Category Archives: Local News
Johnson hopes to move forward after impeachment
Now that President Trump won the impeachment battle, a Republican senator from Wisconsin doesn't think Democrats would try again before November, even if new evidence would come forward. U.S. Sen. Ron...
Feb 6, 2020
Option approved for Blue Ramp, hotel site
A developer can put together plans for the former Blue Ramp and Conway Hotel site in downtown Appleton. The city is agreeing to a planning option that runs through the end of the year. Merge Urban Dev...
Feb 6, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Cowles: New PFAS law a 1st step
A state lawmaker from northeast Wisconsin says the first step in the PFAS nightmare is done. Governor Evers signed a bill that restricts firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals. Republican Sen. Ro...
Feb 6, 2020 Sen Robert Cowles announces he won't seek re-election in the newly redrawn 2nd District
Kimberly, L.C. set timeline for splitting libraries
Kimberly and Little Chute are ending their joint library system at the end of the year. Each village board unanimously agreed to a timeline this week. Little Chute Administrator James Felon doesn't th...
Feb 6, 2020
Cayer found competent to stand trial
A Brown County judge says a man charged with a double murder in Hobart is competent to stand trial. Twenty-nine-year-old Jacob Cayer is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Sabrina Teague, and her mo...
Feb 6, 2020
Man charged with retired cop's murder
Prosecutors say the man accused of killing a retired Oshkosh police officer had a history of mental health issues. Twenty-eight-year-old Ian Suzuki is in custody on a $500,000 bond, on charges of firs...
Feb 6, 2020
Name of storage fire victim released
Oshkosh police say the man found dead in a storage unit on the south side of Oshkosh was 49-year-old Frank Larsen. Police say the Oshkosh man was renting the unit. Firefighters discovered his body, af...
Feb 6, 2020 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Neenah man relieved family back in the U.S.
A Neenah man is feeling a sense of relief now that his wife and daughters are back in the United States. Daisy Roth and her two daughters were in Wuhan, China when the coronavirus broke out. They were...
Feb 6, 2020
State's 1st coronavirus case is in Madison area
A state agency is reporting the first case of coronavirus in Wisconsin. Health officials say the adult recently traveled to China. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway says the person immediately went to...
Feb 6, 2020
Brewer running for Appleton mayor again
A former candidate for Appleton mayor is running for the job for a third time. Marsha Brewer will be one of eight people squaring off in the February 18th primary. Brewer spent two years on the city c...
Feb 6, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
