Category Archives: Local News
UWO students can apply for financial help
UW-Oshkosh students can start applying for help through a new fund. They can ask for money to deal with costs connected with online learning, food, housing, transportation to travel home, and tuition....
Apr 17, 2020 (Image provided by the UW System)
Evers doesn't expect large events anytime soon
Governor Evers says the idea of large events happening anytime soon "is probably not in the cards." But Evers says the state will follow the science, and if it becomes reasonable to allow them, then i...
Apr 17, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Rai would like benchmarks in 'safer at home' extension
A local health care expert believes the logic behind the decision on the "safer at home" order is good, but he'd like to see more benchmarks. Governor Evers is extending it until May 26th, the Tuesday...
Apr 17, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
Gallagher glad Trump leaving decisions to states
Congressman Mike Gallagher is on board with President Trump's decision to let states decide when they will lift social distancing rules. The Green Bay Republican tells Josh Dukelow on Fresh Take he's ...
Apr 17, 2020
Golf courses preparing to open
While some rules will be in place, golf courses around the state are getting ready to open in a week. Mid-Vallee Golf Course Pro Shop Manager Scott Van Dyke thinks it will be great to get back to some...
Apr 17, 2020
Analyst: Dems would be hurt by virtual convention
An analyst thinks Democrats could be making a mistake, if they scrap their national convention in Milwaukee this summer. Presumptive nominee Joe Biden and several other former party leaders are saying...
Apr 17, 2020
Feds approve Beloit casino for Ho-Chunk
A federal agency will let the Ho-Chunk Nation open a casino and entertainment complex in Beloit. But the tribe will still need permission from Governor Evers. When he was running for governor, Evers s...
Apr 17, 2020
Escaped prisoners caught in Illinois
Two prisoners who escaped from the state prison in Portage were captured in northern Illinois this morning. Thirty-seven-year-old James Newman and 46-year-old Thomas Deering were taken into custody in...
Apr 17, 2020
Man arrested in big Brown Co. identity theft case
Brown County Sheriff's deputies say they arrested a suspect in a major identity theft case. Brandon Washington is accused of using credit cards and checks in the names of as many as 36 people. Police ...
Apr 17, 2020
Barn fire kills chickens in Rosendale area
About 200 chickens were killed in a fire in Fond du Lac County. A pole barn was on fire when crews got to a farm in the Town of Rosendale around 10:30 a.m. yesterday. Investigators believe a heat lamp...
Apr 17, 2020
