Category Archives: Local News
Local companies advance in 'Coolest Thing' contest
Five companies from the Fox Valley area made it to the second round of the "Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin" contest. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce spokesman Nick Novak says they had nearly 150...
Sep 23, 2020
Sentence upheld in scrap car fraud case
A state appeals court is upholding the 11-year prison sentence for a Neenah man convicted of defrauding a scrap metal company. The judges rejected arguments from Sterling Kienbaum that his state sente...
Sep 23, 2020
Name released of elderly Princeton fire victim
The elderly woman killed in a house fire in Princeton was 92-year-old Joyce Des Jardins. Green Lake County Sheriff's deputies say she was trapped inside the home along Main Street last Saturday mornin...
Sep 23, 2020
Jill Biden plans visit to state Monday
The campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is announcing Jill Biden will travel to Wisconsin on Monday. There aren't any details on where she'll be going. Former Vice President Joe B...
Sep 23, 2020
Housing shortage in Oshkosh
A new study find a shortage of low-income and high-end housing in Oshkosh. Consultant Marty Shukert says that means those on the low-income end can't move up to more affordable housing. Shukert says t...
Sep 23, 2020 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Oshkosh mayor wants limits in bars, restaurants
The city of Oshkosh may consider capacity limits on bars and restaurants. Mayor Lori Palmeri wants to put a proposal on the next Common Council agenda. Palmeri believes there's a need for the limits b...
Sep 23, 2020 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Schools urge people to help keep classrooms open
School administrators around the Fox Valley have been asking the community to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, so kids can stay in the classroom or return to their buildings. Oshkosh is shifting t...
Sep 23, 2020 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Pompeo to speak at state Capitol at Roth's request
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is coming to the state Capitol in Madison today because of a lawmaker from Appleton. Republican Senate President Roger Roth believes Pompeo will talk about the infl...
Sep 23, 2020
DOT to show off options for I-41 project in Fox Valley
The DOT is holding an online meeting tonight to show off different options for the possible I-41 expansion between Grand Chute and De Pere. Project Manager Scott Ebel says they include potential desig...
Sep 23, 2020
Oshkosh COVID-19 testing site busy
The free regional COVID-19 testing site in Oshkosh is so busy there have been wait times of around three hours. More than 150 cars have also been in the parking lot at Sunnyview Expo Center, at differ...
Sep 22, 2020
