Category Archives: Local News
Cowles asks for more info on prison health care costs
The staffing issues at state prisons are getting a lot of attention after an audit but a Republican lawmaker also wants to take a long look at health care costs. Senator Rob Cowles of Allouez says cor...
May 05, 2019 Sen Robert Cowles announces he won't seek re-election in the newly redrawn 2nd District
Expert thinks Medicaid expansion will end up in budget
The head of the state Department of Health Services believes a proposal to accept the federal Medicaid expansion money will end up in the final state budget. Majority Republicans on the Legislature's ...
May 05, 2019
Greenleaf man arrested for gun incident
Fox Valley Metro police arrested a 22-year-old Greenleaf man after they say there was an incident with a gun Saturday afternoon. They say officers stopped Thorn Schiesser at the intersection of Third ...
May 05, 2019
71-year-old man dies in Oshkosh house fire
Oshkosh police say a 71-year-old man died in a house fire Saturday afternoon. They were called to a home in the 1100 block of High Avenue by the UW-Oshkosh campus around 5:30 p.m.. The man was found d...
May 05, 2019
DOJ: 2 girls murdered in Seymour, man killed himself
The state justice department is confirming that two young girls were murdered in Seymour. Investigators say 35-year-old Andrew Poppe died of a self-inflicted wound. The three bodies were found in a ho...
May 03, 2019
OT, turnover up for state prison guards
Overtime hours for state prison guards are up by more than 50 percent over a four-year period. Turnover and vacancy rates also climbed during that time. A state audit shows turnover numbers rose to 26...
May 03, 2019 Sen Robert Cowles announces he won't seek re-election in the newly redrawn 2nd District
Deputies find owner of car from Lake Winnebago search
Calumet County Sheriff's deputies say they tracked down the owner of the car that went into Lake Winnebago last night, leading to a large search. The driver was on Faro Springs Road on the east shore,...
May 03, 2019
Agency breaks down Medicaid impact by counties
A state agency is breaking down the impact of the proposed Medicaid expansion, county-by-county. Secretary Andrea Palm of the Department of Health Services says over two years, it would bring $104 mil...
May 03, 2019
Xavier hosting final International Food Fair
It's the last year for a long-running fundraiser for Xavier Catholic Schools. Xavier High School in Appleton will be hosting the 47th annual International Food Fair on Sunday. Special Events Director ...
May 03, 2019 (Image from Xavier Catholic School System)
Leadership changing at KI
There's going to be a change at the top of KI in Green Bay. CEO Dick Resch is stepping down, and company president Brian Krenke will take over. Resch has been the leader of the manufacturer for 36 yea...
May 03, 2019
