Category Archives: Local News
LU prof believes rooftop beehives are safe
A bee expert is calling honey bees "fuzzy little teddy bears." Lawrence University assistant professor of biology Israel Del Toro believes having hives and gardens on rooftops is good way to feed them...
Jun 13, 2019
School doesn't require SAT or ACT scores
Another Wisconsin university won't require applicants to submit ACT or SAT test scores. Marquette University in Milwaukee is the latest school to make submitting either test score optional. Lawrence U...
Jun 13, 2019
Appleton could charge for smallest garbage carts
The City of Appleton might start charging people that use the smallest garbage carts. Public Works Director Paula Vandehey says they haven't had a weekly pickup fee for the 30-gallon size. The municip...
Jun 12, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Kaul hopes to prevent future rape kit backlog
The state's top cop wants to make sure the backlog of untested sexual assault kits never happens again. Attorney General Josh Kaul is introducing a bill that he says would bring suspects to justice a ...
Jun 12, 2019
Special manure spreader is 1st in country
An expert in Kewaunee County hopes a new machine will reduce groundwater contamination. The Agrometer System is the first of its kind in the country. It uses tubes to spread liquid manure closer to th...
Jun 12, 2019
Man charged with taking upskirt pictures
A Sheboygan County man is facing five felony charges on accusations he took pictures up the skirts of woman and girls. Deputies say someone saw 48-year-old David Early of Sheboygan Falls lowering a ba...
Jun 12, 2019
Concerns raised about Winnebago Co. coroner
There are concerns about how much Winnebago County's coroner is in the office, and even the state. County Executive Mark Harris says cell phone records show Coroner Barry Busby has spent most of his t...
Jun 12, 2019
Slow, no wake order lifted for Wolf River
The Sheriff's departments in Outagamie and Waupaca counties are lifting the slow, no wake orders for the Wolf River. Water levels are now below flood stage. Outagamie County staffers are working to ta...
Jun 12, 2019
Press conference set for transit center shooting
Outagamie County's district attorney and Appleton police are holding a press conference Thursday afternoon on last month's shooting, near the city's downtown transit center. D.A. Melinda Tempelis and ...
Jun 12, 2019
Part of Racine Road closed for work
A stretch of Racine Road, in the Midway Road area, is closed for the next couple of months. The DOT will be working on the street, from Olde Midway Road to Century Oaks Drive. The project is expected ...
Jun 12, 2019
