Category Archives: Local News
Omro man claims $1 mil Mega Millions prize
An Omro man is the winner of a $1 million Mega Millions prize. He bought the ticket at a BP station on Omro Road in the town of Algoma, just outside of Oshkosh. He matched five out of five numbers, bu...
Apr 24, 2018 (Image from the Wisconsin Lottery)
Group reaches suicide prevention training goal
A suicide prevention program in four counties was able to reach a milestone, two years earlier than expected. Stakeholders with the Question, Persuade, and Refer program were hoping to train 10,000 in...
Apr 24, 2018
New career fair for Hortonville 7th graders
Seventh graders in the Hortonville School District can learn more about a variety of manufacturing jobs at a new career fair. The "You can make it in Northeast Wisconsin" event will be at Greenville M...
Apr 24, 2018
'School of Rock' opens tonight
A musical based on a hit movie from 2003 opens in downtown Appleton tonight. "School of Rock" is at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. Spokeswoman Trisha Witt says it's a high-energy show. She say...
Apr 24, 2018
Wolf River expected to rise above flood level
The melting snow is causing minor flooding issues in some places including Shiocton. The Wolf River is expected to rise a foot above flood level. The National Weather Service issued a warning for the ...
Apr 23, 2018
Kayaker found dead near Shiocton was 47
The kayaker from Appleton who was found dead in the Shiocton area was 47 years old. Charles "Nate" McBride went out on the Embarrass River on Saturday. The Outagamie County Coroner's office says the r...
Apr 23, 2018
New tests could help identify FdL Co. body
Fond du Lac County investigators have new sketches of an unknown person who was found dead in 2008. They're also planning to exhume her body, in hopes that new forensic technology will help them ident...
Apr 23, 2018
Oshkosh police look for burglary suspect
Oshkosh police are looking for a burglary suspect, after someone broke into a school twice last week. They say Merrill Middle and Elementary School on W. New York Avenue was burglarized last Monday an...
Apr 23, 2018
Work on S. Oneida Street to start
Work on the S. Oneida Street project in Appleton is getting underway today. The city will rebuild the road south of the Skyline Bridge. The first part of the project is actually on Olde Oneida Street,...
Apr 23, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
State panel to look at body camera rules
A new legislative panel will take the spring and summer to put together a statewide plan on how best to handle police body camera footage. Republican Sen. Patrick Testin of Stevens Point is the chair ...
Apr 23, 2018
