Category Archives: Local News
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson will seek reelection
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of former President Donald Trump's most vocal supporters, says he will seek reelection to a third term. Johnson announced his d...
Jan 10, 2022 (Photo: Senator Ron Johnson)
Green Bay man charged with corpse mutilation. Case undisclosed
A Green Bay man is charged with mutilating a corpse, though authorities are not yet releasing details about the case. 29-year old Jeisaac Rodriguez-Garcia appeared before the Brown County Court Commis...
Jan 07, 2022 Jeisaac Rodriguez-Garcia charged with mutilating a corpse
HSHS treating record number of COVID-19 patients
A Green Bay area health care provider reports it's treating a record number of COVID-19 patients. Hospital Sisters Health System says it's currently treating 303 patients, which is up from the previou...
Jan 07, 2022
UW-Oshkosh lauds Thompson tenure at UW System
U-W Oshkosh is praising Interim U-W System President Tommy Thompson for his leadership. That follows Thompson's announcement that he'll step down from his post in March. In a written statement, U-W Os...
Jan 07, 2022
Oshkosh Schools extend masking mandate
Increases in COVID-19 cases have the Oshkosh Area School District extending masking mandates for all students and staff through January 28th. The district previously planned to allow optional masking ...
Jan 07, 2022 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Kraus still not competent for sentencing
Sentencing is delayed again for a Neenah man found guilty of killing his grandparents. Doctors say Alexander Kraus remains mentally incompetent to assist in his own defense. An Outagamie County jury f...
Jan 07, 2022
Tommy Thompson stepping down as UW president in March
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Interim University of Wisconsin President Tommy Thompson has submitted his letter of resignation effective March 18, a move that comes as the committee working to name a permanen...
Jan 07, 2022
Appleton Police determine fatal shooting was self-defense
APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton Police believe the fatal shooting of a home invasion suspect was justified. Detectives will not recommend charges against the resident of a home in the 2800 block of E. Newb...
Jan 07, 2022
COVID-19 stops UWGB basketball trip to MI
The coronavirus is putting the brakes on a road trip to Michigan for the U-W Green Bay men's basketball team. U-W-G-B announced the cancellation of Friday and Sunday's matches with Oakland University ...
Jan 06, 2022
WI COVID-19 cases expected to peak in January
Wisconsin's Department of Health Services says January is predicted to be a bad month for COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin. However, trying to nail down an exact time when the coronavirus will peak is hard...
Jan 06, 2022
