Category Archives: Local News
Unemployment money could run out in October
The state's fund for unemployment benefits could run out as early as mid-October. The Department of Workforce Development is making projections under three different scenarios. Right now, the departme...
May 07, 2020
Oshkosh might end development deal with arena
The City of Oshkosh is threatening to terminate its development agreement with the bankrupt owners of the Menominee Nation Arena. The city is filing a notice of default with the federal court because ...
May 07, 2020
Prosecutors want death penalty in Diemel murders
Missouri prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing two brothers from the Seymour area. Garland "Joey" Nelson is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of...
May 07, 2020 (Photo compilation provided by family)
Program cuts, layoffs expected at UW schools
UW System President Ray Cross says no campuses are at risk of closing but programs will be cut and there will be layoffs. He's asking campus officials to identify programs that should be kept. Cross w...
May 07, 2020 (Image provided by UW System)
De Pere home destroyed in fire
A De Pere home was destroyed in a late-night fire. Crews were called to Jordan Road and Saddlebrook Lane just before 10:30 p.m., and there were flames and smoke coming from the roof of a home. A neigh...
May 07, 2020
Charges against supper club owner dropped
Fond du Lac County prosecutors are dropping criminal charges against a supper club owner accused of violating the "safer at home" order. Maria Katris was charged last month, after workers were letting...
May 07, 2020
Percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests drops again
The number of new coronavirus tests to come back positive from the past day dropped for the fourth straight day. Five-point-seven percent were positive, and that's down from 7.9 percent yesterday. Gov...
May 07, 2020
Octoberfest looks to still help nonprofits
Octoberfest organizers want to come up with ways to help local nonprofits, without holding the major in-person event on College Avenue in Appleton. The group's Eric Stadler says plenty of groups rely ...
May 07, 2020
Appleton to name park after Lundgaard
A future park on Appleton's northeast side will be named after a fallen firefighter. The city council is unanimously agreeing to call the nearly seven-acre site Lundgaard Park. Driver-Engineer Mitch L...
May 06, 2020
Meat plants account for 39% of Brown Co. cases
Brown County Public Health is reporting 39 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases in the county are linked to the meatpacking industry. Spokeswoman Claire Paprocki says that shows community spread is ...
May 06, 2020
