Category Archives: Local News
Lawrence Univ. gets a $1 million to engage science students
Lawrence University in downtown Appleton is one of 33 schools in the country to receive a $1 million national grant to encourage people of all backgrounds to get into science programs. Professor of ch...
Jun 20, 2018
Two Oshkosh inmates found in Dane Co.
Oshkosh police say two escaped inmates were found in southcentral Wisconsin. They say 27-year-old James Heather and 25-year-old Alexander Weinmann were taken into custody in Dane County. They left the...
Jun 19, 2018
Chickenfest in Darboy is cancelled
Chickenfest in Darboy is cancelled for this year. The Kiwanis Club of Darboy has been organizing it and the group pulled the plug on the weekend festival. Club President John Schultz says they don't h...
Jun 19, 2018
L.C. school board meets after assault charges
Little Chute's school board met behind closed doors Tuesday in the wake of sexual assault charges filed against a high school teacher. The meeting was about a personnel issue and members wouldn't say ...
Jun 19, 2018
Brown Co. board member enters G.B. mayoral race
A member of the Brown County board will run for mayor of Green Bay. Supervisor Patrick Evans says he's lived in the city throughout his life. He's the third candidate to officially get in the race. Al...
Jun 19, 2018
Oshkosh gets 7 new buses
The city of Oshkosh is getting seven new buses. GO Transit Director Jim Collins says 10 of their 16 buses are 2003 models. He says their expected useful life is 12 years. He says the city received a c...
Jun 19, 2018 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Theft in Neenah park hits theater group
A community theater group in Neenah was hit by thieves this week. The Riverside Players are opening a play next Wednesday, and they were building a set in the Riverside Park Pavilion. They say most of...
Jun 19, 2018
Walker: Border separation a federal issue
Governor Walker's office says the decision by President Trump's administration to separate children from parents who cross the border illegally is a federal issue. Democrats are criticizing Walker for...
Jun 19, 2018
Man reaches plea deal in deadly OWI crash
A De Pere man reached a plea deal in a drunk driving crash that took the lives of a mother and daughter in Brown County. Forty-six-year-old David Meyer pleaded no contest to two counts of homicide by ...
Jun 19, 2018
Woman to stand trial in child neglect death
A 38-year-old Appleton woman will stand trial on a child neglect charge for the death of her 13-year-old daughter. Brianna Gussert had disabilities, and she was found dead in her upstairs bedroom in M...
Jun 19, 2018
