Category Archives: Local News
Documentary on Guard unit now online
A documentary about the start of an Appleton-based Wisconsin National Guard unit is now online. Major Brian Faltinson says it focuses on how about 15,000 soldiers from around the state helped form the...
Feb 17, 2020
Group gets more money to help retail workers
A group is getting another grant to help laid off retail workers. The nearly $100,000 is from the state Department of Workforce Development. The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board also received ne...
Feb 17, 2020
2 found dead in Kaukauna home
Kaukauna police say two people were found dead in a home on the city's south side. Chief Jamie Graff says officers went to the house in the 1200 block of Crooks Avenue around 7 a.m. today. He says som...
Feb 17, 2020
Sturgeon spearing numbers are in
The ninth day of the Sturgeon spearing season came to a close yesterday and fewer people took part. DNR Fisheries Biologist Ryan Koenigs blames iffy ice conditions. He says 41 fish were harvested in L...
Feb 17, 2020
Board will have to decide on school closing plan
It will be up to Oshkosh's school board to decide how to move forward with plans to eventually close six schools. Deputy Superintendent David Gunlach believes they'll hold a November referendum on the...
Feb 17, 2020 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
YMCA to help seniors connect with technology
Seniors in Menasha and Neenah will have a chance to learn about how to use technology to keep up with family and friends. The YMCA of the Fox Cities got a grant to start the Get Connected Stay Connect...
Feb 17, 2020
FDL teen in custody for a high speed chase
A 15-year-old Fond du Lac boy is in custody after leading police and sheriff's deputies on a more than two mile high speed chase. Officers saw the teen going about 70 miles an hour on Scott Street. Fo...
Feb 17, 2020
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
