Category Archives: Local News
Teen reaches deal in damage spree
One of the four teens arrested for a damage spree in the Fox Cities reached a plea deal. Seventeen-year-old Brandon Fossum of Appleton entered no contest pleas to counts of arson, criminal damage to p...
Dec 9, 2019
Port surpasses milestone
The number of tons coming through the Port of Green Bay is already over the two-million mark. Director Dean Haen says that's the milestone for what's considered a successful year. The total at the end...
Dec 9, 2019
Real ID deadline for flights looms
People have less than 10 months to make sure they have a Real ID, if they're going to get on an airplane. The more secure card will be needed to board any flight in the U.S., starting in October of ne...
Dec 9, 2019
Harlem Globetrotter talks with students
Students in Ashwaubenon found out Monday that the world famous Harlem Globetrotters are about more than just basketball. Brianna "Hoops" Green stopped at Valley View Elementary to teach kids about how...
Dec 9, 2019
National Guard leader resigns after report
The leader of the Wisconsin National Guard is stepping down over the handling of sexual assault complaints. A federal investigation released Monday found the Guard deliberately broke federal laws, rul...
Dec 9, 2019
Assembly leaders agree on mental health focus
Two top lawmakers in the Assembly agree mental health issues need to be addressed to help prevent violence in schools. Democratic Minority Leader Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh believes it's important not to...
Dec 9, 2019
Appleton sculpture draws ire from neighbors
Appleton leaders are talking about a sculpture that's on the west end of the College Avenue Bridge. The Collective looks like a large head with smaller, individual heads. Public Works Director Paula V...
Dec 9, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Oshkosh, Neenah area on list for affordable rent
A study shows the amount of money people pay toward rent in the Oshkosh and Neenah area is among the lowest in the country. Refiguide.org looked at rates, and compared them to income. People in the Os...
Dec 9, 2019
Oshkosh to vent methane from old landfill
Oshkosh is dealing with a potentially explosive situation on the south side of the city. A methane gas venting system will be installed in what was once the Kienast-Paulus Landfill. City Manager Mark ...
Dec 9, 2019 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Trial ordered in Neenah bar murder
The suspect in the shooting at the Short Branch Saloon in Neenah will have to stand trial. Casey Cameron of Menasha is charged with killing Kevin "Hollywood" Hein during a robbery at the bar in Octobe...
Dec 9, 2019 (Photo from WHBY Archives)
