Category Archives: Local News
Murphy talking with DOT about I-41
A state lawmaker says he's already been talking with the head of the DOT about expanding I-41 in the Fox Cities. Republican Rep. Dave Murphy of Greenville says Secretary Dave Ross agrees that somethin...
Jul 02, 2018
Near drowning leaves 3-yr-old in critical condition
A three-year-old boy is in critical condition at a hospital after nearly drowning in a swimming pool in Ashwaubenon. Police say the child was at a party in the 600 block of Lida Lane around 6:45 p.m. ...
Jul 02, 2018
Red Cross helping 7 after fire
The Red Cross is helping seven people after a fire on Green Bay's east side. Crews were called to the 1200 block of E. Walnut Street just after 12:30 p.m. yesterday. Officials say they found heavy fir...
Jul 02, 2018
Body pulled from Lake Winneconne
Winnebago County Sheriff's officials are looking into the death of a man found in Lake Winneconne, in the area of east Lone Willow Island. Deputies say a person in the area found the man unconscious i...
Jul 02, 2018
Two stabbed in Oshkosh
A man is in custody for stabbing two people on the east side of Oshkosh. Officers were called to the 700 block of Otter Avenue around 12:00 a.m. today and found the two with non-life threatening stab ...
Jul 02, 2018 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
$40 mil may be leftover from school safety grants
There could be up to $40 million left out of $100 million set aside for safety improvements at schools around the state. School districts had to apply for funding for specific projects, and the state ...
Jul 02, 2018
Child tax credit deadline is tonight
People have until tonight, if they haven't applied for the $100 per child state tax credit yet. The signup period started in late May. A child had to be under 18 at the end of last year. The person ap...
Jul 02, 2018
Appleton to get new water intake system
The city of Appleton's water comes from Lake Winnebago, and the city is looking to build a new intake system. Utilities Director Chris Shaw says their current one dates back to the 1960s, and it's by ...
Jul 02, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Storms damage parts of northeast Wis.
Some places in northeast Wisconsin were hit harder than others during Sunday afternoon's storms. Homes were damaged and trees were knocked down in the Crooked Lake area, in northern Oconto County. Sar...
Jul 01, 2018
2nd person dies from explosion
The explosion of a mobile home in the Town of Oneida claimed a second life. Sixty-five-year-old Alan Wiesler died at UW Hospital in Madison Sunday. He was taken there with severe burns and injuries. T...
Jul 01, 2018
