Category Archives: Local News
Bank robbery in Fremont
Waupaca County Sheriff's officials are investigating an armed robbery at a bank in Fremont. Deputies were called to the Farmers State Bank on Highway 96 and Highway 110 around 3:30 p.m. yesterday. The...
Jun 04, 2019
UW-Fox Valley could have new name
UW-Fox Valley could have a new name. The school is now part of UW-Oshkosh and Chancellor Andrew Leavitt says they want to call it the Fox Cities campus. He says there was a lot of brand confusion betw...
Jun 03, 2019
Menasha standoff suspect faces formal charges
The suspect in last week's standoff in Menasha is now facing formal charges. Winnebago County prosecutors are filing counts of failing to comply with police and domestic disorderly conduct against 35-...
Jun 03, 2019
FVTC revamps truck driver program
A local school is hoping to fill some job openings in the trucking industry by revamping its program. Students can now finish the 10-week course at Fox Valley Technical College in eight weeks. Program...
Jun 03, 2019
Barnes unaware of unpaid parking tickets
Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes says he paid a fine for unpaid parking tickets so he could register a vehicle he used to own. A Milwaukee municipal judge fined Barnes $108 for not paying three tickets. Th...
Jun 03, 2019
Brown Co. fixes courthouse dome
Crews are fixing the roof of the Brown County Courthouse after it tarnished faster than expected. The county spent about $1.7 million to renovate the copper dome about two years ago. Mildew got trappe...
Jun 03, 2019
Group offers substitute teacher training to vets
A local education group is training veterans as substitute teachers. There's a high demand for the job in the state and CESA 6 is trying to fill that need in Oshkosh. Director Nancy Jaeger thinks vete...
Jun 03, 2019
Business robbed in Oshkosh
Oshkosh police say someone robbed a business on the north side this afternoon. Officers went to the 200 block of W. Murdock Avenue around 2:45 p.m. They say a white male with dark hair and a moustache...
Jun 03, 2019 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Fisherman from L.C. found dead in Oconto River
A missing fisherman from Little Chute was found dead in the Oconto River yesterday morning. The Oconto County Sheriff's Department says the 38-year-old man was fishing near the dam in Oconto Falls on ...
Jun 03, 2019 Oconto County Sheriff's Office logo (Image courtesy Oconto Co. Sheriff's Office)
Lourdes Academy considers moving elementary school
Lourdes Academy is exploring the idea of moving the elementary school in Oshkosh to the same campus as the middle and high school. President John Dinegan says they're looking at their needs and the co...
Jun 03, 2019 (Image provided by Lourdes Academy)
