Category Archives: Local News
Neenah will hold 4th of July fireworks
Neenah will have fireworks on the 4th of July. Mayor Dean Kaufert says they're moving the show to Arrowhead Park, and shooting all of the fireworks high into the air. He says they worked with their fi...
Jun 03, 2020 (Image: City of Neenah)
State reports 2.9% of new COVID-19 tests were positive
The state is reporting 2.9 percent of new coronavirus tests came back positive. That's down from 3.6 percent yesterday, and 3.9 percent on Monday. There are 19,400 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsi...
Jun 03, 2020
Missing Lake Butte des Morts boater found dead
The body of a missing boater was found along the shoreline of Lake Butte des Morts. Capt. Lara Vendola-Messer of the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department says the 61-year-old Oshkosh man was fishing ...
Jun 03, 2020
Storm causes damage, knocks out power
An evening storm knocked out power and caused minor damage in Outagamie and Winnebago counties. We Energies had more than 22,000 customers without power at 10:30 p.m. Most of the outages were in the F...
Jun 03, 2020
Pastors want more influential black men
Some local pastors believe more black men need to be in influential positions in the Appleton area. Pastor Charles Butler of Breakthrough Covenant Church in downtown Appleton hosted a forum Tuesday ni...
Jun 02, 2020
Appleton chief prioritizes 'heart' of recruits
Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas says the first thing he considers with candidates is their heart. He says they can train officers to do the different parts of the job, but they can't train their cha...
Jun 02, 2020
Police concerned potential looters 'casing' stores
Leaders in the three communities that set overnight curfews believe that's helping prevent looting. Bellevue Village Administrator Dianne Wessel says officers are keeping an eye on stores, and they've...
Jun 02, 2020
National Guard helping with G.B. curfew
Wisconsin National Guard soldiers were helping with the curfews in the Green Bay area. Capt. Joe Trovato says they wanted to help officers, to make sure people could peacefully demonstrate. Trovato st...
Jun 02, 2020
Kewaunee, Door counties team up on testing site
Kewaunee and Door counties are working together to host a free community coronavirus testing site. Kewaunee County Emergency Management Director Tracy Nollenberg says that's important, since there are...
Jun 02, 2020
L.C. High School honors grads in medical field
Little Chute High School is honoring graduates in the medical field. Every few days, the school is picking one of them to highlight on Facebook. Administrative Assistant Karmen Hopfensperger says they...
Jun 02, 2020
