Category Archives: Local News
Woman blames the "call of nature" for speeding tickets
A woman tries to blame "nature" for two speeding tickets along Interstate 41 over the weekend. A State Patrol trooper stopped the woman for doing 102 miles an hour near Oshkosh. She reportedly told th...
Apr 05, 2021
Vaccination appointments still available in Appleton
People aren't exactly busting down the door to get their coronavirus vaccines now that everyone over the age of 16 is eligible. Appleton Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht says they have a substantial num...
Apr 05, 2021
Over 16 now eligible for COVID vaccine
Starting today, anyone 16 and older are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. Teens 16 and 17 will need permission from a parent or guardian and can only receive the Pfizer vaccine. List of vaccination sit...
Apr 05, 2021
Wisconsin agency suspends burn permits amid dry conditions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is suspending burning permits in its jurisdictions in 43 counties and mobilizing firefighters as the state heads into an unseasonabl...
Apr 02, 2021 Prescribed fire to restore prairie vegetation, near Black Earth, WI, Forestry image catalog Photo Credit: Jeff Martin (JMAR Foto-Werks)
Wisconsin adds the most new cases of coronavirus since mid-February
Wisconsin records the most new cases of coronavirus in nearly two months. The state Department of Health Services reports 875 positive tests today--with a positivity rate of 20-percent. That is the mo...
Apr 02, 2021
Charges filed in fatal Green Bay stabbing
Criminal charges are filed against a Green Bay man in connection with a fatal stabbing incident. Wesley Brice is facing counts of First Degree Intentional Homicide and Reckless Endangerment. According...
Apr 02, 2021
Coronavirus vaccine registration opens up tomorrow
Starting Monday, anyone over the age of 16 can receive a coronavirus vaccine. Registration for the Fox Cities Exhibition Center site opens up tomorrow. Appleton Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht says the...
Apr 02, 2021 (Photo from WHBY archives)
Sheriff’s office confirms second canoer’s body recovered from Lake Winnebago
Fond du Lac County Sheriff's officials say they've found the bodies of both of the men who went missing when a canoe capsized on Lake Winnebago earlier this week. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says divers ...
Apr 01, 2021
De Pere city worker dies in industrial accident
A city of De Pere employee is killed in an accident on the job. Police say the man was injured Thursday morning. The site and time of the incident has not been released. He was pronounced dead at the ...
Apr 01, 2021
COVID rate increasing in Wisconsin
Wisconsin sees more than 500 new cases of coronavirus for a third straight day. The state Department of Health Services reports 517 positive test on Thursday--with a positivity rate of 11-percent. The...
Apr 01, 2021
