Category Archives: Local News
Nelson fund provides $3.8 mil in grants
A fund through the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region is handing out $3.8 million in grants. The David and Rita Nelson Family Fund picked 27 different projects in the area. Foundation spok...
Jul 29, 2019
Post-Crescent building part of apartment project
A historic building in downtown Appleton will be turned into apartments. The Post-Crescent on Washington Street, north of College Avenue, will be part of a $12 million housing project called the Cresc...
Jul 29, 2019
Mentoring program expands in Brown Co.
Advocates hoping to increase graduation rates at Brown County schools have a new initiative. The Beta Test is an extension of a program that launched six months ago. Spencer Bonnie of Achieve Brown Co...
Jul 29, 2019
Suspect linked to missing brothers held without bond
A 25-year-old man will remain behind bars, as part of the investigation into the disappearance of two brothers from the Seymour area. A judge in Missouri is denying bond for a suspect in what's now a ...
Jul 29, 2019 (Photo compilation provided by family)
Waupaca Co. deputies investigate attempted abduction
Waupaca County Sheriff's deputies say a man tried to abduct an 17-year-old girl last night. They say she was walking on Otter Drive, near the Chain O' Lakes, when a man in a dark-colored, crew cab pic...
Jul 29, 2019
5 dead in northwest Wisconsin shootings
Authorities in northwest Wisconsin say five people are dead, after shootings at two homes. Chippewa County Sheriff's deputies say they went to a home in Lake Hallie around 10:30 p.m. last night, and f...
Jul 29, 2019
AirVenture sets another attendance record
The EAA sets another attendance record for AirVenture. EAA chairman Jack Pelton says aviation fans came out in droves again during the seven day event. He says overall attendance was up five percent t...
Jul 29, 2019
Plane crashes south of Oshkosh
A single-engine plane went down southwest of Oshkosh late Sunday afternoon. No one was hurt. The plane went through a farm field, around 5 p.m., and ended up in a ditch along Highway 44, near Knott Ro...
Jul 29, 2019
Major Oshkosh intersection closes today
A major intersection on Oshkosh's south side will be closed for more than two months. Work at Oregon Street and West 20th Avenue is scheduled to start today. Crews will be rebuilding the intersection....
Jul 29, 2019 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Police searching for dog that bit person in park
Fox Valley Metro Police are looking for a dog that bit a person at the Outagamie County Dog Park. They say it happened around 7:00 a.m. yesterday morning. Investigators describe the dog as a small, re...
Jul 28, 2019
