Category Archives: Local News
Senators react to mass shootings
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh isn't saying whether he supports President Trump's call for strengthening gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings. But Johnson is showing signs of suppor...
Aug 5, 2019
Deer causes motorcycle crash, one dead, one hurt
A 68-year-old man is dead and a 70-year-old woman is hurt after a motorcycle crash on Saturday. Waupaca County Sheriff's officials say Thomas Goetsch and Patricia Goetsch are from Elkhart Lake. Deputi...
Aug 5, 2019
Schneider National cutting 85 jobs
Schneider National will lay off 85 workers because the Green Bay-based company is dropping its First to Final Mile service. The cuts will be made by the end of September. Schneider National says those...
Aug 2, 2019
32 people found sleeping outside in Fox Cities
The number of homeless people staying outside is up in the Fox Cities. Betsy Borns of Project RUSH says they looked around the area, several days ago, and found 32 people. She says they were sleeping ...
Aug 2, 2019
Mile artists get free dental work, screenings
Mile of Music artists can get free dental work done while they're in Appleton, along with screenings for hearing and skin cancer. It's part of the Artist Care program that's been in place since the th...
Aug 2, 2019
Mineshaft owner believes he'll find workers
The new Mineshaft restaurant and game room in Oshkosh will be opening in a tight labor market. Owner Tom Masters believes their higher rate of pay will make them more attractive to perspective workers...
Aug 2, 2019
Vaping now linked to 11 lung disease cases
The state is reporting more cases of severe lung disease that are connected to vaping. The total is now 11, and they're all teens and young adults. One of them is from Winnebago County. The state heal...
Aug 2, 2019
Major Rock the Block underway in Menasha
What's being billed as the largest Rock the Block in U.S. history gets underway today in Menasha. Ryan Roth is with the Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity. He says volunteers will be working...
Aug 2, 2019
Health insurance rates to go down
A move by former Republican Governor Scott Walker is helping lower health insurance rates. Governor Evers says on average, they're expected to drop by 3.2 percent next year. Walker created a reinsuran...
Aug 2, 2019
Kitchen fire puts itself out in Appleton
A kitchen fire at a house in the downtown Appleton area put itself out last night. Lt. Steve Unruh says that's pretty unusual. Crews were called to a home in the 700 block of E. Eldorado Street, near ...
Aug 2, 2019 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
