Category Archives: Local News
Evers urges people to be safe over holiday
Governor Evers wants people to celebrate the Fourth of July at home, and avoid large gatherings. He posted a video today, saying over the past week, there have been increases in the number of new case...
Jul 2, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Fireworks sales up before holiday
Fireworks sales are up for one owner. Chuck Krause owns Fireworks Mart stores in Neenah and Menasha. He believes the 20 percent increase is at least in part because so many fireworks shows were cancel...
Jul 2, 2020
Frostman hopes for federal unemployment extension
The head of the state's Department of Workforce Development hopes the federal government will extend extra unemployment benefits beyond the end of this month. The additional $600 a week payment expire...
Jul 2, 2020
Police: Stabbing suspect was wearing pillowcase
Neenah police are investigating a stabbing on the city's west side, and they say the suspect was wearing a black and gray pillowcase over his head. Officer Stu Zuehls says it might have a checkered pa...
Jul 2, 2020
Herman running for Assembly
There will be a Republican primary in the 54th Assembly District in the Oshkosh area. Don Herman, known for his company that pulls trucks out of Lake Winnebago in the winter, is getting in the race. H...
Jul 2, 2020
Business groups concerned about COVID-19 info
The state's largest business group thinks the state Department of Health Services will start releasing names of businesses, after two or more workers test positive for COVID-19. The Oshkosh Chamber of...
Jul 2, 2020
Local Catholic schools plan to reopen in fall
Catholic schools in the Green Bay diocese will reopen at the start of the next school year. Superintendent Todd Blahnik says they'll share their plans over the summer. He says they're putting together...
Jul 2, 2020
Man accused of attacking girlfriend in Menasha
Menasha police want prosecutors to file an attempted murder charge against a man, after they say he held his girlfriend hostage and beat her. They say the Menasha woman escaped from the home on Plank ...
Jul 2, 2020 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
Man killed in Sheboygan police shooting
A man died in a police shooting in Sheboygan this morning. The state justice department says he refused to drop a knife, before he was shot. Investigators report the officer tried to use non-lethal wa...
Jul 2, 2020
Arson suspect competent to stand trial
A judge is ruling the suspect in a dozen arsons in the Fond du Lac area is competent to stand trial. Michael Miller faces 27 charges, including 12 counts of arson, for fires between last September and...
Jul 2, 2020
