Category Archives: Local News
A cat cafe is coming to Grand Chute
A new coffee shop in Grand Chute will also feature cats that can be adopted. Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary in Green Bay is adding a new location to keep cats and including the coffee shop. Founder Elizabet...
May 9, 2019
Medicaid expansion officially dropped from budget
The federal Medicaid expansion is officially out of the version of the state budget from the Legislature's budget committee. Majority Republicans removed the proposal from Governor Evers' plan. Democr...
May 9, 2019
Calumet Co. proposing $35 mil jail, courthouse project
Calumet County leaders are considering spending $35 million for a new jail, and a courthouse remodeling project. Sheriff Mark Wiegert believes the time has come for a new jail. He points out that even...
May 9, 2019
Ramp closed at Hwy. 10-441 & Oneida Street
Drivers won't be able to use the off-ramp at the Oneida Street interchange, along Highway 10-441 East, for the next two months. Project manager Kurt Peters says crews are working on the highway in tha...
May 9, 2019
Boy killed in school bus crash near Hortonville
A crash on Highway 15 near Hortonville this morning claimed the life of a 10-year-old Kaukauna boy. He was an open enrollment student at Hortonville Elementary School, and he was in a car that hit a s...
May 9, 2019
Rock the Block starts in Brillion
The first Rock the Block project of the year is getting underway today in Brillion. The Greater Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity chapter is partnering with volunteers to work on 36 projects around the ...
May 9, 2019
Nooyen thinks sales tax would be fair to visitors
The chair of the Outagamie County board says if people from the county have to pay half-cent sales tax when they're in other places around the state, visitors should have to do the same in Outagamie C...
May 9, 2019
14 apply for spot on Oshkosh Common Council
Some familiar names are among the 14 people applying for an open seat on the Oshkosh Common Council. The Council will be selecting a replacement for Lori Palmeri, after she was elected mayor last mont...
May 9, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
G.B. police ticket teens for playing 'Ding Dong Ditch'
Green Bay police say they're going to ticket six boys for playing "Ding Dong Ditch" on the city's west side. They say one of the teens was chased down and assaulted last Friday. That happened in the 2...
May 9, 2019
Outagamie Co. leaders weigh in on half-cent tax
Two top Outagamie County leaders are on opposite sides of a possible half-cent sales tax. A study shows it could bring in $20 million next year. By using some of the revenue to offset property taxes e...
May 9, 2019
