Navitus building in Grand Chute

A company that provides prescription drug benefits is building a new office along Highway 41, near Highway 47, in Grand Chute. Town administrator Jim March says once it's completed in September, Navitus Health System plans to add about 30 employees.…

posted 2012-12-18 05:03 by WHBY

City takes bids for East high stormwater work

Appleton leaders could decide next month whether an underground stormwater storage project will get a second chance. The plans call for installing large tanks, underneath two parking lots at East high school, to alleviate flooding issues in the surrounding area.…

posted 2012-12-18 05:02 by WHBY

Anderson convicted in FdL murder

A 36-year-old Fond du Lac man is guilty of the murder of his wife. That's what a jury determined yesterday, after hearing about two weeks of testimony in a murder trial against Jason Anderson. Prosecutors say Anderson shot his 33-year-old…

posted 2012-12-18 05:01 by WHBY

2012-12-17

Appleton police train for school shootings

Every officer on Appleton's police force goes through training, to handle a potential school shooting like the devastating one in Connecticut. Sgt. Pat DeWall says they hold refresher courses for all officers, every few years. He says that's important, because…

posted 2012-12-17 19:43:33 by WHBY

Schools providing counselors after shooting

Children across the country returned to their classrooms today with heavy hearts and many questions, in light of last Friday's deadly school shooting in Connecticut. Appleton school Sup. Lee Allinger says they knew they needed to be prepared to help…

posted 2012-12-17 13:05 by WHBY

Pro-gun group opposes more controls

The head of the Wisconsin Pro-Gun Movement says tougher laws on firearms are not the answer to last Friday's carnage at an elementary school in Connecticut. Jim Fendry says people who are intent on "evil deeds" will find a way.…

posted 2012-12-17 13:04 by WHBY

Teen gets probation for arrow shooting

The 17-year-old Campbellsport teen who accidentally shot a 7-year-old girl in the back with an arrow last May, will avoid jail time. A Fond du Lac County judge sentenced Casey Bennett to three years of probation today, after Bennett entered…

posted 2012-12-17 13:03:28 by WHBY

Homes sales up again in Nov.

Home sales were up almost 25 percent across the state last month, compared to November of last year. Mike Theo of the Wisconsin Realtors Association says the numbers were similar in the northeast region, where sales climbed nearly 21 percent.…

posted 2012-12-17 13:02 by WHBY

Thrivent committing nearly $7 mil to Habitat

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is continuing its partnership with Habitat for Humanity next year, by pledging nearly $7 million to build homes across the country. John Weyenberg is the director of Habitat's Greater Fox Cities Area chapter. He says Thrivent…

posted 2012-12-17 13:01:59 by WHBY

Walker weighing venture capital options

Governor Walker is still trying to figure out the best way for the state to help infuse venture capital into new companies. He says the current angel investor tax credit works well, but it only goes so far when young…

posted 2012-12-17 13:00 by WHBY

Anti-violence group calling for tighter gun laws

The elementary school shooting in Connecticut that left 20 children and six adults dead, should be a "wake up call" to federal and state lawmakers to pass stricter gun controls. That from Jeri Bonavia, the Director of WAVE, the Wisconsin…

posted 2012-12-17 05:05:34 by WHBY

Ribble for tighter truck driver drug testing

Truck drivers would have to submit to hair drug testing if a Wisconsin congressman gets his way. Congressman Reid Ribble represents Wisconsin's eighth district, in northeast Wisconsin, and he's proposing a pilot program where trucking companies could require job applicants…