Category Archives: Local News
"Phantom" comes to PAC in Appleton
"The Phantom of the Opera" is back in downtown Appleton starting tonight. The classic musical will be at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center through December 15th with 16 shows. PAC spokeswoman Tris...
Dec 4, 2019
The Learning Shop will close at end of year
The Learning Shop in Grand Chute is closing its doors. Owners Todd and Tom Merryfield sent out an email to customers yesterday saying they'll close permanently at the end of the year. The store sold e...
Dec 4, 2019
Gov. Evers says has personal connection to Oshkosh
Governor Evers has a personal connection to Oshkosh West High School. Evers and his family lived in Oshkosh for a while and says two of his children graduated from the school. Evers says yesterday's i...
Dec 4, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)
SROs impact schools
The head of the National Association of School Resource Officers is talking about the role of SROs in schools before and after a crisis. Mo Canady says they're trained to understand the adolescent bra...
Dec 4, 2019
Oshkosh shooting called traumatic, harrowing
Oshkosh West students call yesterday's shooting incident traumatic and harrowing. Junior Caitlyn Geho found it hard to stay calm. Junior Nick Vey just wanted to get out. He says he heard shots fired a...
Dec 4, 2019 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Oshkosh Superintendent talks about threat plan
Oshkosh School officials say students and staff followed their threat situation plans perfectly yesterday at Oshkosh West High School. Some of those inside the building were able to escape immediately...
Dec 4, 2019 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Gun-Deer Numbers Down Sharply
The numbers are down considerably in the just completed gun deer hunt in Wisconsin. The DNR reports 161,000 whitetails were harvested over the nine-day season. That is down by 25 percent from last yea...
Dec 3, 2019
Waukesha Student Shot was Armed with BB Gun
The weapon involved in a school shooting incident in Waukesha was a BB gun. Police say a 17-year-old student pointed the pellet gun at another student's head in a confrontation that led to a police of...
Dec 3, 2019
Oshkosh North Threat
A threat made against Oshkosh North High School in the wake of today's officer-involved shooting at West High is deemed not credible. The alleged threat appeared as a comment under the Police Departme...
Dec 3, 2019 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Officer shoots student with weapon at Oshkosh West
Oshkosh police say a school police officer shot a student at Oshkosh West High School this morning, after the student stabbed the officer. Chief Dean Smith says the 16-year-old student was shot once. ...
Dec 3, 2019 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
