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Legislators unveiled a bill Thursday to tighten distracted driving laws by extending a prohibition on texting to social media and other potential uses of smart phone.
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Republican leaders may be able to pass a budget within a similar time frame to past years, but it's too late to pass a bill before the state's current budget runs out on June 30.
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Nettesheim says other instruments can be monetized to buy more guitars for the program. Drop off locations for guitars are located in Heid Music stores in Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh , Wisconsin Rapids, and Madison. Heid Music partnered with Guitars...

U.S. District Judge James Peterson said the use of isolation as a form of punishment at Lincoln Hills School for Boys is "acute, immediate and enduring."
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- What organizers call the "World's Largest Obstacle Race and Endurance Brand" is coming to the home of the Green Bay Packers. The Spartan Race Stadium Series is scheduled to stop at Lambeau Field on Saturday. The event ...and...

Within the past four months, Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services Inc.'s main air conditioning unit broke, its sump-pump line burst, its elevator board blew and crews found a hole in the carriage house foundation. The costs to fix the issues have...

Youth Leadership Oshkosh, a year-long program formed by the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce, brings together students with leadership potential from Oshkosh high schools.
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The Oshkosh Northwestern OSHKOSH - The Wisconsin Herd, an incoming Milwaukee Bucks developmental league club, unveiled the logo for the new team Thursday to the thump of a DJ. The team revealed the logo through the brush strokes of artist Pat...

The Milwaukee Bucks' G League team Wisconsin Herd located in Oshkosh Wis., unveiled it logo to an invited crowd at Oshkosh West High School. Artist Patcasso painted to the music provided by DJ Steady Rock. Once the painting was done the logo was...

Despite the dangers, some people still leave pets and kids in their cars during hot days. A KXTV reporter spent some time in a hot car to demonstrate the effects.
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In a surprise move early Thursday morning, Assembly Republicans sought to provide coverage for patients with pre-existing conditions and respond to the potential repeal of Obamacare.
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THIS IS A STORY ABOUT TWO GUYS named Jim. Both were born in the 1940s, both grew up in the same neighborhood of Park Forest, a town on the south edge of Chicago, and both attended the same church, but neither knew about the other until one of those...

The AVCA has named UW-Oshkosh assistant sports information director Ricky Nelson as the 2017 recipient of the Grant Burger Media Award For Web Journalism.
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At Two Brothers Restaurant in Oshkosh , Wisconsin , Trump supporters like Ken Schoenike are getting impatient -- but not with the president. "Leave him alone. Let him do what he wants to do. The media is hounding on him constantly. I mean, really?Trump's...

The first and only award created to recognize the most significant innovation in general aviation from the preceding year is about to be revealed. Flying magazine Editor-in-Chief Stephen Pope will hand over the inaugural Flying Innovation Award trophy at...

OSHKOSH - The Wisconsin State Patrol will boost efforts against drunken driving and underage drinking this week with extra patrols at Country USA. The annual summer music festival runs June 20-24 at Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh . Multiple officers...

A Waunakee woman was crowned Miss Wisconsin over the weekend in Oshkosh. McKenna Collins will be representing our state at the Miss America pageant in September.
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Former UW-Oshkosh student-athlete and head coach Nadalie Walsh has been named the new head women's gymnastics coach at NCAA Division I University of Illinois.
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Trump supporters - especially those who voted for the Republican candidate because they didn't like Hillary Clinton - are starting to express some doubts about their choice. Although most of his base supporters seem to agree with Trump that the Russia...

Fox11online.com OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- Three teens were caught going through vehicles after one of them shot themselves on the north side of Oshkosh , police say. Officials were called to the 2800 block of Commander Court Thursday at 11:50 p.m. for a report...

Police say a teenager was taken to the hospital with a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police did not elaborate if the wound was intentional or accidental.
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An 18-year-old Oshkosh man has been sentenced to jail time for making threats against Oshkosh high schools and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. In the school threat case, Bird was sentenced to 120 in jail for a charge of Make Terrorist...

