Category Archives: Local News
DNA technology leads to arrest in cold case
Investigators are crediting advances on DNA technology for the arrest of a suspect in a cold case double murder. 82-year-old Raymond Vannieuwenhoven of Lakewood is in custody for the 1976 shooting dea...
Mar 17, 2019
Judge approves PCB cleanup settlement
A federal judge is signing off on a settlement calling for polluters to cover the rest of the Fox River PCB cleanup. Work started in 1998, and it's expected to be done next year. The remaining costs c...
Mar 15, 2019
Man arrested in cold case murder of G.B. couple
Investigators believe an 82-year-old man killed a Green Bay couple in Marinette County, 42 years ago. Sheriff's deputies arrested Raymond Vannieuwenhoven of Lakewood, after DNA technology led them to ...
Mar 15, 2019
Flood waters persisting in region
Parts of northeast Wisconsin continue to deal with flooding. Capt. Dan Sandberg of the Brown County Sheriff's department expects it will take a while to clean up. He says a number of cars are stuck in...
Mar 15, 2019
Crews inspecting roads, bridges after flooding
Engineers are busy today, checking out roads and bridges in flooded areas. Brown County Public Works Director Paul Fontecchio says they're getting help from some DOT inspectors. He says they're workin...
Mar 15, 2019
Evers calls for Medicaid money after Catalpa Health tour
Governor Evers believes accepting the federal Medicaid expansion money would help more children receive mental health treatment. He toured Catalpa Health in Grand Chute this morning. He says if the st...
Mar 15, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Gas prices continue to rise
The price at the pump continues to rise, and it's now closing in on $2.50 a gallon. Erin Roth of the Wisconsin Petroleum Council believes the cost of crude oil is to blame. He thinks prices could go u...
Mar 15, 2019
Woman convicted in drunk driving death in Greenville
A Freedom woman is pleading no contest in the death of a motorcyclist in Greenville. Twenty-four-year-old Kendra Bruley was convicted of homicide by driving drunk, during a hearing in Outagamie County...
Mar 15, 2019
Fishermen saved from breaking ice
Two fisherman are safe after breaking through the ice on the Fox River in Ashwaubenon off Bay Harbor Circle. Police say they were called around 6 p.m. by a neighbor who saw the men breaking through th...
Mar 15, 2019
Flooding causing problems in Brown County
Officials with the Brown County Sheriff's Department and the County's Public Works department are teaming up to direct people around extreme flooding. Public Works director Paul Fontecchio says there'...
Mar 15, 2019
