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Serious crash shuts down Highway 26 for four hours
Highway 26 has reopened to traffic southwest of Oshkosh. A crash involving a car and a semi happened around 10:15 this morning between County Highways “C” and “Z” in the town o...
Terry Kovarik Jun 02, 2021

New coronavirus cases increase from their lowest numbers in a year
The number of new cases in Wisconsin takes a jump on Wednesday. The state Department of Health Services reports 243 positive tests–up from fewer than 100 on Tuesday. Another 16 deaths were repor...
Terry Kovarik Jun 02, 2021

Fewest new cases of COVID in Wisconsin in 14-months
The number of new coronavirus cases in Wisconsin reaches a low not seen since the early days of the pandemic. The state Department of Health Services reports just 58 positive tests on Tuesday–th...
Terry Kovarik Jun 01, 2021

Overall crime declines in Oshkosh
Likely due to the pandemic, crime decreased in Oshkosh last year. The Police Department’s annual report finds minor crimes fell by 32-percent in 2020–while major crimes increased by four-p...
Terry Kovarik Jun 01, 2021

Gas prices hold steady
Gas prices hold steady heading into the summer driving season. GasBuddy.Com reports the average for regular unleaded dropped half-a-cent in the Appleton area last week to $2.76 a gallon. The average i...
Terry Kovarik Jun 01, 2021

Clearwater Paper closes its plant in Neenah
Clearwater Paper Corporation closes its production plant in Neenah–effective immediately. The closure puts nearly 300-people out of work. Clearwater ran three tissue machines and ten converting ...
Terry Kovarik Jun 01, 2021

Cyber attack at JBS in Green Bay
A meat packing plant in Green Bay is confirming the company was the target of an organized cyber security attack. IT officials at JBS say they became aware of the attack on Sunday. Some of the servers...
Carol Patrizi Jun 01, 2021

Construction begins on Hwy U
Road work on Highway U between I-41 and Highway S begins this morning. Outagamie County Highway Commissioner Dean Steingraber thinks the area is very congested and the road is in bad shape. The two mi...
Carol Patrizi Jun 01, 2021

Fire damages garage in Appleton
A fire caused $10,000 in damage to a garage in Appleton. Fire crews were called to a home in the 400 block of West Foster Street around 6:30 p.m. and found a detached garage on fire. The family wasn...
Carol Patrizi Jun 01, 2021

Woman shot in Oshkosh
An Oshkosh woman shot last night in the city is recovering from her injuries. Officers were called to the 700 block of Cherry Street around 10:30 p.m. after several reports of shots fired. In the mean...
Carol Patrizi Jun 01, 2021




