Category Archives: Local News
Appleton schools expand laptop program
All seventh and eighth graders in the Appleton school district now also have their own laptops. The district used recurring funding from a 2014 referendum to buy more Chromebooks for this school year....
Mar 14, 2019
ReStore loses inventory in warehouse fire
A local Habitat for Humanity chapter lost about $70,000 worth of items for its ReStore locations in a fire in the Neenah area. A warehouse burned down on Commerce Plaza, in the Town of Vinland, last w...
Mar 14, 2019
Kaukauna looking to add 2nd police dog
Kaukauna police are in the early stages of raising money for a new drug...and tracking dog. The department's current K-9, Rocko, has been on the job for two or three years. Asst. Chief Jamie Graff say...
Mar 14, 2019
Johnson backs Trump on emergency declaration
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh is siding with President Trump on the national emergency for border security. He voted in favor of the declaration, saying the situation qualifies as an eme...
Mar 14, 2019 (Photo: Senator Ron Johnson)
2 hurt in semi crash near Forest Junction
A crash between two semis on Highway 10 near Forest Junction left two people hurt. Calumet County Sheriff's deputies say one of the drivers pulled out in front of the other semi at the intersection wi...
Mar 14, 2019
Community First Credit Union founder passes away
The founder of Community First Credit Union died on Monday. Maury Dresang was 90. He started managing credit unions in the 1950s, and he eventually led the merger of 13 of them into what was called th...
Mar 14, 2019
FdL hit by massive flooding near river
Massive flooding around parts of downtown Fond du Lac is forcing evacuations along the Fond du Lac River. County spokeswoman Erin Gerret says crews are removing ice jams and downed trees because they'...
Mar 14, 2019
Man shot in foot on Oshkosh's west side
Oshkosh police believe a 27-year-old man was shot in the foot on the city's west side last night. They say the Oshkosh man showed up at a local hospital around 10:15 p.m. Investigators decided to get ...
Mar 14, 2019 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Floodwater rescue in Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac officials are rescuing at least ten people from rising water near South Street along the Fond du Lac River. The area is just south of Western Avenue near Fruth Field. Fond du Lac fire chie...
Mar 14, 2019
Pothole season could be worse this year
Winter is winding down and it looks like pothole season is just beginning. Chris Pirlot with the Green Bay Department of Public Works says the regular freeze and thaw cycles that transition winter to ...
Mar 14, 2019
