Category Archives: Local News
Shawano may use dogs to scare geese
The Shawano Parks Department is talking about whether to use dogs to scare geese away from several parks. The Park and Recreation Commission debated the issue last night. They talked about allowing do...
May 04, 2018
Judge to decide on possibility of parole for Burch
A 40-year-old man will find out today if he'll ever get out of prison for the murder of a Ledgeview woman. George Burch faces an automatic life sentence and a Brown County Judge will decide whether he...
May 04, 2018
Oshkosh health clinic hosts open house today
A health clinic on the west side of Oshkosh opened last month and people can check it out today. Partnership Community Health Center opened a dental clinic four years ago and expanded to offer primary...
May 04, 2018
Lineup is out for educational PAC shows
About 23,000 students from the region go to educational programs at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center every year and the lineup is out for the next season. Amy Gosz is the director of programming ...
May 04, 2018
DNR says dead fish tested positive for VHS
DNR officials say the virus VHS may be to blame for an unusually high number of dead fish in Lake Winnebago. Fisheries supervisor Kendall Kamke says they took samples of fish found near Fond du Lac. H...
May 03, 2018 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
4-yr-old girl killed in Oshkosh bike crash
A crash on the west side of Oshkosh claimed the life of a four-year-old girl. Police Lt. Andrew Lecker says they were called to the 1300 block of W. South Park Avenue just before 2:15 p.m. He says the...
May 03, 2018 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
City to move forward on former Kmart site talks
Plans to build storage units on part of a long-vacant lot along College Avenue in Appleton are progressing, but city leaders have more work to do. City Attorney Jim Walsh says they need to iron out a ...
May 03, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Appleton will move FVL polling place
None of Appleton's polling places will be at schools anymore. Fox Valley Lutheran High School, on the northeast side, was the last one, and the city council agreed to move the location. Voters in Dist...
May 03, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Stakeholders gather in Oshkosh on opioids
Police, workers at treatment facilities, and lawmakers sat down this morning in Oshkosh to look for ways to deal with the opioid problem. Matt Johnson is the executive director of Solutions Recovery, ...
May 03, 2018
Group looking for new ways to prevent crime
A crime prevention group wants to help develop new programs in Brown County. Green Bay Police Capt. Kevin Warych says the Brown County Crime Prevention Foundation is offering a new round of grants. He...
May 03, 2018