When Jennifer King, a church secretary in Oshkosh, Wis., cast her ballot for Donald Trump last fall, she had qualms about the untested businessman, but she liked the promise that Mr. Trump's policies would improve the economy. Now, after watching the...

An 18-year-old Oshkosh man will spend four months in jail for his role in threatening to shoot up two Oshkosh schools. On January 10, Dylan Bird called in the threat to Oshkosh North and West high schools to get out of school the next day.
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Branden Lloyd from football and Taylor Schmidt from women's basketball were named the 2017 recipients of the UW-Oshkosh John Taylor Scholar-Athlete Award.
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WBAY WAUKESHA, Wis. (WBAY) - Business leaders from Wisconsin will meet with President Donald Trump Tuesday for a roundtable discussion on the future of job training with a focus on technical college education and apprenticeships. Oshkosh Corporation...

Last year, the Tony Awards were the hottest ticket in town. Broadway's biggest night boasted "Hamilton," James "Carpool Karaoke" Corden and the boffo celebrity attention that clung, barnacle-like, to both.
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UW-Oshkosh assistant women's basketball coach Kelly McNiff was one of 47 NCAA Division I, II and III female coaches who attended the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA) from May 31 - June 3 in Englewood, Colo.
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At 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office along with the Oshkosh Fire Department responded to the west shore of Lake Winnebago near Monkey Island for a report of two kayakers who were in distress. One of the kayaks capsized leaving a...

The Oshkosh Northwestern Corrections & clarifications: This story has been updated to correct the number of contestants in the Miss Wisconsin Outstanding Teen Pageant and to clarify that online ticket sales ended Sunday, June 11. OSHKOSH - Twenty-six...

Herd" Fox11online.com More details on this event will be announced at a later date. “The Wisconsin Herd name has a strong, competitive feel, and it says we're a team that's here to win,” said Oshkosh Mayor Steve Cummings. “It has a nice tie with the...

Gar are so ugly their reputation suffers whenever they swim within view of piers, shorelines or anchored boats. People see gar and make two assumptions: they taste awful and they're up to no good.
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UW-Oshkosh senior outfielder Johnny Eagan and sophomore pitcher Colan Treml were named to the NCAA Division III All-Midwest Region Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
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The Milwaukee Bucks' new NBA Developmental League franchise set to begin play in Oshkosh for the 2017-18 season has been named the Wisconsin Herd. The Herd will begin their inaugural season in the NBA D-League in November.
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Oshkosh Police said the teens are a 16-year-old Oshkosh girl and three boys ages 16, 15, and 14. At 8:30 a.m., officers were called to a report of a white Ford Mustang and a black Chevy truck driving recklessly in a parking lot in the 3300 block of W....

They say 28-year-old Dennis Tharp has ties to the Milwaukee area. Tharp escaped from the Winnebago Correctional Center around 6:30 Sunday evening, however, authorities are not releasing details on how he got away.
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Highlighted by top 10 national finishes in football, softball and women’s basketball, UW-Oshkosh accumulated points in 10 of its 19 sports to place 34th in the 2017 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings.
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The Oshkosh Police Department is investigating a report of an escaped prisoner from the Winnebago Correctional Center located at 4300 Sherman Rd in the City of Oshkosh. Staff from the correctional center reported the escape at 6:38pm.
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The Oshkosh Northwestern OSHKOSH - Police arrested a 28-year-old Oshkosh man late Tuesday after they say he pulled a gun at two taverns and pointed it at at least one person. Officers responded about 11 p.m. to a report that a man pulled a gun on...

Justin Kinseth was named the new head coach of the storied UW-Oshkosh men’s and women’s track & field programs, director of athletics Darryl Sims announced on Tuesday.
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Sophomore Ryan Powers and senior Danny Trimner produced their third career All-America performances as UW-Oshkosh finished 51st with five points at the NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship this weekend at the SPIRE Institute in...

Sophomore Isabella Samuels placed 12th in the shot put to lead UW-Oshkosh’s four entrants at the NCAA Division III Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship this weekend at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
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