Category Archives: Local News
City of Oshkosh facing budget shortfall
Local governments are starting to feel the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff says their finances have taken a big hit. He anticipates a revenue shortfall of ...
May 13, 2020 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Fake cop trying to scam people in Oshkosh
Someone is calling people in Oshkosh, pretending to be a police officer. The man claims the person is wanted for failing to show up in court, but they can pay their fine to him over the phone. The cal...
May 13, 2020 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
State making progress on ramping up tests
One of the state's goals under the Badger Bounce Back plan is to run about 12,000 tests a day. Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk says slowly but surely, they'll get there. She says a few weeks a...
May 13, 2020
DOT holding I-41 expansion meeting online
The DOT is going online tonight to show off the initial plans for the expansion of I-41, between the Appleton area and De Pere. Project Manager Tom Buchholz says they're just getting into the early st...
May 13, 2020
Organizers of Appleton concerts look at 2 options
There are a couple of options for Appleton's downtown summer concerts on Thursday nights. Jennifer Stephany of Appleton Downtown Incorporated says they'd like to hold them in Jones Park, if it's safe....
May 13, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Downtown Incorporated)
Testing expanded at some local sites
Brown County is expanding free community testing Wednesday to anyone in the county, even if they don't have any coronavirus symptoms. The testing sites at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, and Casa ALB...
May 12, 2020
Markets for homes, cars picking back up
The demand for homes and cars is going up. Both markets took a hit at the start of the pandemic, but the number of home showings last weekend in Brown County topped the same weekend from last year. Re...
May 12, 2020
'Drive-by salute' honors Air Force hero
At a time when only 10 people are allowed at funerals, veterans organized a "drive-by salute" for an Air Force hero from Door County. Eighty-five year old Joseph Heilman died Friday. Bill Forry is the...
May 12, 2020
Neenah's Farmers Market returns June 13th
The annual Farmers Market in downtown Neenah will start on June 13th. Future Neenah announced there will be fewer vendors, and they'll only be selling food. There will be one-way signs for walking thr...
May 12, 2020
Poll: 69% support 'safer at home' order
A poll shows 69 percent in the state support closing businesses and schools and restricting public gatherings because of coronavirus. The Marquette Law School found 26 percent think it was an overreac...
May 12, 2020
