Category Archives: Local News
Bay Port teacher dies after getting COVID-19
A teacher at Bay Port High School died today, after catching coronavirus. Howard-Suamico Superintendent Damian LaCroix says Heidi Hussli was hospitalized briefly. Counselors will be available at the s...
Sep 17, 2020
Johnson quarantined for contact with COVID-19 case
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh is quarantining because he was exposed to someone with COVID-19 on Monday. His staff says he hasn't experienced any symptoms, and he tested negative yesterd...
Sep 17, 2020
State has record 2,034 new COVID-19 cases
The state has a new daily record for confirmed coronavirus cases. There are 2,034 of them, shattering the previous high of 1,582 set last Sunday. The state is reporting 17.8 percent of tests came back...
Sep 17, 2020
Mayville victims, shooter expected to survive
Investigators say all three victims of a shooting in Mayville are expected to survive, along with the suspect. The state justice department says a 53-year-old woman, 64-year-old woman, and a 67-year-o...
Sep 17, 2020
State unemployment rate down to 6.2%
The state's unemployment rate went down to 6.2 percent last month. It was 7.1 percent in July, and 3.4 percent a year ago. Companies added 16,700 jobs in August. The state is still down nearly 200,000...
Sep 17, 2020
Neenah student hit, killed on way to school
A Neenah High School student was the pedestrian hit and killed this morning. Police Chief Aaron Olson says the boy was at the corner of Winneconne Avenue and Tullar Road just before the start of schoo...
Sep 17, 2020
Local Red Cross volunteers helping with wildfires
Some Red Cross volunteers from northeast Wisconsin are helping victims of the wildfires on the West Coast. State chapter spokesman Justin Kern says they're making sure everyone has food and shelter. H...
Sep 17, 2020
Woodford hopes library anchors neighborhood
A new or expanded Appleton library could stay in the current spot, and Mayor Jake Woodward wants it to be an anchor for the surrounding neighborhood. He's proposing that site, and he's also pushing fo...
Sep 17, 2020 (Photo provided by Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford)
Four people shot in Mayville
Four people have serious injuries after a shooting in Mayville last night. Dodge County Sheriff's officials say deputies were called to the Spring Glen apartments on Horicon Street around 7:30 p.m. Th...
Sep 17, 2020
Report shows 54 killed in domestic violence cases
The number of domestic violence murders went up in the state in 2019. End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin reports 54 people were killed, compared to 39 in 2018. Homicide Prevention Program Director Sara Kral...
Sep 16, 2020
