Category Archives: Local News
Police credit local bank teller with stopping crime ring
Police are crediting a De Pere bank teller with stopping what they think is a national theft ring. Two women are in custody and charged with multiple counts of fraud and forgery in Brown County. Inves...
Jul 01, 2019
Rainy spring causes problems for hemp farmers
The rainy spring is causing some problems for hemp farmers in northeast Wisconsin. Mike Omernik has 50 acres of the crop in Shawano County. He says the weather put them behind about two weeks. He says...
Jul 01, 2019
De Pere firefighter warns of firework dangers
Many people will set off fireworks this week for the Fourth of July and the De Pere fire department is reminding people to stay safe. Assistant Fire Chief Rich Annen says even legal fireworks like spa...
Jul 01, 2019
Rohrkaste to head group on Alzheimer's, dementia
An area lawmaker is taking over as director of the Fox Valley Memory Project. Rep. Mike Rohrkaste of Neenah will head up the group that helps those affected by Alzheimers and dementia. Rohrkaste hopes...
Jul 01, 2019
Oshkosh man pleads not guilty in reckless homicide
An Oshkosh man accused of killing another bar patron in a fight says he is "not guilty". Christopher Barry enters the plea in Winnebago County Court to one count of second degree reckless homicide. Ac...
Jul 01, 2019
Winnebago Co. reports several 911 misdials
The Winnebago County Sheriffs Office had to deal with a rash of 911 misdials over the weekend. Forty-six people mistakenly called the emergency line in a 24-hour period Saturday and Sunday. Thirty of ...
Jul 01, 2019
UW-Oshkosh rebrands satellite schools
What's in a name? For UW-Oshkosh, that's been a serious question this year, as it incorporates oversight of the two-year campuses in Menasha and Fond du Lac. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt tells Josh Dukel...
Jul 01, 2019
Study shows increasing diversity in Fox Valley
A new study finds increasing diversity in the Fox Valley. Julia Salomon from the Winnebago County Health Department says the latest Oshkosh Youth of Color survey indicates more languages being spoken ...
Jul 01, 2019
Fox Valley to Milwaukee Amtrak route opens today
Starting today there's a new way to go from the Fox Valley to Milwaukee and Chicago. Valley Transit general manager Ron McDonald explains an Amtrak bus will take people from Green Bay, through Appleto...
Jul 01, 2019
Two men stabbed in Ashwaubenon
Two men have stab wounds and one man is in custody after a fight in an Ashwaubenon apartment complex. Police say they were called around 6:30 p.m. and found two men with knife wounds. Both were taken ...
Jul 01, 2019
