Category Archives: Local News
Troopers fatally shoot driver following pursuit
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice says State Patrol troopers shot and killed a suspect in Fort Atkinson following a pursuit. DOJ says troopers tried to pull the driver ov...
Dec 10, 2020
Coronavirus deaths on the rise again
Wisconsin's coronavirus death numbers are rising again. The state Department of Health Services reports another 81-people have died--bringing the statewide total to 3,887. Winnebago County saw four de...
Dec 09, 2020
FVTC completes fall semester despite challenges
The fall semester at Fox Valley Technical College in Grand Chute is being called a success by the school's executive vice president. Chris Matheny credits instructors for being very flexible. He think...
Dec 09, 2020
State hiring vaccination workforce
It will take a small army to vaccinate nearly everyone in Wisconsin against coronavirus. Deputy Health Services Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk says efforts are already underway to hire workers. The ...
Dec 09, 2020
F-16 goes down in U.P.
The search is on for the pilot of a F-16 fighter jet that crashed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula around 8 p.m. The plane was assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing at Truax A...
Dec 09, 2020
Fire damages Appleton home
An early morning fire on Appleton's east side caused $125,000 in damage to a home. Crews were called to the 300 block of South Midpark Drive, off east College Avenue, around 1:30 a.m. They found flame...
Dec 09, 2020 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
Evers says he would 'absolutely' take COVID vaccine
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Gov. Tony Evers says he will "absolutely" take a COVID-19 vaccine when his turn comes. The governor said during a news conference Monday that he and his wife, Kathy, will get ino...
Dec 08, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Raises of 2% and 2.5% requested for all UW System employees
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- University of Wisconsin System officials are proposing that all of its 39,000 employees receive pay raises of 2% and 2.5% over the next two fiscal years, despite a projected $373...
Dec 08, 2020 (Image provided by UW System)
Santa visits Kaukauna
Kaukauna officials want to bring some nice to a naughty 2020. Santa will make four stops in the city starting at 5 p.m. tonight. He will drive through neighborhoods Tuesday and Thursday of this week a...
Dec 08, 2020 (Image: City of Kaukauna)
Health officials: Most will wait months for COVID vaccine
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin health officials say most people will probably have to wait months to get their first COVID-19 vaccine shot. Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willem...
Dec 07, 2020
