Outagamie Co., Appleton partner on investigations

Since the beginning of the year, the Outagamie County sheriff's department and Appleton police have been joining forces on drug and gang investigations. Appleton Police Sgt. Dave Lund says two Outagamie County deputies, and two Appleton officers, are working together…

posted 2013-03-11 13:05:49 by WHBY

Sequestration could impact EAA AirVenture

It's not clear yet, if sequestration cuts will impact one of the biggest summer events in northeast Wisconsin. Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh is on a list of small airports in Wisconsin that could lose staff for their control towers,…

posted 2013-03-11 13:04:58 by WHBY

Power on, after problem at Bellin hospital

Bellin Hospital in Green Bay is back on regular power this afternoon, after a transformer problem forced parts of the hospital to run on its emergency system overnight, and through the morning. John Rocheleau is Bellin's vice president of systems…

posted 2013-03-11 13:03:23 by WHBY

High court candidate Fallone visits Appleton

A challenger in the race for state Supreme Court hopes to bring some civility to the high court. Marquette law school professor Ed Fallone faces Justice Pat Roggensack in the April 2 election. He says the high-profile incident involving Justices…

posted 2013-03-11 13:02 by WHBY

Ministry adds electric vehicle charging station

Appleton now has a charging station for electric vehicles. St. Elizabeth Hospital installed it on the first level of the parking ramp. Iqbal Mian works on sustainability issues at Ministry Health Care, and he says they're not sure how much…

posted 2013-03-11 13:01 by WHBY

Ministry adds electric vehicle charging station

posted 2013-03-11 13:01 by WHBY

Campaign to end 'r-word' catching on

There's a push to put an end to the "r-word." Anna Olson of Special Olympics Wisconsin says their efforts against the word "retarted" are catching on. She says their campaign actually started a decade ago, after Special Olympians decided they…

posted 2013-03-11 13:00 by WHBY

Wittman could lose air traffic controllers

The leader of Wittman Regional Airport says flying in and out of Oshkosh would be more dangerous if the FAA follows through with plans to close the airport's control tower. Wittman is one of eight small Wisconsin airports that could…

posted 2013-03-11 05:04 by WHBY

Economy leads to challenge with flights

Over the five-year tenure of its outgoing leader, the Outagamie County Regional Airport had to fight through some tough economic times, and that had an impact on commercial passenger totals. Marty Lenss took over in 2008, just before the recession…

posted 2013-03-11 05:03 by WHBY

Upgrade coming to Appleton's Erb Pool

Appleton's Erb Pool may be in line for a facelift. City facilities and parks director Dean Gazza says they're hiring a consultant to come up with some design options. He says the pool opened in 1979, and it's showing its…

posted 2013-03-11 05:02 by WHBY

Resch Center readies for girls hoops tourney

The boys high school basketball tournament in Madison is over, and now Green Bay is preparing to host the girls tournament for the first time. The games tip-off on Thursday at the Resch Center, and PMI Entertainment COO Cora Haltaufderheid…

posted 2013-03-11 05:01 by WHBY

Oneida St. closing for Houdini Plaza work

A one-block segment of Oneida Street in downtown Appleton will be shut down this week for the renovation work at Houdini Plaza. Crews will be installing new utilities between College Avenue and Lawrence Street, and they're supposed to start today.…