Category Archives: Local News

DOT testing remote bridge operations in Oshkosh
The Department of Transportation is testing remote operation of the drawbridges in Oshkosh. Since April, the D-O-T has been remotely opening and closing the Main, Wisconsin and Oshkosh Avenue bridges-...
Jonathan Krause Jul 21, 2021

Aide sentence to life in prison for Oshkosh murder
A Monticello man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing the father of his estranged girlfriend in Oshkosh. Joshua Aide is denied parole for First Degree Intentional Homicide, and two co...
Jonathan Krause Jul 21, 2021

Paper Valley Hotel rebranding as a Hilton
The Paper Valley Hotel in downtown Appleton will re-brand as a Hilton property. General Manager Linda Garvey says the change will make it easier to market the hotel. Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford think...
Jonathan Krause Jul 21, 2021

CANCELLED: Silver Alert for missing Oshkosh woman
Update: Georgia Pinkerton has been located safe A Silver Alert is issued for an Oshkosh woman last seen last night at a home on Sanders Street. Officials say Georgia Pinkerton lives with a family memb...
Carol Patrizi Jul 21, 2021

Milwaukee Bucks are 2021 NBA Champions
The Milwaukee Bucks are your 2021 NBA Champions. In an energy packed Fiserv Forum, the Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns 105 to 98 to claim their first NBA title since 1971. It was electric outside in t...
Hayley Tenpas Jul 20, 2021

Bucks vs. Suns NBA Finals Game 6 on WHBY
The Milwaukee Bucks sit one win away from an NBA title. The Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns face off at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee at 8 p.m. with an opportunity to win the championship for the Buc...
Hayley Tenpas Jul 20, 2021

Man drowns at Washington Island
A 26-year-old pulled from the water by bystanders at Washington Island over the weekend died at a Green Bay hospital yesterday afternoon. Rescue crews were called to School House Beach on Sunday. A by...
Carol Patrizi Jul 20, 2021

Barnes running for Sen. Ron Johnson's seat
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes has made it official. He's running for U-S Senate. Barnes had hinted his desire to run for the seat held by Republican Senator Ron Johnson. Barnes becomes ...
Carol Patrizi Jul 20, 2021

Appleton police investigating a shooting, no one hurt
Appleton police are investigating a shooting inside a home near the downtown. Officers were called to a house in the 900 block of West Lawrence Street around 1 a.m. Sunday. Officials say several peopl...
Carol Patrizi Jul 20, 2021 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)

Sex offender accused of molesting camper
A registered sex offender is accused of molesting a child at a Waupaca County campground. The Sheriff's Office says Richard Klimek was taken into custody on July 7th following a complaint from a 12-ye...
Jonathan Krause Jul 19, 2021 Waupaca County Sheriff's Office emblem (Image courtesy Waupaca Co. Sheriff's Office)



