Category Archives: Local News
SWAT team arrests 3 at Ledgeview home
Brown County Sheriff's deputies arrested three people at a suspected drug house in Ledgeview. The department's SWAT team went to the home with a search warrant, and the people inside refused to surren...
Apr 03, 2020
ACLU opposes constitutional amendment
A proposed constitutional amendment is on Tuesday's ballot, and a group wants people to vote no. Marsy's Law deals with the rights of crime victims. ACLU Attorney Asma Kadri Keeler is raising question...
Apr 03, 2020
Winneconne woman's knitting drawing attention
A knitting hobby is connecting a Winneconne woman with people all around the world. Diane Seckar posted a picture of herself with a basket of hearts she made on the Happy Heart Hunt Facebook page. Mor...
Apr 03, 2020
WWII hero from FdL died at 103
Fond du Lac legend James "Maggie" Meggelas has died. The World War II hero passed away Thursday at 103. Megellas gained national fame during the Battle of the Bulge when he single-handledly disabled a...
Apr 03, 2020
Hearing in Diemel brothers case delayed again
There's another delay in the case of a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from the Seymour area. The defense for Garland "Joey" Nelson was able to hold off on the his preliminary hearing for...
Apr 03, 2020 (Photo compilation provided by family)
Blowtorch starts fire at FdL Co. workshop
Fire damaged a workshop in Fond du Lac County yesterday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the building along Artesia Beach Road in the Town of Calumet around 3:15 p.m. One of the outside walls wa...
Apr 03, 2020
Statewide COVID-19 cases up 11% to 1,916
There are now 1,916 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That's up 11 percent from yesterday's total of 1,730. There are five new cases in Outagamie County, for a total of 19. Brown has four more...
Apr 03, 2020
State's COVID-19 models look better after orders
The latest models on the spread of coronavirus in Wisconsin are more promising than in the middle of March. Dr. Ryan Westergaard of the state Department of Health Services says the state was on a tren...
Apr 03, 2020
'No Mow May' coming to Appleton
Next month will officially be "No Mow May" in Appleton, in hopes of helping bees and other pollinators. The city council approved the proposal on an 8-7 vote. Ald. Katie Van Zeeland pushed to put the ...
Apr 03, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Domestic abuse an issue during pandemic
Domestic abuse agencies want victims to understand they're still available to help during the pandemic. Many advocates believe domestic violence is increasing, while people are forced to stay at home,...
Apr 02, 2020
