Category Archives: Local News
Animals shelters help FVHA with overcrowding
A Green Bay business is helping a local animal shelter by taking in some cats. The Fox Valley Humane Association is dealing with financial issues and overcrowding. It needs to raise $300,000 by the en...
Aug 27, 2019
FEMA declares disaster in parts of Wisconsin
FEMA is declaring a disaster after last month's storms in parts of Wisconsin. It means that local governments can get federal help to cover some of their cleanup costs. The declaration covers 17 count...
Aug 27, 2019
East River flooding causes some homeowners to move
Some homeowners are moving away from the East River in Green Bay because of flooding problems. Linda Janus has lived on Cass Street for 48 years and she doesn't plan on leaving. But she says she usual...
Aug 27, 2019
Bay Beach 4-K program doubles with new addition
A nature-based 4-K program in the Green Bay area is set to double in size this year. A new addition is expected to open soon at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary. Project Manager Mike Reed says they've...
Aug 27, 2019
Appleton schools unveil new logo
For the first time in more than a decade, the Appleton school district is changing its logo. Superintendent Judy Baseman says they wanted to keep the "apple" theme. The new logo features three interlo...
Aug 27, 2019 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Oshkosh bus drivers do live test run
School buses are running in the Oshkosh school district today to test the routes in real time. Superintendent Vickie Cartwright says it's the second year in a row that Kobussen drivers are doing that....
Aug 27, 2019 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Wis. ranks 11th for most governments
There are only 10 more states in the country with a larger number of local governments and school districts than Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Policy Forum found nearly 3,100 of them, including counties, c...
Aug 27, 2019
Bill would raise age for cigarettes, vaping to 21
A bill with bipartisan support would raise the age to buy vaping products and cigarettes in Wisconsin to 21. Republican Sen. Howard Marklein of Spring Green is one of the authors. The legal age to buy...
Aug 27, 2019
Police: Fight over cooking cabbage led to shooting
A Menasha man is in custody, after police say he got into a fight with his father over cooking cabbage late at night. Officer Nick Oleszak says the two live together in a house on Abby Avenue, on the ...
Aug 27, 2019 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
UW Oshkosh will pay a fee for tourists
UW Oshkosh will start paying the city a portion of proceeds from tourist stays. The university opens its residence halls to visitors over the summer during popular events. City manager Mark Rohloff sa...
Aug 27, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
