Tag Archives: Local News

Slowinski hired as new Kaukauna superintendent
Menasha High School Principal Mike Slowinski will be the next superintendent in the Kaukauna School District. The School Board selects Slowinski from a field of three finalists this week. Slowinski ha...
Jonathan Krause Feb 01, 2022

Ripon teacher likely would have faced significant child porn charges
Ripon Police believe a teacher who committed suicide during a child pornography investigation would likely have faced “significant criminal charges”. That’s the conclusion of the dep...
Jonathan Krause Feb 01, 2022

Deputy battling COVID out of the hospital and in rehab
An Outagamie County Sheriff’s deputy battling COVID-19 is out of the hospital. According to his Go Fund Me page, Channing Pompa is at a rehabilitation center. Pompa was admitted to the hospital ...
Jonathan Krause Feb 01, 2022

Murder suspect’s trial could be pushed back
Attorneys for a Missouri man charged with the murders of two brothers from Shawano County are asking for the jury trial to be pushed back. Twenty-seven-year-old Garland Nelson is charged with two coun...
Carol Patrizi Feb 01, 2022

Driver eludes law enforcement in 3 stolen cars and after two pursuits
The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a suspect that managed to elude them in three stolen cars and after two high-speed pursuits. A State Patrol trooper initially tried to st...
Jonathan Krause Jan 31, 2022

Sentencing in Fox River Mall shooting comes one day after first anniversary
It’s one-year since an argument over a girl led to a shooting death at the Fox River Mall. On January 31, 2021, 18-year-old Dezman Ellis confronted 19-year-old Jovanni Frausto at the mall food c...
Jonathan Krause Jan 31, 2022

Ray Nitschke Bridge reopens in Green Bay tonight
Good news for drivers in downtown Green Bay–the Ray Nitschke Bridge reopens to traffic tonight (Monday). The bridge has been closed for nearly a month while crews worked to repair parts of the l...
Jonathan Krause Jan 31, 2022

ThedaCare resuming non-urgent elective surgeries
ThedaCare will resume non-urgent elective surgeries that were previously paused during the omicron COVID-19 surge. The healthcare system says they’ve seen a decline in the number of patients adm...
Hayley Tenpas Jan 31, 2022

National Railroad Museum to feature beer line memorabilia
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — The National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon has unveiled an exhibit featuring memorabilia from a freight train service that delivered beer supplies. The Milwaukee Beer L...
Hayley Tenpas Jan 31, 2022

Trivia contest kicks off tonight at LU
The 57th annual Great Midwest Trivia Contest kicks off tonight at Lawrence University. Teams on campus and off compete for almost nothing in prizes but bragging rights. Trivia Head Master Riley Newton...
Carol Patrizi Jan 28, 2022



