Tag Archives: cancer
Neenah police dog dies after battle with cancer
NEENAH, Wis. -- A K-9 officer with the Neenah Police Department has died. Bobby the German shepherd passed away Monday morning following a brief battle with cancer. Bobby was a dual-purpose K-9 who se...
Jan 09, 2024 K-9 Bobby (Photo courtesy Neenah Police Dept.)
Appleton firefighter to run Fox Cities Marathon with ruck pack [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton firefighter is taking up a unique challenge for this year's Fox Cities Marathon. Cory Asimus plans to run the race with a 100-pound ruck pack on his back. Asimus says the...
Jun 27, 2023
Tunnel to Towers pays mortgage on Hall family home
KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- The family of an Appleton police investigator who died earlier this year receives a life-changing surprise. The Tunnel to Towers Foundations pays the mortgage on the home of Dominic ...
Nov 18, 2022 The Dominic Hall family (Photo courtesy Tunnel to Towers Foundation)
Appleton police investigator dies from pancreatic cancer
APPLETON, Wis. -- An investigator with the Appleton Police Department dies after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Dominic Hall passed away on Sept. 4 at the age of 33. Hall spent five years with the d...
Sep 12, 2022 The Appleton Police Department pays tribute to investigator Dominic Hall, who died Sept. 4, 2022 from pancreatic cancer. (Courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)
The Doctors on Cancer Screening & COVID Trends
Dr Jennifer Frank, Chief Medical Officer for ThedaCare, and Dr Alexander Starr, Oncologist & Hematologist at ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center, join Josh to discuss a resumption of cancer screening...
Jul 23, 2020 (Image from ThedaCare)
Vet's family in FdL area getting new roof
Workers started replacing the roof of a home in the Fond du Lac area for a veteran and his family. Phillip Opalewski was in the Navy for four years, and he served during Desert Storm. His wife, Lisa, ...
Jul 06, 2020
Neenah council member dies from cancer
A Neenah city council member and former school board member died from colon cancer. Ald. Christopher Kunz was 55. Mayor Dean Kaufert says Kunz became a poll worker after moving to Neenah, and he ran f...
Jun 30, 2020 (Image: City of Neenah)
Race drivers hold benefit for Knuth family
After raising nearly $70,000 for teenager Charlie Knuth and his fight with cancer, race car drivers hosted a benefit over the weekend. The boy from the Darboy area also has a rare skin disease. Driver...
Jan 19, 2020
Doctor credits screenings, treatment for cancer death rate
A local doctor is crediting earlier detection and improved treatment for a decline in cancer deaths. A national report shows the rate dropped 2.2 percent in 2017. That's the largest decline in recorde...
Jan 10, 2020
FdL firefighters switching foam because of PFAS
The Fond du Lac Fire Department is changing the foam it uses to fight fires. Asst. Chief Erick Gerritson says they found out the type they've have contains PFAS, a chemical that's linked to cancer. Th...
Jan 02, 2020
