Category Archives: Local News
Brown Co. agencies train for emergency situations
Agencies from all over Brown County are getting some training for emergency situations. It's called the Rescue Task Force Training and firefighters, officers, and paramedics come together to work side...
Apr 04, 2019
Woman dies in Hwy. 29 crash
A crash on Highway 29 south of Greshman claimed the life of a 46-year-old woman. The State Patrol says the Gresham woman was on Highway U and she pulled out in front of a semi. She died at the scene a...
Apr 04, 2019
Kaukauna hotel pays hotel room tax bill
The Days Inn in Kaukauna is caught up on hotel room tax payments, after the city threatened to close it. Mayor Tony Penterman says the city got an order from an Outagamie County judge to shut it down,...
Apr 04, 2019
Oshkosh moving to monthly utility bills
People in Oshkosh will be getting monthly utility bills soon, instead of quarterly ones. The city is moving to a different cycle for charges for water, sewer, storm water and fire protection, starting...
Apr 04, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Dassey moved to Oshkosh prison
Brendan Dassey is now in the Oshkosh state prison. The 29-year-old Dassey was arrested when he was 16, for the murder of Teresa Halbach. He had been at the Columbia prison, in the Portage area, since ...
Apr 04, 2019
Hwy. 10-441 on-ramp closing at Appleton Rd. tonight
Drivers will see one of the on-ramps close, along Highway 10-441 tonight. Crews are shutting down the eastbound on-ramp at Appleton Road for the next three months. DOT Project Manager Kurt Peters says...
Apr 04, 2019
Budget panel talks marijuana decriminalization
Governor Evers wants to decriminalize having small amounts of marijuana, and some lawmakers are weighing in. Republican Sen. Tom Tiffany of Hazel is on the Legislature's budget committee. He believes ...
Apr 04, 2019
Stuck brings back Papermaker Fund bill
A proposal to offer new state incentives to paper companies is back. Rep. Amanda Stuck wants to create what's called the Papermaker Fund. The Appleton Democrat says it would help paper companies moder...
Apr 04, 2019
Neubauer's campaign watching review of votes
The campaign for Judge Lisa Neubauer says staffers are closely monitoring counties while they review the vote from Tuesday's state Supreme Court election. Judge Brian Hagedorn declared victory with th...
Apr 04, 2019
Corrections head wants to back off Lincoln Hills date
The head of the state corrections department wants to close the troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison, as soon as they can move the inmates to another facility. Secretary Kevin Carr says Governor Evers ...
Apr 04, 2019
