Category Archives: Local News
Overdose Drug Provider Reaches Plea Deal
A Menasha woman that provided heroin to an overdose victim reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Adriana Gast is convicted in Outagamie County Court on one count of reckless homicide. Gast provided dr...
Oct 12, 2020
Menasha Apartment Fire
No one is hurt in a Menasha apartment fire. Crews were called to the units along Geneva Road around 9:00 Sunday night on the report of flames in the attic. Fourteen people were able to escape safely. ...
Oct 12, 2020 Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue logo (Image courtesy Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue)
President Plans Campaign Stop in Janesville
President Trump plans another campaign stop in Wisconsin this week. Trump will attend a private fundraiser in Janesville on Saturday. Tickets for the events are sold at levels of one-thousand, 28-hund...
Oct 12, 2020 US President Donald Trump pumps his fists as he arrives for a "Make America Great Again" rally at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina, on July 17, 2019. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
Mask mandate upheld
A Wisconsin judge has upheld the mask mandate ordered by Governor Evers. Saint Croix County Circuit Judge R. Michael Waterman ruled today that Evers did not overstep his authority by issuing multiple ...
Oct 12, 2020
Missing woman found safe
A Manitowoc woman who went missing in September has been found safe. Lacy Komanekin was located yesterday in another state. Police aren't releasing any more information. The 32-year-old was last seen ...
Oct 12, 2020
Oshkosh Food Co-op shows off future
Stakeholders in a community-owned and sourced grocery store in Oshkosh showed off their new building in a virtual event over the weekend. Oshkosh Food Co-op board president Brenda Haines says several ...
Oct 12, 2020
Appleton school budget may be more flexible
Appleton's school board is working on a budget that includes some uncertainty because of the pandemic. District Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes says they have $7 million in costs that are connect...
Oct 12, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Library design work included in proposed budget
There's money in the proposed city budget for Appleton for a library project on the current site. Mayor Jake Woodford is proposing to spend $2.4 million next year on design work. Library Director Coll...
Oct 12, 2020
State taking steps to prevent voter intimidation
Local clerks are going through training on how to prevent voter intimidation on Election Day. Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe says they want to make sure the leader of each p...
Oct 12, 2020
State adds 2,676 COVID-19 cases, tops 150K overall
There are 2,676 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. The overall number of cases has now topped 150,000, with 150,236. The state is reporting 26.1 percent of tests were positive, and that's t...
Oct 11, 2020
