Category Archives: Local News
Appleton officer attacked, stabbed outside police station
Appleton police say a Kaukauna man stabbed a police officer in the parking lot of the downtown police station early this morning. Lt. Mike Frisch says they believe 49-year-old Troy VanGrinsven was fol...
Mar 31, 2020
Appleton wants to open all polling locations
The city of Appleton will use all of its polling places next Tuesday. Mayor Tim Hanna thinks communities that are consolidation locations are actually making things riskier for poll workers and voters...
Mar 31, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Oshkosh couple makes it home from Peru
Almost two weeks after they were supposed to leave Peru, an Oshkosh couple is back at home. Adam and Jaime Martinez were picked for a charter flight from the U.S. government over the weekend. After so...
Mar 31, 2020
Ashwaubenon officer delays retirement
Today should've been the first full day of retirement for a spokesman for Ashwaubenon Public Safety. Lt. Jody Crocker is delaying his retirement to help the department deal with coronavirus. Crocker's...
Mar 31, 2020 Ashwaubenon Public Safety (Image courtesy Ashwaubenon Public Safety)
Unemployment calls overwhelm state system
A state agency is getting so many calls about unemployment benefits that they're overwhelming the system. Governor Evers says nearly 116,000 new applications came in to the Department of Workforce Dev...
Mar 30, 2020
Animal hospitals adjust to 'safer at home'
Sick pets can still get help during the "safer at home" order. The doors of the Green Bay and Allouez Animal Hospitals are closed, but veterinarian Becky Krull says they're offering curbside VIP servi...
Mar 30, 2020
Man runs 50 miles around house to raise money
A man in Winneconne is hoping his 50-mile run around his house inspires others to do similar things. Forty-four-year-old Nate Carroll wanted to raise money. He got the idea from a story about a guy wh...
Mar 30, 2020
Deputies: Person lied about 'safer at home' traffic stop
Investigators in Brown County say a person lied about being pulled over because of the state's "safer at home" order. Sheriff's deputies say they spent almost 30 hours working on the case. They're ask...
Mar 30, 2020
SWAT arrests man trying to escape from house
Dodge County Sheriff's deputies say a wanted man tried to escape through a second-story window, when the SWAT team went to arrest him. Forty-one-year-old Ricky Hardy was arrested on the roof of the po...
Mar 30, 2020
ThedaCare adds COVID-19 hotline, clinics
ThedaCare now has a hotline and several respiratory care clinics to deal with coronavirus. Dr. Jennifer Frank is the chief medical officer, and she says people can call the COVID-19 line for informati...
Mar 30, 2020 (Image provided by ThedaCare)
