Category Archives: Local News
Appleton mayor weighs in on Shopko closing
The leader of Appleton says the closing of Shopko stores is especially sad because it's a local company. The Northland Mall location in the city is on the final list of ones that are shutting down. Ma...
Mar 19, 2019
State opioid prescriptions drop 29% in 3 years
In the past three years the number of opioid prescriptions in the state is down 29 percent. Attorney General Josh Kaul was in Green Bay yesterday and he thinks it's a good start. But he believes they ...
Mar 19, 2019
Kaukauna man sentenced for Neenah standoff
A 31-year-old Kaukauna man will spend 45 days in jail for a standoff in Neenah last September. Winnebago County prosecutors say an argument between Eric VandenBoogard and his girlfriend's son led to a...
Mar 19, 2019
Oshkosh mayor reacts to Shopko closing
Oshkosh officials will be scrambling to find a new use for another big box store along I-41, now that Shopko is closing. Mayor Steve Cummings says it took a long time just to find another business to ...
Mar 19, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Omro dealing with Fox River flooding
Flood waters are cresting in Omro. Winnebago County Deputy Emergency Management Director Eric Rasmussen says crews are trying to limit the flooding to just Scott Park. He says Highway 21 remains open....
Mar 19, 2019
Police: Suspect vandalized area around City Park
Appleton police are investigating a rash of vandalism to houses and vehicles in the City Park area, near downtown. Capt. Todd Freeman says windows were broken out along Union, Park, Drew, and Lawe str...
Mar 19, 2019
Menasha creates TIF district for part of Shopko Plaza
Part of the Shopko Plaza site in Menasha is closer to becoming a redevelopment district. Mayor Don Merkes says the city council is agreeing to provide incentives to revamp the strip mall along Highway...
Mar 19, 2019 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
G.B. restaurant fined, back pay ordered
A Green Bay restaurant will have to shell out more than $113,000 to cover fines and back pay in a labor law case. Mackinaws Grill and Spirits is on Voyager Drive on the east side. The owners were accu...
Mar 19, 2019
Workers taken to hospital after building collapse
Three people were hurt after part of a building collapsed in Lawrence. Brown County Sheriff's deputes say workers were putting up tresses at a future strip mall this afternoon. The construction site i...
Mar 19, 2019
Judge throws out DNR permit for Kohler golf course
An administrative law judge is throwing out a key environmental permit for the Kohler Company's new luxury golf course along Lake Michigan in Sheboygan County. The Friends of the Black River Forest is...
Mar 19, 2019
