Category Archives: Local News
2nd COVID-19 case in Appleton
The Appleton public health department is reporting a second case of coronavirus in the city. The patient lives in Outagamie County, and is in isolation. Health officials believe the person caught the ...
Mar 30, 2020
2nd COVID-19 death reported in FdL Co.
Coronavirus took a second life in Fond du Lac County. County Health Officer Kim Mueller says a man died yesterday. She says he didn't live in the county, but he was being treated at a local hospital. ...
Mar 30, 2020
Body found after Waushara Co. car fire
One person was killed in a car fire, northeast of Wild Rose, in Waushara County. Sheriff's deputies say the car was along Highway K in the Town of Springwater, around 2:30 a.m. A body was found inside...
Mar 30, 2020
Gas prices keep dropping
Gas prices haven't bottomed out in the Fox Valley yet. Gasbuddy.com reports the average in the Appleton area dropped another 21 cents last week, to $1.37 a gallon. The average in Green Bay fell anothe...
Mar 30, 2020
DOT launches website with plans for Hwy. 47
The DOT is planning to resurface Highway 47, north of Appleton, in five years. The agency is asking for comments on the plans from the community now. Project Manager Tim Rank says they're going to wor...
Mar 30, 2020
Oshkosh couple stuck in Peru
A couple from Oshkosh is stranded in Peru, and hoping for a flight to get home. That country's airport closed earlier this month, when the president of Peru shut down the borders. Adam and Jaime Marti...
Mar 29, 2020
Some students staying in UWO dorms
About 60 students are still living in residence halls at UW-Oshkosh. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt says they're a mix of international students and students who don't have anywhere else to go. He says at ...
Mar 29, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)
Coronavirus brings back memories of polio
The steps governments are taking to deal with coronavirus is bringing back memories of the spread of polio in the 1950s. Dr. Lowell Peterson of Appleton says there were procedures, when there was a pr...
Mar 29, 2020
Photographers helping works in COVID-19 battle
Photographers around the country are offering to take free family pictures for health care workers, first responders and others involved in the battle against coronavirus. Rachael Phillips of RP Photo...
Mar 29, 2020
Fewer contested local races on April 7th ballots
There aren't as many contested races for city and county offices in the state. The Wisconsin Policy Forum says there will be more than one candidate for just 22 percent of seats on April 7th. The figu...
Mar 29, 2020
