Category Archives: Local News
Republicans propose extra $500 million for public schools
Majority Republicans in the Legislature want to spend an additional 500 million dollars on public schools over the next two years. That's 900 million less than Governor Evers is proposing. The increas...
May 22, 2019
Kaukauna man sentenced to 15 years for overdoses
A 27-year-old Kaukauna man is going to prison for 15 years for his role in four overdoses including one death. Leslie Brown sold fentanyl and heroin to all four people in 2015. Outagamie County Judge ...
May 22, 2019
G.B. high school honors fallen Vietnam vets
Green Bay Preble High School is honoring former graduates killed in action in Vietnam. Jerry VanDeHei's brother Joe died in the war. He says he remembers when he heard the news, and he thinks of his b...
May 22, 2019
K-9s re-certified in Manitowoc this week
About 60 K-9s and their handlers from around the state are in Manitowoc this week for re-certification tests. They work in areas like explosives, drugs, and cadavers. Master Trainer Roy Lopez says off...
May 22, 2019
G.B. Children's Museum gives members a sneak peek
The new location for the Green Bay Children's Museum's is opening tomorrow and members were able to check it out early. The organization moved from the city's downtown to the Bay Beach area. Jake Chas...
May 22, 2019
Calumet Co. will build new jail
Calumet County will get a new jail. The county board unanimously signed off on the $35 million project last night. County Administrator Todd Romanesko says they need to finish the design of the buildi...
May 22, 2019
Nooyen highlights sales tax plan savings
The chair of the Outagamie County board is pointing to a study on a proposed half-cent county sales tax, and the overall savings for property taxpayers. Supervisor Jeff Nooyen of Grand Chute was a gue...
May 22, 2019
Land deal could help nearby redevelopment site
There could be more interest in the former Pioneer Resort and Marina site in Oshkosh because of a land deal. The City of Oshkosh's redevelopment authority is buying a stretch of property along Pioneer...
May 22, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Small fire depts. may benefit from tax credits
Lawmakers are talking about giving volunteer firefighters and EMTs tax credits for things like education, travel, and to buy equipment. Republican Sen. Patrick Testin of Stevens Point hopes the change...
May 22, 2019
Allouez may be reimbursed for prison police calls
The state might start reimbursing Allouez for the cost of police calls to the Green Bay prison. Majority Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee are proposing to close a loophole in the law....
May 22, 2019 Sen Robert Cowles announces he won't seek re-election in the newly redrawn 2nd District
