Category Archives: Local News
Oshkosh Common Council to select new member
The Oshkosh Common Council will select a new member tonight. The Council will hear from 14 applicants looking to fill the seat vacated by Lori Palmeri's election to Mayor. Assistant City Manager John ...
May 14, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Appleton may stop collecting recyclables from businesses
The City of Appleton might stop collecting recyclables from businesses next year. Public Works Director Paula Vandehey says they're only picking up items for about 15 percent of companies in the city....
May 14, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
A G.B. woman faces 9 charges for driving drunk with kids
A 32-year-old Green Bay woman is facing nine charges on accusations she was drunk when she drove into a backyard with her three kids in her SUV. Brown County prosecutors say Monica Mencheski hit a tre...
May 13, 2019
People look back on Jim Kress' community impact
People are looking back on a man's impact on the community. Jim Kress was the chair of Green Bay Packaging. The Kress name can be found at multiple buildings in the area. That includes the Kress Event...
May 13, 2019
Fond du Lac Co. officials see rise in number of suicides
Fond du Lac County is seeing a rise in the number of suicides. The county medical examiner reported 11 suicides in 2018. There have been eight so far this year with six happening in the last month. Ta...
May 13, 2019
Woman overcomes past to graduate from NWTC
A woman graduating from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College's Marinette campus is talking about the obstacles she overcame. Shannon Flores went to prison twice before turning her life around. She ea...
May 13, 2019 (Image provided by UW System)
Neenah could delay projects for street work
Some major projects in Neenah could be delayed. Mayor Dean Kaufert is asking the city council to remove construction of a new downtown parking ramp, the expansion of the police department, and buildin...
May 13, 2019 (Photo provided by the City of Neenah)
Appleton's Blue Ramp now gone
A spot in downtown Appleton looks much different, with the demolition of the Blue Ramp and a historic building across the street. The city is tearing down the parking ramp, and crews are currently dig...
May 13, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Menasha holding downtown picture contest
The City of Menasha is partnering with some downtown businesses on a scavenger hunt with pictures. The city's Landmarks Commission helped put together a photo contest, highlighting the architectural f...
May 13, 2019 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
Deaths up in state, elderly population living longer
More people are dying in Wisconsin, but the state's growing elderly population is living longer. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services looked at the number of deaths in 2017. They were up 15 per...
May 13, 2019
