Category Archives: Local News
Elections Commission sends letters to voters
The state Elections Commission wants Wisconsin voters to be aware of their options to cast a ballot in the November election. The agency sent a letter to all registered voters this week, spelling out ...
Sep 03, 2020
State suicide rate climbs by 40% over 17 yrs
Over a 17-year period, the suicide rate in Wisconsin rose by 40 percent. The state Department of Health Services is partnering with other organizations to develop strategies to reverse the trend from ...
Sep 03, 2020
Rai: State seeing downward trend in COVID-19
The head of Prevea Health says recent COVID-19 numbers are heading in the right direction. Dr. Ashok Rai says the percentage of positive tests went down over the past two weeks. The current seven-day ...
Sep 03, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
Merrill Middle School students will in classrooms Tuesday
Merrill Middle School in Oshkosh will welcome kids back to the classroom next week. The school district plans to return to its "hybrid learning plan" on Tuesday. Students at Merrill were initially goi...
Sep 03, 2020 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
West De Pere district student has COVID-19
An elementary student in the West De Pere school district has coronavirus. The child goes to Hemlock Creek School, but the district didn't release any other information in a letter to parents. Distric...
Sep 03, 2020
State has 727 new coronavirus cases
There are 727 more confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. The state is reporting 7.9 percent of tests were positive, and that's up from 6.5 percent yesterday. The seven-day average stayed at 8.4 pe...
Sep 03, 2020
Appleton friar sent to Mississippi for child sex case
A Franciscan Friar from Appleton is accused of molesting boys in two states. Paul West was extradited to Mississippi to face charges in connection with the reported sexual abuse of two cousins at a sc...
Sep 03, 2020
Trial ordered for violent Waupaca protester
A man accused of inciting violence at a Waupaca protest is facing a trial. A judge is ruling there's enough evidence to try Matthew Banta on charges of reckless endangerment and battery to a police of...
Sep 03, 2020
Police look for 2 possible suspects in Oshkosh shooting
Oshkosh police are looking for two potential suspects in a shooting earlier this week. A 20-year-old Oshkosh man was wounded at a home along Wright Street, near Scott Avenue, on Monday night. Police a...
Sep 03, 2020
Woman set on fire in Waukesha
A man is accused of setting a woman on fire while she walked her dog in Waukesha, and hitting an elderly man with his vehicle and setting a fire at his property. Neighbors say the woman was doused wit...
Sep 03, 2020
