Category Archives: Local News
Dog adopted after almost 2 yrs at shelter
A dog that spent almost two years at the Fox Valley Humane Association now has a home. Jax is a nearly three-year-old pit bull. The humane association posted about him on Facebook on January 6th, and ...
Jan 28, 2020
Man arrested for driving drunk with children in his car
A 28-year-old Manitowoc man is under arrest for driving drunk with two children in his car. State Patrol pulled over Dion Cook on I-43 North, south of Manitowoc, around 8 p.m. A trooper smelled mariju...
Jan 28, 2020
911 dispatcher helps save Green Bay woman
A Green Bay woman is safe after being held captive in the Dominican Republic since October. Brown County 911 supervisor Tracy Ertl says the woman called the non-emergency line on Sunday afternoon afte...
Jan 28, 2020
27% of high school students were habitually truant
More than 25 percent of students in Appleton high schools reached the district's standard for habitual truancy in the first semester. School climate coordinator Sheree Garvey says it takes five unexcu...
Jan 28, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Sculpture could be moved to private property
A controversial sculpture in Appleton could be moved to private property. Alex Schultz of Sculpture Valley says that's his intent for The Collective. The piece of art is on the west end of the College...
Jan 27, 2020
DNR asking about possible deer hunt changes
The DNR is at least talking about adding 10 days to the gun-deer season. The idea will be part of the annual Conservation Congress hearings on April 13th. DNR Wildlife Administrator Scott Loomans poin...
Jan 27, 2020
Sewer rates could rise in Oshkosh
The bills for sewer service in Oshkosh are expected to climb. City Manager Mark Rohloff says the Public Service Commission agreed to a higher rate. Water and storm water rates won't change. Rohloff sa...
Jan 27, 2020 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Children's Hospital gets $15 mil matching grant
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is getting a $15 million challenge grant to raise money for mental health programs. It's the largest single gift in the system's history. Vice President of Mental and ...
Jan 27, 2020
Baldwin wants Bolton to testify in trial
The state's Democratic U.S. Senator wants former National Security Adviser John Bolton to testify in the Senate's impeachment trial because of what's included in his new book. Bolton wrote that Presid...
Jan 27, 2020
UWO professor focuses on harassment training
A researcher at UW Oshkosh is studying the effectiveness of sexual harassment training in the workplace. Professor Shannon Rawski is using grant money from J.J. Keller to see if virtual reality traini...
Jan 27, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)
