Category Archives: Local News
Opioid prescriptions drop in Wis.
Fewer people in the state are getting prescriptions for opioid prescription drugs. The state created a database, and doctors and pharmacists are required to enter any opioid prescriptions they hand ou...
Mar 02, 2018
Walker speaks out against Trump's tariffs
Governor Walker says President Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could drive jobs out of the U.S. He says that would be the exact opposite outcome of the president's goal of prote...
Mar 02, 2018
G.B. Catholic Diocese marking 150th anniversary
Tomorrow is the 150th anniversary of the Green Bay Catholic Diocese. There's a celebration mass tomorrow at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in downtown Green Bay. Michael Poradek is the divine...
Mar 02, 2018
State audit released after UW-Oshkosh scandal
An audit recommends that campuses in the UW System increase their oversight and monitoring of relations between the schools and their fundraising foundations. The Legislative Audit Bureau's report com...
Mar 02, 2018
Paper Valley dropping Radisson for Red Lion Hotels
The Paper Valley Hotel in downtown Appleton won't be affiliated with Radisson anymore. The owner, Inner Circle Investments, announced a deal to change to a Hotel RL, under the Red Lion Hotel brand. Th...
Mar 02, 2018
Jurors in Burch murder trial talk about verdict
DNA evidence was an important factor for two of the jurors in George Burch's trial. Ashley Hale and Rachel Hillery say that was especially the case because the murder weapon had DNA of both Nicole Van...
Mar 02, 2018
Oshkosh nun turns 105
A nun living in Oshkosh is celebrating her 105th birthday today. Sister Mary Urban was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1913. Spokeswoman for the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother Emily Anderson says Sister ...
Mar 02, 2018
Appleton's fire chief retires after today
Today is the last day on the job for the leader of the Appleton fire department. Chief Len VanderWyst spent nine years as the top firefighter. Before that, he was in Neenah, where he oversaw the merge...
Mar 02, 2018
Student praised for reporting social media post
Teachers and police are praising a student at Oshkosh West high school for reporting a threatening "selfie." The student told teachers about a post by a classmate that showed the suspect pointing a gu...
Mar 01, 2018 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Brown County United Way exceeds fundraising goal
The Brown County United Way topped its fundraising goal for last year. The organization hoped to bring in at least $4 million and the total exceeded that by nearly $95,000. President Robyn Davis says ...
Mar 01, 2018
