Category Archives: Local News
Trial ordered for Nygren in overdose death
The daughter of a state lawmaker will stand trial for the overdose death of a pregnant woman. Twenty-eight-year-old Cassandra Nygren and her fiance, 33-year-old Shawn Gray, are charged in the death of...
Nov 8, 2017
Proposed bill would make drinking age 19 in state
The legal drinking age would only be 19 in Wisconsin, under a bill from three Republicans, including a former president of the Tavern League. Rep. Adam Jarchow of Balsam Lake is the author of the prop...
Nov 8, 2017
Foundation backing Oshkosh Corp.
The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation is announcing its support for keeping the Oshkosh Corporation in the city. The city council is expected to take up a proposal tonight for the company to build its...
Nov 8, 2017
'Stargazing' teens busted for pot
Two teens who claimed they were stargazing, east of Fond du Lac, are in trouble with the law. The county sheriff's department says a deputy and his K-9 Koda found just over two pounds of marijuana in ...
Nov 8, 2017
L.C. to dedicate new vets memorial
Little Chute will mark Veterans Day with a special ceremony to dedicate a new veterans memorial. It's next to the village hall and the windmill in the downtown. The American Legion Post 258 upgraded t...
Nov 8, 2017
Outagamie Co. budget set for 2018
Next year's budget for Outagamie County is in place. The county board approved the plan unanimously. It sets the tax rate at $4.82 per thousand dollars of value. That's six cents lower than this year,...
Nov 8, 2017
Group backs golf course plan for Oshkosh Corp.
A local group is backing the plan to have Oshkosh Corporation build its headquarters on the city's golf course. The city council is meeting tonight to talk about the proposal. Jason White is the presi...
Nov 8, 2017
Gallagher: Trump's tweets could help with North Korea
President Trump's tweets draw a lot of attention, and a congressman from northeast Wisconsin says he should use Twitter to help with North Korea. Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher of Green Bay say...
Nov 8, 2017
LU students hold concert for inmates in Oshkosh
A group of students from Lawrence University put on two jazz concerts for prison inmates in Oshkosh today. Assistant music professor Tim Albright says it was organized by a piano instructor at the sch...
Nov 8, 2017
Freedom voters say 'no' to referendum
Voters in the Freedom school district shot down two referendum questions on Tuesday. Sixty-three percent said "no" to spending almost $67 million dollars on a new high school, and upgrades at the othe...
Nov 7, 2017
