Category Archives: Local News
New rules for graduation speeches
There's new guidelines for anyone who gives a graduation speech at a school in the Appleton Area School District. This comes after board member Pastor Alvin Dupree mentioned getting his strength from ...
Oct 1, 2019
Bill would require sex assault lessons for kids
Child advocates say teaching kids about sexual assault in elementary school is effective. A proposed state law would require all school districts to have a program. Becca Wilbershide of the Willow Tre...
Sep 30, 2019
Canary Fund handing out grants
The memory of a Green Bay activist is driving a new foundation looking to help the community. The Canary Fund was founded following the suicide of Jim Rivett. Organizers handed out its first three gra...
Sep 30, 2019
Brown Co. tax rate drops in proposed budget
The property tax rate in Brown County could be the lowest in about 30 years. County Executive Troy Streckenbach is proposing his budget for next year, and it includes a $1 million cut in the property ...
Sep 30, 2019
Kachinsky not going to jail for restraining order case
A former municipal judge in Fox Crossing will not go to jail for violating a restraining order. A jury found Len Kachinsky guilty yesterday of one misdemeanor count in a case involving his former cour...
Sep 30, 2019
Rohloff explains arena TIF payment
The City of Oshkosh is making a TIF payment to the owners of the Menominee Nation Arena to help keep the doors open this winter. City Manager Mark Rohloff says many companies that do business with the...
Sep 30, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Kaukauna may explore train whistle ban
Another local community wants to study a train whistle ban. Kaukauna plans to put money in the 2021 budget to hire a consultant to look at creating a quiet zone. Now, at least one city council member ...
Sep 30, 2019
Man charged with mother's murder in Appleton
Prosecutors are formally charging the son of an Appleton murder victim with killing her. Sixty-year-old Lee Ann Dorn was found dead in her apartment on the city's south side in February. Thirty-five-y...
Sep 30, 2019
Trial underway in rape kit backlog case
The first person to face charges stemming from a backlog of untested rape kits is standing trial in Winnebago County. Prosecutors say Aaron Heiden of Appleton sexually assaulted a woman 11 years ago, ...
Sep 30, 2019
L.C. considers rural goose hunting
Little Chute leaders might let people hunt for geese within the village borders. Administrator James Fenlon says it wouldn't be allowed in urban areas, but there are some unique situations. He says a ...
Sep 30, 2019
