Category Archives: Local News
Hunting now allowed in Stroebe Island area
People can now hunt in the Stroebe Island area in Fox Crossing. The change took place last week after the village board signed off on it. Village Manager Jeff Sturgill says the DNR determined that the...
Oct 09, 2018 (Image from Village of Fox Crossing)
Appleton to talk about medical pot
An Appleton panel will talk about a proposal tomorrow to encourage the state to legalize medical marijuana. Kurt Eggebrecht is the city's health officer. He says members of the Board of Health will re...
Oct 09, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Patel gets 22 yrs for slipping abortion drug
A 45-year-old man is going to prison for 22 years for slipping an abortion pill to his pregnant girlfriend, nearly 11 years ago. Manishkumar Patel was on the run for nine years, after he was charged i...
Oct 09, 2018
'Making a Murderer' trailer released
The first trailer is out for the upcoming second season of "Making a Murderer." The Netflix series focuses on the appeals of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. They're both serving life sentences, after...
Oct 09, 2018
I-41 speed limit could be lowered
The Outagamie County Board will decide later this month whether to lower the speed limit on a portion of I-41 between Grand Chute and the Wrightstown area exit. Supervisor Don DeGroot says a referendu...
Oct 09, 2018
False alarm let police practice response to shooter
A scare at a Kimberly school gave local police departments a chance to practice their response to a possible shooting. At least six agencies went to Mapleview Intermediate School on a report that an i...
Oct 09, 2018
Some voters to see marijuana referendum on ballot
Some voters around the state will find referendum questions about marijuana in the November election. A recent Pew Survey found that 62 percent of U.S. adults think it should be legalized. Mason Tvert...
Oct 09, 2018
New foundation formed to support UW-Oshkosh
There's a new foundation to support UW-Oshkosh. It will be known as the Titan Alumni Foundation. The previous one folded after a scandal involving two former administrators guaranteeing the university...
Oct 08, 2018
Brewers tickets in high demand
Tickets for the Milwaukee Brewers games on Friday and Saturday are in high demand. It's the third time in the team's history that it's going to a league championship series. Travis Loftus is the manag...
Oct 08, 2018
Brownell paralyzed after deadly crash
The father charged with killing his 10-year-old daughter in a drunk driving crash is paralyzed. Fifty-eight-year-old Steven Brownell made his first court appearance in Winnebago County today. Ten-year...
Oct 08, 2018
