV's and large campers-so those were turned away at the g...
Jul 21, 2019
Red Cross sets up recharge centers
Communities around northeast Wisconsin are setting up charging stations for people without power. People can charge their phones or use a refrigerated trailer to keep their food from going bad. Outaga...
Jul 21, 2019
4 tornadoes touch down during storms
The National Weather Service says there were three tornadoes in the area during the storms on Saturday. Chief Meteorologist Phil Kurimski says there were three in Outagamie County and one in Waupaca C...
Jul 21, 2019
Crews work to restore power after outages
Nearly 120,000 people in northeast Wisconsin had no power after the storms over the weekend. Wisconsin Public Service and WE Energies Spokesman Matt Cullen says it was one of the strongest storms of t...
Jul 21, 2019
