Category Archives: Local News
Prosecutors rest in Flatoff trial
Prosecutors finished laying out their case against a man accused of causing a deadly standoff in Neenah. Forty-eight-year-old Brian Flatoff is on trial on more than a dozen felony charges. Prosecutors...
Mar 7, 2018
New program targets graduation gap
There's a new initiative to narrow the gap in graduation rates between white and African-American students in the Appleton and Menasha school districts. The STAR program was implemented last month at ...
Mar 7, 2018
Goodwill NCW hires new leader
A new CEO is coming on board at Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin. Chris Hess currently works for ThedaCare, as the vice president of market development and sales. He'll succeed Bob Peder...
Mar 7, 2018
United Way in Oshkosh starts search for CEO
The search is getting underway for a new CEO of the Oshkosh Area United Way. Executive Director Susan Panek plans to retire by the end of the year. The nonprofit is working with a firm to run the sear...
Mar 7, 2018
Walker visits Appleton for emergency mgmt. event
Governor Walker was in downtown Appleton this morning for the kickoff of a state convention. The Governor's Conference on Emergency Management and Homeland Security is at the Fox Cities Exhibition Cen...
Mar 7, 2018
Oshkosh group helps businesses be more inclusive
A nonprofit organization in Oshkosh is helping local businesses be more inclusive. Fit Oshkosh, Inc. uses a 50-item questionnaire to see how companies are doing. Tracey Robertson is the executive dire...
Mar 6, 2018
Officers testify about shootout during standoff
Neenah police officers told jurors Tuesday about how they went into a bike shop to try to rescue hostages during a standoff. 48-year-old Brian Flatoff is on trial on more than a dozen felony charges. ...
Mar 6, 2018
Senate could take up K-C tax credits next week
Some lawmakers in the Senate talked about a proposal to offer Kimberly-Clark the same tax credits as Foxconn in hopes of keeping two plants open. The company plans to shut down the Coldspring Plant in...
Mar 6, 2018
Renard running in 1st Senate district
A businessman is getting in the race for an open state Senate seat. Alex Renard will run as a Republican in the 1st district. He's the operations manager at Renco Machine Company in Green Bay. Republi...
Mar 6, 2018
Pilot in deadly crash reported plane 'out of control'
A preliminary report on a plane crash that claimed three lives shows that the pilot said the plane was "out of control" shortly after takeoff in Indiana. John Pagel, his son-in-law Steve Witcpalek, an...
Mar 6, 2018
