Category Archives: Local News
Cayer skipping 2nd phase of double murder trial
A Green Bay man found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend and her mother is refusing to return to court for the second phase of his trial. A Brown County jury will determine if Jacob Cayer was insane ...
Aug 13, 2020
Johnson would take discredited COVID-19 drug
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he would still take a discredited COVID-19 treatment, if he caught the virus. The Oshkosh Republican tells Josh Dukelow on Fresh Take he still believes hydroxychloriquine wo...
Aug 13, 2020 (Photo: Senator Ron Johnson)
Rai responds to study on neck gaiters
Some people are using neck gaiters instead of masks, but a study from Duke University raises questions about their effectiveness. They pull up from the neck to cover the lower half of the face. Prevea...
Aug 13, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
Website to track illnesses in Brown Co. schools
Brown County schools have a new way to track sick students. The county's Public Health Department is launching a website that follows reported illnesses at all schools. Public Health Officer Anna Dest...
Aug 13, 2020
FdL panel sticking with plans for Lakeside Park
The plans for Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac will move forward without any changes. The city council is rejecting a proposal that would have banned any new buildings on Lighthouse Point. There's a propo...
Aug 13, 2020
Oshkosh schools work to hire more diverse staff
The Oshkosh school district is trying to recruit more teachers of color. Human Resources Director Belynda Pinkston says before the pandemic, she traveled to historically black colleges in the south to...
Aug 13, 2020 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Couple hopes others aren't victims of driveway scam
The victims of a reported contractor scam in Brown County are coming forward, because they don't want others to suffer the same fate. Don and Gail Kowaleski had a man show up at their door last month,...
Aug 13, 2020
January trial scheduled for G.B. murder suspect
A January 12th trial date is set for one of four men accused of killing a Green Bay Preble High School student. Jared Williquette is charged in Brown County Court with first-degree intentional homicid...
Aug 13, 2020
Teen gets probation for threat at Waupaca High School
A teenager convicted of threatening to bring guns to Waupaca High School won't have to spend any time behind bars. Dominick Silva will be on probation for one year for sending threatening messages ove...
Aug 13, 2020
State has 943 more COVID-19 cases
There are 943 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That's the most in a single day since last Saturday. The state is reporting 7.6 percent of tests came back positive, and that's up from 4.8 ...
Aug 13, 2020
