Category Archives: Local News

Harrison says 'No' to baseball complex
A youth baseball complex in Harrison will not move forward. The village board won't give Kaukauna Youth Baseball an extra $950,000. Members are also pulling the $1 million that they had already pledge...
Mar 27, 2019

Evers weighs in on legal disputes with GOP
Governor Evers says the legal arguments between his administration and Republicans don't have much of a day-to-day impact. He believes the lame-duck laws are wrong. He says correcting that wrong makes...
Mar 27, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)

Tusler wants to close child porn loophole
There's a proposal to help investigators in child pornography cases. Rep. Ron Tusler says right now, suspects could get away with having pictures of a child posing in a sexually suggestive way, while ...
Mar 27, 2019

Burch appeals restitution in VanderHeyden murder
The man convicted of killing a Ledgeview woman plans to appeal orders that he pay restitution to the victim's family. A jury found George Burch guilty of the 2016 murder of Nicole VanderHeyden. The 31...
Mar 27, 2019

NWTC student receives national honor
A student at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is receiving a national honor. Daniel Diebold served 10 years in the Army including three deployments to the Middle East. He's one of about 260 stude...
Mar 27, 2019

Outagamie Co. to sound sirens for tests
Outagamie County will start sounding the outdoor emergency sirens during tests again. The weekly tests are on Saturdays at noon. The first one will be on March 30th.
Mar 27, 2019

Local farm asks for help
The owners of a small dairy farm near Fremont are asking for help. The dairy industry in the state is struggling and over 300 farms stopped milking last year. Mary Rieckmann and her husband John own a...
Mar 27, 2019

Appleton author has ideas for teen education
An Appleton man is making his case for a different way to teach some teenagers. Author John Wiley wrote a book called "Bottom Half Teens." He believes Fox Valley community leaders, schools and busines...
Mar 27, 2019
Appeals court reinstates some lame-duck laws
A state appeals court is siding with Republicans, and putting a Dane County judge's ruling on hold over last year's lame-duck session. The 3rd District Court decided the laws will remain in place whil...
Mar 27, 2019

Woman reported missing in Brown Co.
The Brown County Sheriff's department is looking for a missing 47-year-old woman. Deputies say Jessie Lemanski's family hasn't heard from her in two weeks. They believe Lemanski could be in danger. In...
Mar 27, 2019


