Category Archives: Local News
Appleton police Explorer post wins state award
The Appleton police department's Explorer post is the best in the state. The program gets young people between 14 and 21 involved with the department. Officer Meghan Cash says they won the President's...
Feb 3, 2020
UWO plans tuition hike for graduate students
Tuition for graduate students could be going up at UW-Oshkosh next year. The Board of Regents will consider a proposed two percent increase on Friday. Five other UW System schools are also looking to ...
Feb 3, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)
DOT honors Winneconne bridge work
The contractor for the Main Street Bridge project in Winneconne is getting an award from the DOT. Lunda Construction won the Excellence in Large Structures honor for building the new bridge over the W...
Feb 3, 2020
Names released from deadly Hwy. 141 crash
The two people killed in a wrong-way crash in Lena were 73-year-old Marvin Lueneburg of De Pere and 59-year-old Sande Walker of Oconto Falls. The Oconto County Sheriff's Department says Walker was goi...
Feb 3, 2020 Oconto County Sheriff's Office logo (Image courtesy Oconto Co. Sheriff's Office)
$6 mil in grants going to fight poverty
A record of nearly $6 million is going to programs to tackle the root causes of poverty in the region. The Basic Needs Giving Partnership is donating to 220 nonprofits in Outagamie, Winnebago, and Bro...
Feb 3, 2020
Leaders want to work to help farmers
Two of the top lawmakers in the Assembly are looking forward to working on proposals to help farmers in the state. Governor Evers called a special session on a series of bills last month. Republican M...
Feb 3, 2020
Early voting underway for spring primary
The spring primary is a few weeks away, and early absentee voting starts today. State Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney says people can ask for a ballot to be mailed to a home, or they can vo...
Feb 3, 2020
Trial ordered in G.B. school hidden camera case
A former counselor at Green Bay Southwest High School is facing a trial in a hidden camera case. Todd Naze is accused of recording staff and students in a bathroom. He waived his right to a preliminar...
Feb 3, 2020
Name released of man killed in Iola
The name of the man killed in a road rage fight in Iola is Bradley Trinwith. Waupaca County prosecutors say the 42-year-old Mukwonago man was stabbed in the neck by 23-year-old Tyler Knutson of the Io...
Feb 3, 2020
Longtime Kaukauna school board member resigns
A former president of the Kaukauna school board is resigning. Giovanna Feller served on the board for 14 years, including seven as president. Her term runs until April of 2021, and the board is expect...
Feb 3, 2020
