Category Archives: Local News
No charges filed against dog groomer
Prosecutors won't file charges against an Oshkosh dog groomer arrested for breaking the state's "safer at home" rules. The owner of Dog Depot was taken into custody by Oshkosh police on Monday, after ...
Apr 29, 2020
4 escape duplex fire in Oshkosh
A duplex in Oshkosh was destroyed in a fire early this morning. Crews were called to the 100 block of W. 8th Avenue, just after 2:30 a.m. today. All four people living there made it out safely, but th...
Apr 29, 2020
Fire destroys large shed in Hobart
A large shed caught on fire in Hobart late last night. Crews went to the 400 block of S. County Line Road, and the building was in flames. Two trucks were damaged. No one was hurt.
Apr 29, 2020
Downtown Dining Days starts in Appleton today
About a dozen downtown Appleton restaurants are hosting Downtown Dining Days this week to encourage people to order takeout food. Lynn Shemm of Appleton Downtown Incorporated says it's a way to help s...
Apr 29, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Downtown Incorporated)
About 500 cases linked to local meat plants
Three meat packing plants in Brown County are now connected to around 500 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The county's public health department reports the number of positive tests at the JBS beef plant rem...
Apr 29, 2020
Kaul responds to 'safer at home' lawsuit
State Attorney General Josh Kaul believes the governor's administration has broad authority to deal with public health emergencies. The Democrat is responding to a lawsuit by Majority Republicans in t...
Apr 28, 2020
State wants head start on COVID-19 contact tracing
The state is planning to take a new approach to contact tracing to slow the spread of coronavirus. Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk of the Department of Health Services says it might take a few...
Apr 28, 2020
National Guard looks at testing site options
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard are expecting to help at drive-up coronavirus testing sites in Brown County. Adj. Gen. Paul Knapp says they could partner with a health care provider that's rea...
Apr 28, 2020
Latest COVID-19 grants help more groups
More groups are getting help through a special COVID-19 Community Response Fund. The United Way Fox Cities and Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region are handing out almost $49,000 this week. ...
Apr 28, 2020
Greenville company makes fabric for N-95 masks
A company in Greenville is helping make the N-95 masks that are in demand for health care workers. 5K Fibres owner Douglas Burton Brown says they're producing the non-woven fabric. With two machines r...
Apr 28, 2020
