Winnebago County, WI

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - A Winnebago County judge has delayed the trial of a former Oshkosh West High School student accused of stabbing a school resource officer. The reason? The elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Grant Fuhrman’s trial was scheduled to begin with jury selection next Tuesday. Fuhrman’s...

Heading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend Wisconsin is averaging 1,823 cases per day over the past seven days. The Department of Health Services Thursday reported 2,023 new cases. The DHS also reported 4 deaths and 45 hospitalizations. The Wisconsin Hospital Association yesterday reported 368 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the state with 56 of them in intensive care units.

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – Wisconsin passed 61,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations and is nearing 13,000 COVID-19 deaths in the pandemic. Numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services show 1,803 new cases. That’s more than a day ago but below the 7-day average, which was down for a 10th straight day to 1,829 cases per day.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - A young woman was approached by an unknown man in Oshkosh who offered to give her a ride home, according to Officer Kate Mann. The incident occurred at the intersection of West 17th Avenue and Delaware Street around 4 p.m. Tuesday. The woman was walking when...

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A Winnebago County park show off some ‘paw-sitive’ improvements Tuesday. New additions were unveiled at the Best Friends Dog Park, a fenced in area within Winnebago County Park in Oshkosh. Following a ribbon-cutting ceremony, dogs were able to sniff out the new tunnel...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – The largest dog park in Winnebago County hosted a ribbon-cutting event on Tuesday. The ceremony for Best Friends Dog Park featured the unveiling of a refurbished memorial area and a brand-new dog tunnel. The renovations were done by a small group of students from Oshkosh...

MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Local veterans from the Fox Valley area celebrated Armed Forces Day on Saturday, with extra recognition for a decorated veteran who recently passed away. The third Saturday of May marks the military holiday in Winnebago County. Men and women who served in the nation’s military...

MENASHA (WLUK) -- Local veterans from the Fox Valley area celebrated Armed Forces Day on Saturday, with extra recognition for a decorated veteran who recently passed away. The third Saturday of May marks the military holiday in Winnebago County. Men and women who served in the nation’s military gathered at...

Officials give boating safety tips ahead of National Safe Boating Week

(WLUK) -- Wisconsin drivers aren't only dealing with construction right now. Pavement buckles and potholes are popping up along streets and highways. Last week, buckled roads shut down a stretch of Hwy. 96 in Outagamie County and a stretch of Hwy. 10 in Winnebago County. Pavement can buckle when the...

OMRO, Wis. (WFRV) – A group of 12 balloon artists from around the United States gathered in Omro to create a life-sized fire truck out of balloons. Artists began working on the project on Monday, where they made the truck and other minor details. On Wednesday, the group unveiled the finished product inside the Omro Fire Department.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (NBC 26) — As of Monday, Wisconsin registered its highest seven-day average of new confirmed Coronavirus cases since February. "We're now in another hopefully small-to-moderate-sized surge of the disease," DHS chief medical officer Dr. Ryan Westergaard said.

Winnebago County Executive Jon Doemel warned the Board of Supervisors Tuesday evening that the soon-to-be-completed wage study will help address labor challenges but will also raise difficult policy issues. “Some of us may be shocked at just how behind some of our positions actually are,” he said, adding that pay...