Category Archives: Local News
Oshkosh man busted in FBI child porn sting
An Oshkosh man indicted last month was one of about 65 people busted in a child pornography operation by the FBI. Agents worked with police across the country and the world for the month-long sting. S...
Jul 06, 2020
Judge picked for Shawano, Menominee Counties
The city attorney for Shawano will be a new judge for Shawano and Menominee counties. Governor Evers is appointing Katie Sloma. She'll take over for retired Judge James Habeck. Sloma was elected city ...
Jul 06, 2020
Stray bullet hits golfer in Lomira area
A golfer in the Lomira area was hit by a stray bullet late this morning. Dodge County Sheriff's deputies say a 50-year-old man was trying to shoot a woodchuck on his property, near The Golf Club at Ca...
Jul 06, 2020
Appleton man accused of voyeurism
An Appleton man accused of secretly recording people in bathrooms at Lawrence University is facing trials in Outagamie County and Indiana. Twenty-one-year-old Benjamine Wears was arrested in March, af...
Jul 06, 2020
State marks 10th anniversary of smoking ban
Anti-smoking advocates believe good things have happened since the state's smoking ban went into effect. Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of the law. Lynnsey Erickson of Winnebago County Public Heal...
Jul 06, 2020
Intersection of Hwys. 76 & G closed
The intersection of Highways 76 and G between Oshkosh and Neenah is now closed. The DOT has been working on Highway 76 since April, and crews are starting to build a roundabout at that spot. Project M...
Jul 06, 2020
Customers stop bar robbery suspect
A 21-year-old man is accused of trying to rob a Manitowoc bar and the customers, until the customers fought back. Prosecutors say Jesus Flores, Jr. of Two Rivers had a couple of drinks at a bar, with ...
Jul 06, 2020
AARP warns of contact tracing scams
An advocacy group for seniors says scammers are using the coronvirus pandemic to try and steal money from people. AARP spokeswoman Courtney Anclam says the latest one involves contact tracing. She say...
Jul 06, 2020
Antenna users will have to re-scan local channels soon
People using an antenna to watch TV will notice some changes to a few local channels. The FCC is changing TV frequencies to open airwaves for new high-speed wireless services. Spokeswoman Jean Kiddoo ...
Jul 06, 2020
State reports 9.2% of new COVID-19 tests were positive
The state is reporting 9.2 percent of new coronavirus tests came back positive. That's down from 10.4 percent yesterday, but it's still higher than the averages over the past three weeks. There are 48...
Jul 06, 2020
