Category Archives: Local News
Men arrested in Appleton are from Illinois
Appleton police are releasing the names of the Illinois men they arrested last week on Calumet Street. Police say the Illinois State Attorney's office is formally charging Timothy Parker and Richard G...
Oct 21, 2020 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Rapid COVID-19 tests for school staff and teachers
Some school districts in Wisconsin will offer rapid COVID-19 testing for staff. Ted Neitzke is the CEO of CESA 6, the Cooperative Education Service Agency. He feels the problem with keeping kids in sc...
Oct 21, 2020
G.B. Metro using air purifiers on buses.
Green Bay Metro is installing new technology into its buses to help keep commuters safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The air-purifying technology is already used in hospitals, international airports ...
Oct 21, 2020
Early in person voting underway
In person early voting started yesterday and the wait time in Green Bay was between two and three hours for some. The reasons for early voting varied. Many said they don't trust the mail in system. Gr...
Oct 21, 2020
Streckenbach wants to invest in 911 alarm calls
The Brown County Executive wants to invest $21,000 to shorten the response time for alarm calls. A new interface system would eliminate phone calls between the alarm monitoring system and the 911 disp...
Oct 21, 2020
Suspected drunk driver hits power pole
Power is coming back on for some We Energies customers in the Seymour area after a suspected drunk driver hit a power pole. Outagamie County sheriff's officials believe alcohol was a factor in the cra...
Oct 21, 2020 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Winnebago Co. Board tables rule change
The Winnebago County Board tables a rule change that would have given the county health officer the power to enforce general public health orders during a pandemic. A number of board members were upse...
Oct 21, 2020
Plane skids off runway in Mosinee
A plane landing at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee got stuck in the snow while landing, and skidded off the runway. No one was hurt. The airport director says the American Eagle flight from Chica...
Oct 21, 2020
Nearly 4,600 New COVID-19 Cases in Wisconsin
Wisconsin adds another 4,591 new cases of COVID-19. While that would represent a new single-day record, Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm says those numbers likely come from several ...
Oct 20, 2020
Fatal Shooting in Waupaca
Waupaca Police have a suspect in custody following the fatal shooting of a man. The 18-year old victim was found lying in a street with a gunshot wound around 10:20 Monday night. He died a short time ...
Oct 20, 2020
