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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Courtesy of Alex Hummel -- 
The new Polk Library will be completed in 2029. UWO provided rendering photos of the expected north porch at the new Polk Library.

Polk Library reconstruction inches closer

Zach Bellin, News Editor February 17, 2026

UW-Oshkosh’s Polk Library was approved for a $137.5 million renovation project by the State Building Commission as part of approximately $205.7 million worth of construction projects across Wisconsin...

Ally Blattner

Student dies in skiing accident

Zach Bellin, News Editor February 11, 2026

UW-Oshkosh students, staff and faculty are mourning the loss of sophomore Ally Blattner after she died in a skiing accident Feb. 5 at Granite Peak. UWO Chancellor Manohar Singh wrote in an email sent...

Jacob Link / Advance-Titan -- A lake sturgeon sits outside of Jerry’s Bar in Oshkosh during last year's season, one of 10 DNR registering stations around the Winnebago chain of lakes.

Sturgeon spearing begins Saturday

Jacob Link, Editor-in-Chief February 11, 2026

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is gearing up for the opening of the sturgeon spearing season Feb. 14 on the Winnebago System chain of lakes and rivers. DNR Winnebago Sturgeon Biologist...

Vladyslav Plyaka / Advance-Titan – People gather in downtown Oshkosh at the Opera House Square for “A Candlelight Vigil” to commemorate Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 8.

ICE agents and Oshkosh

Zach Bellin and Joey Egan February 11, 2026

The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department defended the office’s partnership with ICE in front of a room with not enough seats for attendants at a Judiciary and Public Safety Committee meeting Feb....

Courtesy of Terri Cole / UWO Athletics -- Senior Amelia Lehman catches her breath after running a 9:28.14 in the women’s 3000-meter run Jan. 30, beating Christy Cazzola’s UWO record.

Amelia Lehman breaks UWO record in 3,000-meter

Matthew Hoyman, Assistant Sports Editor February 10, 2026

Amelia Lehman broke the school record in the 3,000-meter run for the UW-Oshkosh women’s track and field team at the Warren Bowlus Open, Jan. 31, hosted by UW-Stout in the Johnson Fieldhouse.  Lehman...

Courtesy of the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office – A Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office patrol car sits outside a garage.

Man falls through ice on Fox River

Jacob Link, Editor-in-Chief February 4, 2026

A 23-year-old Oshkosh man fell through the ice while attempting to walk across the Fox River on Feb. 3 but was able to get himself out of the water and was uninjured. At 8:10 p.m. the man, as well as...

Courtesy of the Oshkosh Fire Department – An Oshkosh Fire Department ambulance sits outside the station on Court Street.

House fire in Oshkosh leaves family without dog

Jacob Link, Editor-in-Chief January 20, 2026

A two-story wood framed home on the 900 block of W. 10th Ave. caught fire Sunday night, leaving a family’s dog presumed to be dead. The Oshkosh Fire Department was dispatched to the area at 6:45 p.m....

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