Category Archives: Local News
State jobless rate up to 3.2%
The state's unemployment rate is up for the fourth straight month. It was at 3.2 percent for September. That's up one-tenth of a percent from August. The 2.8 percent rate in April and May tied a recor...
Oct 17, 2019
YMCA breaks ground on Greenville project
The Fox West YMCA in Greenville will be able to take care of more kids during the day. The organization is breaking ground on an expansion. CEO Bill Brieder says they'll have enough room for about 250...
Oct 17, 2019
Survey gives Mile high rating, some suggestions
Fans have few complaints about the annual Mile of Music in Appleton. Co-founder Dave Willems is looking over more than 700 surveys filled out after this year's event. He did find a couple of concerns,...
Oct 17, 2019
Crews contain ammonia leak at G.B. company
Crews were able to contain an ammonia leak on Green Bay's east side this morning. Firefighters were called to American Foods Group off University Avenue. They were telling people in the surrounding ar...
Oct 17, 2019 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
Dogs allowed along trails at Community Park in Oshkosh
Dog owners can now walk their canine companions in Community Park in Oshkosh. The Winnebago County Board approves a rule change that allows pets on the trails outside of the dog park. But Supervisor J...
Oct 17, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Bellevue man charged with abusing infant daughter
A 20-year-old man is now charged with abusing his five-week-old child. Victor Shinkarenko was in Brown County Court yesterday. The baby girl is in a hospital with a skull fracture, internal bleeding a...
Oct 17, 2019
Cycle shop owner hurt by hit and run driver
The owner of an Appleton cycle shop is recovering after being struck on his bike by a hit-and-run driver. Scot Worden and his wife Niki own Chain Reaction Cyclery on North Superior Street. Niki says h...
Oct 17, 2019
Park View rated top nursing home in state
Winnebago County's Park View Health Center came out on top in a ranking of nursing homes in Wisconsin. Newsweek had a company analyze more than 15,000 facilities around the country. Outagamie County's...
Oct 17, 2019
Friends remember bar shooting victim
The victim of the shooting at the Short Branch Saloon in Neenah is being remembered as a "great guy" who would do anything for people. Police say Kevin "Hollywood" Hein was killed during a robbery Sun...
Oct 16, 2019
Board delays action on floodplain map
There's more work to do on a new floodplain map for Winnebago County. The County Board is putting off a vote on the controversial map, and sending it back to a committee. It would place hundreds of pr...
Oct 16, 2019
