'Ghost Brothers of Darkland County' coming to PAC

A new musical is making a stop at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center this fall. Author Stephen King and musicians John Mellencamp and T. Bone Burnett co-wrote Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. The musical starts its 20-city tour in…

posted 2013-05-13 12:59 by WHBY

Lasee points to ruling on wind turbines

A Republican lawmaker from De Pere is continuing his fight against the wind power industry. Sen. Frank Lasee is pushing a bill that would let people sue utilities over health problems or losses in property values, if they're caused by…

posted 2013-05-13 05:05 by WHBY

Johnson weighs in on immigration

The U.S. Senate started working on immigration reform last week, and a Republican from Wisconsin is weighing in on the debate. Sen. Ron Johnson says if illegal immigrants haven't broken any other laws, they probably should be able to the…

posted 2013-05-13 05:04 by WHBY

Group promoting 'Bike to Work Week'

It's "Bike to Work Week" and a local group hopes more people will consider using two wheels to get to their job. Tom Walsh of Fox Cities Greenways says they're also encouraging riders to sign up for Kimberly-Clark's "Get Up…

posted 2013-05-13 05:03 by WHBY

Pantry hopes gardeners plant extra food

The sound of garden tillers will be more common over the next couple of weeks, and a local food pantry hopes gardeners will grow a row for them. St. Joseph Food Program spokeswoman Karen Ziemke says they're happy to take…

posted 2013-05-13 05:02 by WHBY

2013-05-11

G.B. police investigate 'suspicious death'

A 49-year-old man died in Green Bay last night, and police are considering it a "suspicious death." Investigators are tight-lipped about what happened. They're only saying that they were called to a home in the 200 block of N. Ashland…

posted 2013-05-11 17:00 by WHBY

FdL native named 'Alice in Dairyland'

Five finalists squared off in the state's Alice in Dairlyland competition last night in Brillion, and a Fond du Lac native will be the next spokeswoman for Wisconsin's agriculture industry. Kristin Olson now lives in Windsor, near Madison, and she'll…

posted 2013-05-11 06:59 by WHBY

2013-05-10

Chamber on board with venture capital bill

A proposed venture capital fund to help start-up companies has the support of a local business group. Shannon Full of the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce says the state needs to invest more in entrepreneurs. She says the bill would…

posted 2013-05-10 14:00 by WHBY

Appleton schools hope for more state funding

State lawmakers learned yesterday that they'll have an extra $540 million in the state budget, and Appleton school leaders hope some of that will go to public schools. Don Hietpas is the district's chief financial officer. He says it would…

posted 2013-05-10 13:05 by WHBY

Vouchers still hot topic at Capitol

School vouchers remain a controversial issue at the Capitol. Governor Walker wants to expand the choice program to Green Bay and eight other school districts. Some fellow Republicans oppose the move. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says there's a pretty…

posted 2013-05-10 13:04 by WHBY

Appleton man charged for harassing neighbor

An Appleton is in trouble with the law, for allegedly threatening a neighbor that he didn't even know. Outagamie County prosecutors filed a stalking charge against 62-year-old Ronald Smith this week, after Appleton police were called to a home in…

posted 2013-05-10 13:03:22 by WHBY

Man arrested for small fires at LU dorm

Appleton police arrested a 19-year-old Illinois man for starting some papers on fire, in a Lawrence University dorm. Authorities say Antonio Gonzalez of Chicago was visiting a friend at Trevor Hall, and he had been drinking. They say the papers…