Category Archives: Local News
New single day high for COVID vaccinations
Wisconsin sets a new single-day record for COVID vaccinations. Nearly 74-thousand shots were administered on Wednesday--the most since the effort started in December. More than 917-thousand people hav...
Mar 25, 2021
Green Bay Police investigating shooting
One person is hurt in a Green Bay shooting incident. Police say shots were fired at a vehicle in the 600-block of South Irwin Avenue around 1:20 this afternoon. One person arrived a short time later a...
Mar 25, 2021 (Image courtesy Green Bay Police Department)
Appleton moves COVID testing site
Appleton is moving its COVID-19 testing site from Reid Municipal Golf Course to the former Family Video building at 2700 East Calumet Street. Testing will start Wednesday, March 31 and will run Wednes...
Mar 25, 2021 (Image from the City of Appleton)
State adds the most new COVID cases in almost a month
Wisconsin adds 776 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday. That is the highest total since February 25th. The big number is likely due to a glitch that prevented the state Department of Health Services...
Mar 24, 2021
Oshkosh-Neenah may lose "metropolitan" designation
Oshkosh may be downgraded as a city in the eyes of the Census Bureau. The federal government is considering a reclassification of a Metropolitan Statistical Area, from locations that have 50-thousand ...
Mar 24, 2021 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Appleton School District considering selling naming rights
The Appleton School District is considering selling naming rights for sports facilities. Fox Communities Credit Union is offering 100-thousand dollars to fund improvements to the football stadium at A...
Mar 24, 2021
25% of Appleton middle and high school students will remain virtual the rest of the spring
As many as one-quarter of middle and high school students in the Appleton School District will not return to the classroom this spring. Superintendent Judy Baseman says 25-percent of parents have deci...
Mar 24, 2021 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Man arrested for entering homes in Kiel
Kiel Police have a 24-year-old Sheboygan man in custody for a series of home entries. Police haven't released his name. Officials say he walked into four houses through unlocked front doors yesterday ...
Mar 24, 2021
Oshkosh School Board member to contest trespassing citation
A member of the Oshkosh School Board will contest a trespassing citation issued to her earlier this year. Stephanie Carlin sent a handwritten note to Winnebago County Circuit Court saying "not guilty"...
Mar 23, 2021 (Photo: Oshkosh Area School District)
"Graduation coaches" working with Appleton high school students
The Appleton School District is taking a new approach to helping kids that have failed classes during virtual learning. Assistant Superintendent Steve Harrison says they are using "graduation coaches"...
Mar 23, 2021 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
