Category Archives: Local News
Local health officials back vaccine bill
A bill doing away with personal exemptions to vaccination for kids is getting support from some local health officials. Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh wants to make the change. It wo...
May 6, 2019
Stretch of Telulah Ave. closed for road work
Drivers have to steer clear of Telulah Avenue on the southeast side of Appleton again this summer. Work on a stretch between Calumet and John streets got underway today. City Spokesman Chad Doran says...
May 6, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Speed limit going to 45 mph on Hwy. CE
People will have to slow down on a stretch of Highway CE, between Kimberly and Kaukauna, starting next month. Outagamie County Highway Engineer Andy Rowell says they're going to lower the speed limit ...
May 6, 2019
Former pitcher planning indoor sports complex
A former Major League ballplayer is giving back to his community in a big way. Jason Berken is unveiling plans for his new indoor sports complex in the De Pere area. Berken says the facility is a drea...
May 6, 2019
UW System tuition revenue rises over decade
UW System schools are collecting almost $337 million more per year in tuition, compared to a decade ago. The Legislative Audit Bureau reports revenue reached $1.3 billion for the 2017-18 school year. ...
May 6, 2019 (Image provided by UW System)
Former coach charged with sexually assaulting player
Oconto County prosecutors are filing criminal charges against a teacher accused of having sexual contact with a student. Brynn Larsen is facing counts of repeated sexual assault of a child, and child ...
May 6, 2019
Three formally charged in child's death
Three people are facing a series of formal charges in connection with the death of a two-year-old Two Rivers boy. Prosecutors are filing counts of chronic child neglect and child abuse against 27-year...
May 6, 2019
UW-O to get multicultural mural
A multicultural mural will be going up on the UW-Oshkosh campus. The piece of public art will be on the east side of Albee Hall. Administrators signed off on the project, after a student group worked ...
May 6, 2019
Tourism up in state in 2018
The state's tourism industry generated $21.6 billion across Wisconsin last year. That's an increase of nearly five percent from 2018. The state tourism department also reports visitor spending climbed...
May 6, 2019
Manawa man killed in Hwy. 15 cycle crash
A 31-year-old Manawa man is the victim in a deadly motorcycle crash near Hortonville. The State Patrol says Shane Beauchamp died Saturday afternoon, after his motorcycle collided with another bike alo...
May 6, 2019
