Category Archives: Local News
Calumet Co. ranks 5th healthiest in state
Calumet County has the highest ranking in northeast Wisconsin on a list of the healthiest counties in the state. The UW Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation put out the a...
Mar 20, 2019
Local child abuse, neglect cases fluctuating
Cases of child abuse and neglect in the Fox Cities area are fluctuating from year to year. That's one of the findings in the latest update of the Life Study. Rachel Podoski of the United Way Fox Citie...
Mar 20, 2019
G.B. schools add 1 day to end of this year
Students will have to come back for one extra day of classes in the Green Bay school district. It will be a make-up day from last week's cancellation for flooding. Associate Superintendent John Magas ...
Mar 20, 2019
Pierce, FVTC team up on GED, work program
Pierce Manufacturing and Fox Valley Technical College are partnering to help people without a high school diploma find a job. Fox Valley Tech Math Instructor Kelly Galarneau says Pierce hires them for...
Mar 20, 2019
Woman accused of handing out pot cookies
A Shawano County woman is accused of handing out pot cookies to people to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Fifty-seven-year-old Cathleen Krause is facing marijuana charges. Sheriff's deputies say a woman ...
Mar 20, 2019
Frankie Valli coming to Resch Center
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will play at the Resch Center in the Green Bay area. The concert will be on Friday, September 27th. Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 29th at 11 a.m.
Mar 20, 2019
VIDEO: Winnebago Co. Sheriff releases video of I-41 pileup
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office is releasing video of the rescue efforts that followed the 131-vehicle pileup on I-41 near Neenah on Sunday, February 24, 2019. NOTE: Though not graphic, the even...
Mar 20, 2019
Missing vet last seen in Howard area
UPDATE: Yuri Burrows was found safe early Wednesday night. Police believe a missing veteran was last seen at a bar in the Howard area late Monday. Thirty-eight-year-old Yuri Burrows of Green Ba...
Mar 20, 2019
High water closes Hwy. 21 in Omro
Highway 21 at Jackson Avenue in Omro is blocked because of flooding. The DOT has an alternate route set up. The Fox River near Omro is expected to crest later this week but for now people there contin...
Mar 20, 2019
Minority gap persists with scores
Overall reading scores are up in the Fox Cities area, but some minority groups still aren't doing well. That's according to the latest update of the Life Study. It covers Outagamie, Winnebago, and Cal...
Mar 20, 2019
