Category Archives: Local News
Fire shows need for city inspections
An Oskhosh city official says a duplex fire shows the need for their rental property inspection law. That fire broke out yesterday in the 200 block of High Avenue around 2:45 a.m. A family of eight wo...
Dec 21, 2018 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Appleton's truancy court on hold for school year
The truancy court for the Appleton school district will be suspended for the rest of the school year. The move comes after some concerns about the treatment of students and parents, including from sch...
Dec 20, 2018
State's unemployment remains at 3%
The state's unemployment rate stayed the same last month at three percent. The Department of Workforce Development says it's the 10th straight month the rate has been at or below three percent and tha...
Dec 20, 2018
EAA celebrates 50th Oshkosh fly-in
Next year will be the EAA's 50th fly-in in Oshkosh and organizers are hoping to bring people back from the first one. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski says they're reaching out to owners of the showplanes...
Dec 20, 2018
Non-profit helps Oshkosh veteran
A local non-profit is remodeling part of the home of an Oshkosh veteran. Bob Hearn served in Vietnam and was injured when he was thrown from a lookout tower. He broke his feet in multiple places. Hear...
Dec 20, 2018
Fitzgerald expects some battles over state budget
The top Republican in the Senate says people should expect some serious political wrangling over the state budget next year. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says it's likely Republicans in the...
Dec 20, 2018
Charges won't be filed in Sun Prairie explosion
There won't be any criminal charges filed, connected to the explosion in Sun Prairie that took the life of a firefighter. Cory Barr was killed in the blast in July that destroyed the downtown bar he o...
Dec 20, 2018
CB Trail could be extended in 2019
An extension of the CB Trail in Greenville would provide another connection in the Fox Cities area. Town Administrator Joel Gregozeski says the new segment would start at Highway 96, and run north, to...
Dec 20, 2018
Fitzgerald not ruling out Medicare expansion
The top Republican in the Senate isn't ruling out accepting the federal Medicaid expansion that incoming Democratic Governor Tony Evers wants. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald told reporters to...
Dec 20, 2018
8 escape from Oshkosh duplex fire
Eight people escaped from a duplex fire in Oshkosh early this morning. Fire department spokesman John Holland says there weren't any working smoke detectors in the house. He says one in the basement w...
Dec 20, 2018
