Category Archives: Local News
Non-profits get help from G.B. celebration
Hot and humid weather couldn't stop crowds from celebrating America at the annual Fourth of July party in downtown Green Bay. Fire over the Fox is food, drinks, games and fireworks and it's also a gre...
Jul 05, 2019
Evers will push for gas tax
The new state budget doesn't include the eight-cent increase in the gas tax that Governor Evers proposed. Majority Republicans in the Legislature decided to raise vehicle registration and title fees i...
Jul 05, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Man arrested for 9th OWI in Winnebago Co.
A crash in Winnebago County sent a man from Dane County to a hospital and under arrest for his ninth OWI. State Patrol says 46-year-old Larry Eldridge crashed into a concrete wall on I-41 North at Pro...
Jul 05, 2019
Husband and wife save neighbors from fire
A husband and wife are getting credit for putting out a garage fire and getting the eight people inside of the home out. Kaukauna fire Lieutenant Joe Resch says crews were called around 1 p.m. yesterd...
Jul 05, 2019
Steineke unhappy I-41 interchange is out of budget
A Republican lawmaker isn't happy that Governor Evers didn't include plans for a new interchange along I-41 in the state budget. The exit would connect with a future bridge over the Fox River in south...
Jul 05, 2019
Oshkosh Area United Way hosts monthly drives
A nonprofit is putting together monthly drives to help other local organizations. Melanie Robinson with the Oshkosh Area United Way says groups sometimes get donations that they don't necessarily need...
Jul 05, 2019
State budget doesn't fix 'Dark Store Loophole'
The new state budget signed by Governor Evers doesn't fix what's called the "Dark Store Loophole." A number of big-box retailers across Wisconsin are suing communities to try to lower their assessment...
Jul 05, 2019
Flags at half-staff to honor Military Affairs employee
The governor is ordering state and American flags be flown at half-staff until Saturday to honor a Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs employee who died Monday. Nicholas Janz was changing light b...
Jul 04, 2019
Oshkosh fireworks move to the downtown
The annual fireworks in Oshkosh tonight are in a different spot. With Sawdust Days no longer in Menominee Park, City Manager Mark Rohloff says they're moving the festivities downtown. He says they'll ...
Jul 04, 2019 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Tens of thousands come out for Appleton fireworks
Tens of thousands of people went to the north side of Appleton for the annual fireworks show. The Appleton Jaycees put on the event at Memorial Park. Kristy Vander Heiden got there early for the bands...
Jul 04, 2019
