Category Archives: Local News
Gas prices rising again
Gas prices are heading up in the new year. GasBuddy.Com reports the average for regular unleaded increased one cent in the Appleton area last week to $2.88 a gallon. Gas prices in Green Bay jumped sev...
Jan 10, 2022
ThedaCare partners with Appleton on testing site
The city of Appleton is partnering with ThedaCare to continue operating the COVID-19 testing site in the former Best Buy store. ThedaCare will take over staffing and providing test kits, which had bee...
Jan 10, 2022 Healthcare worker collecting specimen with nasopharyngeal swab to aid in diagnosis of COVID-19 for Caucasian man in early 60s.
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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2022
