Category Archives: Local News
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 9, 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 9, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 2018
U.S. Senate debate set for tonight
The two candidates for U.S. Senate are meeting tonight for the first of three debates. Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Madison is facing Republican state Senator Leah Vukmir next month. They'll be on...
Oct 8, 2018
False report of an intruder at Kimberly school
Dozens of squad cars descended on Mapleview Intermediate School in Kimberly this morning, after receiving a report of a possible intruder in the building. Kimberly Superintendent Bob Mayfield says the...
Oct 8, 2018 (Image courtesy Kimberly School District)
Police investigate another hit & run by LU campus
Appleton police are looking into the similarities of three hit-and-run crashes that happened near the Lawrence University campus in the downtown. The victims were all women, and they were students at ...
Oct 8, 2018
Police raising money for inmate dog training
Oshkosh police are raising money for a unique program that lets inmates at the Oshkosh prison to train service dogs for people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The non-profit is called JourneyToge...
Oct 8, 2018 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Oshkosh considers $30 wheel tax
Oshkosh leaders could create a wheel tax to help pay for road projects, and change the city's policy on special assessments. A committee is recommending an annual tax, and the city council is expected...
Oct 8, 2018 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
