Category Archives: Local News
Karofsky to be sworn in during ultramarathon
Wisconsin's incoming state Supreme Court justice says she'll be sworn in while running an ultramarathon. Liberal-leaning Justice-elect Jill Karofsky defeated conservative incumbent Daniel Kelly in Apr...
Jul 28, 2020
State warns about unsolicited seeds
Some people in parts of the country are getting unsolicited packages of seeds, and state agriculture officials say they shouldn't plant them. It appears they're from China. The Department of Agricultu...
Jul 28, 2020
Cats rescued from kitchen fire in Appleton
A kitchen fire damages a home on Appleton's southeast side. Crews were called around 11 a.m. yesterday to a home in the 2100 block of East Lourdes Drive. No people were home but two cats were inside a...
Jul 28, 2020 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
Apartment building fire in FdL
Fond du Lac firefighters are on the scene of an apartment building fire in the 100 block of Forest Avenue. Crews were called to the James Grace Apartments this morning and found smoke coming from a th...
Jul 28, 2020
Several injured in crash on Hwy 29, alcohol a factor
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash that injured several people in Shawano County. Sheriff's officials say deputies were called to Highway 29 at Clark Drive in the town of Richmond around 9:...
Jul 28, 2020
High speed chase in FdL, Milwaukee man arrested
A 24-year-old Milwaukee man is in custody after leading Fond du Lac police and sheriff's deputies on an eight mile high speed chase. Sheriff's officials say a deputy tried to stop the man on I-41 near...
Jul 28, 2020
Fall plans in place for Appleton schools
There are plans for Appleton public schools to reopen in September, and most grades will have classes in-person and online. The school board is supporting the proposal, and it gives families options. ...
Jul 27, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Local college sports seasons canceled through fall
College sports are canceled at least through the fall for NCAA Division III schools in the area. The WIAC is calling them off for the fall season, and that covers UW-Oshkosh. Lawrence University, St. ...
Jul 27, 2020
Study: Almost 25% in area struggled before pandemic
A report shows before the pandemic, nearly one-quarter of households in the Fox Valley were struggling to afford basic needs. The United Way Fox Cities helped determine how many are in that situation,...
Jul 27, 2020
Oshkosh hoping people vote absentee next month
The City of Oshkosh is encouraging people to vote absentee in the primary election in two weeks. Clerk Pam Ubrig says they don't want everyone to show up at the polls because of COVID-19. Oshkosh's ci...
Jul 27, 2020 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
