Category Archives: Local News
Man killed in Oshkosh house fire
Oshkosh police say a 71-year-old man has died in a house fire Saturday afternoon. The fire in the 1100 block of High Avenue near the UW-Oshkosh campus was reported around 5:30 p.m. The man was found d...
May 6, 2019
Oshkosh leaders start plans for Lakeshore Park
The plans for Lakeshore Park in Oshkosh will start taking shape tomorrow night. An advisory parks board is meeting with consultants for the first time. Parks Director Ray Maurer says people will also ...
May 5, 2019 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
One killed in motorcycle crash near Hortonville
One person is dead after a crash involving two motorcycles on Saturday afternoon. It happened around 2:45 p.m. on Highway 15 near Hortonville. Investigators say the two motorcyclists were going around...
May 5, 2019
3 Vietnam veterans honor fallen friend
Three Vietnam veterans are honoring a friend they lost in the war. David Novak, Edward Dresch, and Peter Higgins met in Kewaunee this weekend to visit the grave of Terry Neumeier. Dresch was in the sa...
May 5, 2019
Hintz reacts to vaccine exemption bill
A Democrat from Oshkosh supports a bill that would end some exemptions for vaccines. Right now parents can opt out for medical, religious, or personal reasons. Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz be...
May 5, 2019
Experts warn about CodeRED scam
Experts are warning about a scam involving a system used in Brown County. CodeRED sends out mass notifications when there's an emergency in an area. Kewaunee County Emergency Management Director Tracy...
May 5, 2019
Cowles asks for more info on prison health care costs
The staffing issues at state prisons are getting a lot of attention after an audit but a Republican lawmaker also wants to take a long look at health care costs. Senator Rob Cowles of Allouez says cor...
May 5, 2019 Sen Robert Cowles announces he won't seek re-election in the newly redrawn 2nd District
Expert thinks Medicaid expansion will end up in budget
The head of the state Department of Health Services believes a proposal to accept the federal Medicaid expansion money will end up in the final state budget. Majority Republicans on the Legislature's ...
May 5, 2019
Greenleaf man arrested for gun incident
Fox Valley Metro police arrested a 22-year-old Greenleaf man after they say there was an incident with a gun Saturday afternoon. They say officers stopped Thorn Schiesser at the intersection of Third ...
May 5, 2019
71-year-old man dies in Oshkosh house fire
Oshkosh police say a 71-year-old man died in a house fire Saturday afternoon. They were called to a home in the 1100 block of High Avenue by the UW-Oshkosh campus around 5:30 p.m.. The man was found d...
May 5, 2019
