Category Archives: Local News
Pond hockey teams in tourney on Lake Winnebago
People are playing in the first organized pond hockey tournament on Lake Winnebago today. It's now part of the annual Otter Street Fisheree in Oshkosh. Devan Kuether says 14 teams are involved. She sa...
Jan 31, 2020
DPI holding survey on academic standards
A state agency is asking people for their thoughts on proposed changes to academic standards. The Department of Public Instruction is updating them. Director of Literacy and Mathematics John Johnson s...
Jan 31, 2020
Damage spree suspect gets 6 yrs in prison
One of the suspects in a damage spree in the Fox Cities is going to prison for six years. Eighteen-year-old Brandon Fossum of Appleton helped cause about $1 million in damage at the Community First Ch...
Jan 31, 2020
DOJ releases name of man killed in police shooting
The man shot and killed by police in Fox Crossing last week was 32-year-old Rory Behling. The state justice department says three members of the Winnebago County SWAT team fired shots during the drug ...
Jan 31, 2020
Fox on loose in G.B.
Green Bay police say a fox is roaming around a neighborhood that's south of Notre Dame Academy. The department's animal protection unit is working with the DNR to try to catch it. There are concerns i...
Jan 31, 2020
Transportation fee debate returns in Oshkosh
The city of Oshkosh is once again considering a transportation utility fee to replace special assessments. A special committee is working on an $8 a month fee for single family homes and duplexes. All...
Jan 31, 2020 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Overflow crowd turns out for Appleton mayoral forum
Appleton voters will elect a new mayor for the first time in 24 years, and there's a lot of interest in the race. About 200 people had to be turned away from a packed room at the Appleton library, for...
Jan 30, 2020
5 local schools join state voucher program
The state's voucher program is expanding to more private schools in the Fox Valley. Five of them are joining, including Holy Spirit School on Highway KK in Buchanan. Administrator Mike Zuleger says th...
Jan 30, 2020
Quarterly profits down for Oshkosh Corp.
Sales are slowing for the Oshkosh Corporation. The vehicle-maker is reporting a net income of $76 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The company made $109 million in profits over the s...
Jan 30, 2020 (Image courtesy the Oshkosh Corporation)
Firefighters training to help K-9s
Firefighters for two departments in the Green Bay area are getting advanced-level training for police K-9s. Crews from De Pere and Ashwaubenon learned how to put in IVs, and take other potential life-...
Jan 30, 2020
