Category Archives: Local News
6 killed in Pickerel house fire
Six people are dead, including four children, in a house fire in Pickerel. Two others escaped. Fire departments from the Langlade County area went to the home on Highway DD at about 6:30 a.m. Pickerel...
Jun 25, 2019
2 girls still in hospital after Outagamie Co. crash
Two girls seriously hurt in a crash, in the Town of Oneida last night, are still in a hospital. Outagamie County Sheriff's deputies say a 39-year-old Green Bay man was driving drunk, with them in the ...
Jun 25, 2019
G.B. hospital opens area's 1st breast milk dispensary
A hospital in Green Bay is the first in northeast Wisconsin to have a breast milk dispensary. St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center will have the pasteurized donor milk for infants at the hospital and at...
Jun 25, 2019
MASH blood drive takes place tomorrow in Appleton
The annual MASH blood drive is set for tomorrow in downtown Appleton. The Community Blood Center in Grand Chute organizes it. The center's Kristine Belanger says about 450 people are registered, and t...
Jun 25, 2019
Former L.C. teacher gets 5 yrs for sexual assault
A former teacher at Little Chute High School is going to prison for five years for repeatedly sexually assaulting a former student. A jury convicted 46-year-old Jason LaVigne in April, and he was sent...
Jun 25, 2019
Oshkosh Council to vote on Oakwood Rd. bike lanes
A street on the west side of Oshkosh could have bike lanes later this summer. The Common Council will vote tonight on plans for Oakwood Road between 9th and 20th streets. City Manager Mark Rohloff say...
Jun 25, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
De Pere business looks to help women with careers
A business in downtown De Pere is working to help women advance their careers. The Connective puts together workshops and gives them a chance to network. Co-founder Bridget O'Connor says 40 percent of...
Jun 25, 2019
State Supreme Court reverses ruling on school oversight
The state Supreme Court is reversing itself, and giving the governor oversight of public school policies instead of the state superintendent of schools. The high court ruled 4-2 that it is constitutio...
Jun 25, 2019
Kids learn about being a caring neighbor in Appleton
Kids can learn about how to be a caring neighbor this week at the Building for Kids Children's Museum in downtown Appleton. Spokeswoman Katy Compton says Daniel Tiger and Katerina Kittykat from the PB...
Jun 25, 2019
Appleton may create licenses for massage businesses
Massage businesses in Appleton might have to get a license from the city. Alderwoman Patti Coenen wants to create the requirement so police and city staff can inspect them at any time. She's asking th...
Jun 25, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
