Category Archives: Local News
Shot fired at Walmart parking lot in Oshkosh
Oshkosh police are looking for the person who fired a gun in a Walmart parking lot on Washburn St. Police were called to the area around 6:15 last night and minutes later the suspect's vehicle was spo...
Sep 08, 2017 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Leader of Assembly Dems steps down
The Assembly Minority Leader is resigning from that post. Rep. Peter Barca of Kenosha held that position since 2011. Democrats had just lost control of the Assembly when he took over. Barca issued a s...
Sep 07, 2017
Appleton searches for location for south side park
Appleton leaders are on board with negotiating with property owners for potential sites for a regional park on the city's southeast side. The city council agreed to let parks and recreation director D...
Sep 07, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Officers involved in shooting not back on duty yet
The two Oshkosh police officers that were involved in the shooting are not back on duty yet. Police Chief Dean Smith says the officers are doing as well as can be expected. He says they are on paid ad...
Sep 07, 2017 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Officer cleared in Oshkosh police shooting
Winnebago County's top prosecutor is clearing an Oshkosh police officer of any criminal charges in a shooting. District Attorney Christian Gossett made that announcement Thursday afternoon. Investigat...
Sep 07, 2017
VanderWyst to retire as Appleton's fire chief
Appleton's fire chief is planning to retire early next year. Chief Len VanderWyst told city council members last night that he's going to leave in March. He spent nearly nine years as the department's...
Sep 07, 2017
Harbor House tours part of fundraising effort
The community can get a chance to see what a domestic abuse shelter near downtown Appleton has, and will have, during a fundraising campaign. Harbor House is trying to raise money to support its progr...
Sep 07, 2017
Vukmir officially running for U.S. Senate
After months of speculation, a Republican lawmaker is joining the race for U.S. Senate. State Sen. Leah Vukmir of Brookfield is also a registered nurse. She was elected to the state Senate in 2010, an...
Sep 07, 2017
Appleton native speaks about brain injuries
A doctor on the forefront of research on traumatic brain injuries in athletes and military veterans is in the Fox Valley today. Dr. Ann McKee is from Appleton. She's the director of the CTE Center at ...
Sep 07, 2017
Press conference set on Oshkosh police shooting
The Winnebago County district attorney will hold a press conference this afternoon to talk about a deadly police shooting in Oshkosh. Twenty-eight-year-old Isaiah Tucker was killed, after police say h...
Sep 07, 2017
