Category Archives: Local News
Gov. Evers backs off eliminating WEDA
Governor Evers is apparently backing off his campaign threat to eliminate the Wisconsin Economic Development Authority. He talked about the agency after meeting with Majority Republicans in the Assemb...
Jan 15, 2019
Democrats in the Legislature lay out priorities
Democrats in the Legislature are laying out their first priorities. Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh says they include a proposed constitutional amendment on lame-duck sessions. He say...
Jan 15, 2019
Kaukauna includes school referendum on April ballot
Voters in the Kaukauna school district will decide a referendum on April 2nd for nearly $33 million worth of projects. Superintendent Mark Duerwaechter says they would upgrade security at all schools ...
Jan 15, 2019
Evers says he'll keep fighting for Medicaid expansion
Governor Evers says he's going to fight for the federal expansion of Medicaid, despite the stance of Majority Republicans in the Legislature. The Democratic governor had a rare meeting with GOP lawmak...
Jan 15, 2019
Johnson backs Trump on notes from Putin meeting
A Republican from Oshkosh is reacting to a report that notes weren't kept during a meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he's not concerned a...
Jan 15, 2019 (Photo: Senator Ron Johnson)
Red Cross helping after Hobart fire
An apartment building fire in Hobart this morning led to the evacuation of at least 20 people, and the Red Cross is helping some of them. Disaster program manager Nick Cluppert says about half of the ...
Jan 15, 2019
Case to keep Turner in prison will stay in FdL Co.
The state's case to keep the so-called "Halloween Killer" behind bars will stay in Fond du Lac County. A state appeals court made that ruling against 69-year-old Gerald Turner. He was convicted of the...
Jan 15, 2019
Closs suspect moved to different jail
The man charged with kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents is staying in the Polk County jail. Twenty-one-year-old Jake Patterson's case is in Barron County, but he was moved to t...
Jan 15, 2019
Clintonville man charged with kidnapping girl
A 35-year-old Clintonville man is accused of demanding a ransom for a teenage girl he was holding in a motel room. Elijah Kerrigan is facing 11 charges in Waupaca County, including kidnapping, sexual ...
Jan 15, 2019
Name of woman killed released
Marinette County Sheriff's deputies are releasing the name of the 63-year-old woman allegedly killed by her husband Sunday. Deputies found Shelly Erickson Rogge of Pembine dead in her home. Officials ...
Jan 15, 2019
