Girl gets wish, meets Selena Gomez

The Make-a-Wish Foundation gave a Menasha girl a chance to meet her idol, in New York City. 10-year-old Frehley Gilmore is a cancer survivor, and her family joined her on the trip. Her father, Andy Gilmore, says singer and actress…

posted 2012-11-29 17:00 by WHBY

Appleton police dealing with sex trafficking

A lot people think of larger cities, or foreign countries, when they hear about child sex trafficking, but Wisconsin's attorney general says it's happening in the state, including in the Fox Valley. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says runaways and…

posted 2012-11-29 13:05:24 by WHBY

Cheap license attracts new hunters

A lot of new hunters were in the woods this year, thanks in part to a program that significantly reduced their license fee. For the first time, the DNR offered a $5 gun hunting license to people who haven't hunted…

posted 2012-11-29 13:04:24 by WHBY

Pantries benefiting from deer donations

Local food banks will thousands of pounds of donated venison, thanks to generous hunters and the companies that process the deer. Peter Ellenz owns Cedar Creek Marketplace and Catering, and he says they've already distributed about 1,000 pounds of venison…

posted 2012-11-29 13:03 by WHBY

Freedom gas station sold $10K Powerball winner

A gas station in Freedom sold one of the $10,000 winners in last night's Powerball drawing. Wisconsin Lottery spokesman Andrew Bohage says the ticket is from the Freedom Mini Mart on Highway E. It was one of nine, $10,000 winners…

posted 2012-11-29 13:02 by WHBY

PSC approves We Energies rate hike

A watchdog group is disappointed that electricity rates for We Energies customers will climb by 4.2 percent next year. The Public Service Commission signed off on the rate hike yesterday, after reducing the utility's request. Charlie Higley of the Citizens…

posted 2012-11-29 13:01 by WHBY

Kimberly hosting meeting on mill site

Kimberly officials are presenting the results tonight from a series of public workshops about the future of the former NewPage mill site. Those workshops were held in August and September, and the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission analyzed the…

posted 2012-11-29 13:00 by WHBY

Oshkosh Corp. responds to Icahn offer

Leaders of the Oshkosh Corporation are urging stockholders to ignore an attempt at a hostile takeover. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is trying to gain control of the company again. Oshkosh Corporation leaders are calling his offer "highly conditional, inadequate, and…

posted 2012-11-29 12:59 by WHBY

Nicolet National Bank buys Mid-Wisconsin

The Green Bay-based Nicolet National Bank is buying Mid-Wisconsin Bank. Mid-Wisconsin is based in Medford, and once the sale is finalized, Nicolet will have 22 branches in northeast Wisconsin. The deal is worth $10.2 million.

posted 2012-11-29 12:58 by WHBY

Dem-led mining panel holding final hearing

A special committee on mining is holding its final hearing today. Sen. Tim Cullen of Janesville is the chair of the Democratic-led panel, and he says the bill that failed last session didn't provide enough revenue to the local governments…

posted 2012-11-29 12:57 by WHBY

Police holding child safety meeting

A number of recent suspicious encounters between strangers and children is prompting police in Neenah, Menasha, and the town of Menasha to hold a meeting tonight on child safety. Town of Menasha police officer Jason Weber says most of the…

posted 2012-11-29 05:05 by WHBY

UW-Fox working on 'flexible option' classes

UW-Fox Valley is getting ready to give adults the opportunity to test out of general courses, and earn college credits. The school and the other two-year campuses are going to participate in the state's new flexible option degree program. Dean…