Category Archives: Local News

Williams pleads not guilty to killing child
A man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend's daughter, and stabbing the woman, is pleading not guilty. Twenty-six-year-old Demetrius Williams was in Outagamie County Court today. He's charged wi...
Jun 12, 2020

FdL Co. Fair will still go on
There will be a Fond du Lac County Fair this year, but it will be scaled back. The main grandstand shows are canceled, and organizers don't believe they'll have carnival rides and games. The junior an...
Jun 12, 2020

Man killed at G.B. construction site
A 52-year-old man died at the Green Bay Packaging mill construction site. Police say he was hit by a vehicle, and he died at the scene. Green Bay Packaging says the man was working for a subcontractor...
Jun 12, 2020

Ascension to allow limited visitors
Ascension is making changes to visitor rules at its hospitals in northeast Wisconsin. That covers St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, the Mercy Campus in Oshkosh, and the Calumet Hospital in Chilton. ...
Jun 12, 2020

Dump truck tips, closes ramp
A dump truck tipped on the curve of the on-ramp from Highway 441 North to I-41 South, spilling rocks across the road. The ramp was closed for about 3-1/2 hours, until about 12:30 p.m. today.
Jun 12, 2020

4 killed in chain reaction crashes in Lodi
Four people were killed and seven hurt this morning after a series of crashes on I-39 North, near Lodi, in southcentral Wisconsin. Eight cars were in the worst chain-reaction wreck. The State Patrol s...
Jun 12, 2020 (Image provided by Wisconsin State Patrol)

Marion Pond open after testing
The Marion Pond is open again. It was closed for testing, after a service dog died after swimming in it. Officials say tests for blue green algae and other hazardous chemicals came back negative.
Jun 12, 2020

Finalist for UW System leader drops out
After a months-long search, the only finalist for UW System president job is taking his name out of the running. All of the other top candidates already withdrew, because of the pandemic, leaving only...
Jun 12, 2020 (Image provided by UW System)

Percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests down to 2.8%
The state is reporting 2.8 percent of new coronavirus tests were positive. That's down from 3.6 yesterday, and the same as Wednesday. There are 320 more confirmed cases in Wisconsin, bringing the tota...
Jun 12, 2020

LU virtual graduation set for Sunday
About 300 Lawrence University seniors will graduate on Sunday, in a virtual ceremony. Spokeswoman Megan Scott says they'll announce all of their names, and show a picture of them during the online eve...
Carol Patrizi Jun 12, 2020


