Category Archives: Local News
Oshkosh council to talk about arena
The Oshkosh Common Council will go behind closed doors tonight for an update on the bankrupt Menominee Nation Arena. Last week, the city served the owners, Fox Valley Pro Basketball, with a notice tha...
May 12, 2020
Brown Co. testing finds cases with no symptoms
Brown County has been testing some people without any coronavirus symptoms, and results showed nearly three percent had it. Dr. Ashok Rai of Prevea Health says the 57 people out of about 2,000 is too ...
May 11, 2020
Oshkosh taking up special event permits
"Wisconsin's Event City" still hopes to live up to that nickname this summer. The Oshkosh Common Council is taking up special event permits for festivals, sports tournaments, and fishing events. City ...
May 11, 2020 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Some state DNR shooting ranges opening
Some of the DNR's state shooting ranges will open on Thursday. Three will still be closed, including the one in Peshtigo. The agency says people should wait in their cars, if the range is full. They'r...
May 11, 2020 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Grieving mother posts emotional Facebook video
The mother of a five-year-old boy killed almost three months ago shared her grief on a Facebook Live video on Mother's Day. Christian Warzniak was hit by a pickup truck, and prosecutors filed charges ...
May 11, 2020
Complaints come in about Shawano-area bars
Bars around the state are supposed to be closed, but there were complaints over the weekend of some being open in the Shawano area. Shawano Tavern League President Linda Vangheem says she hasn't talke...
May 11, 2020
State sends payments for federal unemployment
Back payments from the federal stimulus package are on the way, for people approved to get unemployment payments from the state. The Department of Workforce Development sent the last of those $600 wee...
May 11, 2020
Brown Co. jail officer tests positive for COVID-19
A correctional officer in the Brown County jail tested positive for coronavirus. The Sheriff's Department reports the person was using proper protective equipment, while having contact with other staf...
May 11, 2020
Oconto Co. campgrounds opening to specific group
Public and private campgrounds in Oconto County are opening today, but only to people that have campers with their own bathroom. The state's "safer at home" order forces campgrounds to close their bat...
May 11, 2020
DNR says leave baby animals alone
An expert with the DNR says people shouldn't just pick up baby animals. Wildlife Biologist Jeff Pritzl says mothers often leave them alone for many hours for safety reasons. He says every year, thousa...
May 11, 2020 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
