Category Archives: Local News
Appleton schools expand dental care program
A program that provides free dental checkups to Appleton students will expand in the fall. The district works with the Partnership Community Health Center to treat them. Assistant Superintendent Polly...
Jun 04, 2019
Spring weather delays crop planting
The cold, wet spring is hurting farmers in northeast Wisconsin and around the state. Winnebago County UW-Extension Ag Agent John Thompson says the weather is keeping some farmers from planting their c...
Jun 04, 2019
Standoff in FdL over, everyone safe
A standoff just east of downtown Fond du Lac is over, and everyone is safe. A 28-year-old suspect is in custody, after the SWAT team rescued two children. Police Captain Jason Laridaen says the man ha...
Jun 04, 2019
UW System leaders lobbying for building projects
Top leaders for the UW System are planning to make their case to lawmakers about the need to repair and renovate buildings. Majority Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee could vote on cap...
Jun 04, 2019 (Image provided by UW System)
Police: FdL man has knife, children in a home
UPDATE: The standoff is over and everyone is safe. Link to the updated story Fond du Lac police say a man with a knife is holding children inside a home, on the city's northeast side. Capt. Jason Lari...
Jun 04, 2019
Active situation in Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac police are on the scene of an active situation in the 100 block of East Johnson Street. Johnson Street is closed between Main Street and Park Avenue. People who live in the area are being ...
Jun 04, 2019
It's peak season for deer-car crashes
When it comes to crashes between cars and deer, right now is the second most dangerous time of the year on Wisconsin roads. DNR wildlife biologist Jeff Pritzl explains that's because does have new you...
Jun 04, 2019
First free-standing Shopko Optical store opens in Neenah
The first free-standing Shopko Optical store is now open. The retail stores still continue to liquidate but the optical portion was bought out and the company expects to open about 80 free-standing st...
Jun 04, 2019
Black Creek man dies in motorcycle crash
A motorcycle crash northwest of Black Creek claimed the life of a 46-year-old man. Outagamie County Sheriff's deputies say the Black Creek man went into a ditch, near Grandy and Newland roads, in the ...
Jun 04, 2019
Evers: Medicaid expansion isn't dead
Governor Evers is insisting his plan to expand Medicaid isn't dead. Majority Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee are expected to remove the proposal from the two-year plan today. Evers w...
Jun 04, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)
