Category Archives: Local News
Man accused of making up attempted robbery
Brown County Sheriff's deputies accuse a man of making up a story about another man trying to rob him in Allouez last weekend. The man initially told investigators he was using a tractor to plow snow,...
Feb 26, 2020
2 killed in Shawano crash
Shawano police say two people died in a crash on the city's east side late this morning. They say a 76-year-old woman drove through a stop sign at the corner of Richmond Street and Airport Drive and h...
Feb 26, 2020
Oshkosh School Board talks consolidation tonight
The Oshkosh School Board will vote tonight on a school consolidation plan. The proposal would decrease the number of buildings across the district. The plan calls for three elementaries, one middle an...
Feb 26, 2020 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
New police station recommended in Oshkosh
A study recommends construction of a new police station somewhere in Oshkosh. FMG Architects presented three options to the Oshkosh Common Council last night. One would renovate the existing Public Sa...
Feb 26, 2020 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
State agency watching coronavirus
A state health official says they're watching the spread of coronavirus in Europe, and trying to figure out why it's happening. Tom Haupt of the Department of Health Services says they're waiting for ...
Feb 26, 2020
Work on Brin Building site could start in spring
Work on the former Brin Building site in downtown Menasha could be well underway in the coming months. The plans call for a four-story building at the corner of Main Street, with apartments and busine...
Feb 25, 2020 (Image: City of Menasha)
Group, city celebrate revived tennis courts
About a decade after there were plans to get rid of tennis courts in some Appleton parks, more could be getting them. Parks and Recreation Director Dean Gazza says a group called MATCH stepped up to h...
Feb 25, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Prof: Bloomberg hopes for brokered convention
Wisconsin's presidential primary is still more than a month away, but one candidate is already running plenty of ads. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has already spent $1.3 million in northeas...
Feb 25, 2020
Teen charged with making school threat
Prosecutors are charging a junior at Bay Port High School with threatening to "shoot up" the school. They say 17-year-old Javon Kempen is banned from school grounds because of a history of fights and ...
Feb 25, 2020
'No Mow May' hits snag
Some Appleton city council members want more details, before deciding on the proposed "No Mow May." Supporters want to let people grow out their lawns during the month to help pollinators, like bees. ...
Feb 25, 2020
