Category Archives: Local News
Mother, 2 girls murdered in Milwaukee
Two young Milwaukee girls and their mother were found dead yesterday, after an Amber Alert. Police Chief Alfonso Morales says the three were murdered, and the woman's boyfriend, Arzel Iver, was taken ...
Feb 17, 2020
Man falls short on ice rocket record
A Minnesota man fell short of setting a world record with a rocked-powered snow machine in Waupaca County yesterday. Kurt Anderson tried to go over 250 miles an hour on Bear Lake, during the Manawa Sn...
Feb 17, 2020
Lamers holds bus driver hiring event
A local bus company is trying to find more drivers, especially for school buses. Lamers Bus Lines held a hiring event at its Menasha location over the weekend. Dispatcher Rian Schmidt says drivers are...
Feb 17, 2020
Fire hits car dealership in FdL
A fire at a car dealership in Fond du Lac destroyed a building, and several cars last night. Firefighters were called to Be Smart Auto Mall on Van Dyne Road, on the west side, just after 9 p.m. They s...
Feb 17, 2020
Stolen truck hits Oshkosh house
A stolen truck hit a home on the south side of Oshkosh on Saturday. The State Patrol says the silver truck is owned by Cedar Ridge Builders, and someone took it from the Courtyard Apartments in Fond d...
Feb 17, 2020 (Image provided by Wisconsin State Patrol)
Snowmobiler rescued from Wolf River
Sheriff's deputies say a snowmobiler went into open water on the Wolf River in Waupaca County late Friday night. They say firefighters from New London rescued the person, south of Highway X, in the To...
Feb 17, 2020
Oshkosh Polar Plunge raises at least $130K
The annual Polar Plunge in Oshkosh raised at least $130,000 on Saturday. Nearly 1,000 people took turns jumping into Lake Winnebago, by Menominee Park. The money is going to Special Olympics. There's ...
Feb 17, 2020
Man arrested after standoff in RV in Menasha
Police say a 45-year-old man eventually surrendered, about five hours after a standoff started in Menasha. They say there was a fight between several people, and the man barricaded himself inside an R...
Feb 17, 2020 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
Border wall may cost Osh Defense $100 mil in orders
Oshkosh Defense might lose about $100 million in orders to President Trump's border wall. Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Madison says that money was supposed to go toward military vehicles. She...
Feb 14, 2020 (Image courtesy the Oshkosh Corporation)
Assembly GOP unveils state tax cut plan
Assembly Republicans want to cut taxes by almost $400 million. Majority Leader Jim Steineke of Vandenbroek says middle class income taxes could go down by nearly $250 million. He says the cuts would s...
Feb 14, 2020
