Category Archives: Local News

Appleton changing tracking of student absences
Appleton school administrators want to have a better breakdown of student absences. Whether students have missed a few minutes of a class, or part or all of a day, they've been recorded the same way. ...
Feb 26, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)

G.B. wants people prepared for flooding
Green Bay officials are encouraging people living along the East River to prepare for potential flooding again this spring. Water levels on Lake Michigan are still at an all-time high, and the snow ha...
Feb 26, 2020
Waupaca man charged with attempted murder
A Waupaca man is facing an attempted murder charge in the shooting of his girlfriend. Waupaca County prosecutors say 27-year-old Jonathan Cardosa called 911 and admitted he shot her. They say he told ...
Feb 26, 2020

Evers vetoes GOP tax cut
Governor Evers is vetoing a tax cut plan from Majority Republicans in the Legislature. The Assembly and Senate approved $250 million in income tax cuts, and another $45 million in personal property ta...
Feb 26, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)

3-yr-old wounded in accidental shooting
Appleton police want to make sure people keep their guns in a safe place, after a three-year-old child was wounded in an accidental shooting. Officer Meghan Cash says the child got a hold of a gun las...
Feb 26, 2020

Neighbors want sex offender home closed
Neighbors want to close a home for registered sex offenders in Oshkosh. A nonprofit called Triniteam from Eau Claire runs the house. It's a temporary transitional living facility for offenders just re...
Feb 26, 2020

Hmong community waits for answers
The local Hmong community hasn't heard any updates on the potential that some refugees could be deported. There were reports a couple of weeks ago that the Trump administration is negotiating with off...
Feb 26, 2020

Professor's play returning to UWO
A play by a theatre professor at UW-Oshkosh is back on campus, starting this weekend. Professor Richard Kalinoski wrote "Beats on the Moon." It ran for 13 years in Moscow, and five months in Kosovo. I...
Feb 26, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)

Lent begins for many Christians
For many Christians, the 40 days of Lent starts today, on Ash Wednesday. Pastor Tim Seabough of Good Shepard Lutheran Church in Appleton says they provide ashes during today's services. He says if the...
Feb 26, 2020

UWO suspends exchange program with South Korea
UW-Oshkosh is suspending its spring semester-abroad program in South Korea because of coronovirus. Two students are impacted. UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee made the same decision with their South Korea ...
Feb 26, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)


