Appleton parks & rec launches new website

There's a new website for Appleton's parks and recreation department, and city officials hope people will use it to sign up for a program, or reserve a pavilion. Facilities and parks director Dean Gazza says it's much easier to register…

posted 2013-01-11 05:01 by WHBY

2013-01-10

1157th back in U.S., coming home soon

After spending nine months in Afghanistan, about 125 soldiers from an Oshkosh-based unit of the Wisconsin National Guard should be home in several days. The 1157th Transportation Company arrived earlier this week at Camp Shelby in Mississippi, for the demobilization…

posted 2013-01-10 13:05 by WHBY

Flu cases already top all of last season

The flu season in Wisconsin hasn't reached its peak yet, and there are already more confirmed cases than all of last season. Claire Smith of the state department of health services says they've recorded more than 2,800 cases so far.…

posted 2013-01-10 13:04 by WHBY

Study finds lower life expectancies in U.S.

A study shows Americans don't live as long as people in other developed countries, and an advocate for the elderly says that's actually understandable. Jim Flaherty of AARP Wisconsin says other countries provide health care to everyone, and that makes…

posted 2013-01-10 13:03 by WHBY

Community reacts to pastor's death

The former colleagues of a community leader and advocate for children, are looking back on her life. Pastor Manns died Tuesday, at 59. Appleton diversity coordinator Kathy Flores says Manns was an amazing woman who dedicated her life to helping…

posted 2013-01-10 13:02 by WHBY

FVTC opens culinary theater

Fox Valley Technical College officially opened its new culinary theater this morning. Chef Jeff Igel says the $1.8 million dollar facility is state of the art, with three video cameras and 80-inch monitors. He says that give students in any…

posted 2013-01-10 13:01:31 by WHBY

Farmers asked to delay manure spreading

Farmers shouldn't spread manure on their fields until the weather turns cold again. That's the message from the DNR and the state's agriculture department. Ag department water quality unit chief Sara Walling says the melting snow and rain that's in…

posted 2013-01-10 13:00:02 by WHBY

Cause of G.C. house fire ruled accidental

A fire at a home in Grand Chute earlier this week caused about $227,000 in damage. Fire department investigators also determined the cause was accidental. Firefighters could see smoke billowing in the air, while they were on their way to…

posted 2013-01-10 12:59 by WHBY

Valley Transit converting hybrids

Valley Transit's experiment with hybrid buses came to a disappointing end. Spokeswoman Nikki Voeltzke says the hybrid components stopped working, so they're going to remove them, and make them regular, gas-powered buses. She says they lost their warranty when the…

posted 2013-01-10 05:04 by WHBY

IRS won't accept returns before Jan. 30

The IRS has some bad news for anyone hoping to get their tax refund early this year, to cover holiday shopping bills. Spokesman Christopher Miller says because of the fiscal cliff bill that Congress passed earlier this month, the agency…

posted 2013-01-10 05:03 by WHBY

Salvation Army meets campaign goal

The Salvation Army Fox Cities met its $1.2 million Christmas campaign fundraising goal. Spokesman Robb Waugus says they don't have the final numbers in yet, but they know they reached that total. He says almost half of the money came…

posted 2013-01-10 05:02 by WHBY

Gambling hotline takes more calls

A gambling hotline had more calls last year than the year before, but the average size of the debt people reported was down substantially. Rose Gruber is the executive director of the Green Bay-based Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling. She…