Category Archives: Local News
Grothman agrees on more legal immigration
An eastern Wisconsin congressman agrees with the state's senior senator that a border compromise could include an increase in legal immigration. Republican Congressman Glenn Grothman of Glenbulah was ...
Feb 01, 2019
No charges filed against officer in Brown Co. jail shooting
Brown County District Attorney David Lasee will not recommend criminal charges against a Green Bay police officer involved in a fatal shooting at the county jail. Lasee says the victim, Jonathan Tubby...
Feb 01, 2019
Students heading back to school in many districts
Students will be back in class in many districts today and a lot of them had three days off this week because of the weather. Oshkosh Superintendent Vickie Cartwright says it's been a while since they...
Feb 01, 2019 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Lawmaker wants to cut off dark-money donations
Some Democrats in the state want to cut off dark-money donations to political candidates. Democratic Representative Melissa Sargent of Madison says special interest groups are always pushing for polic...
Feb 01, 2019
Hanna talks about first transportation task force meeting
A new state task force on transportation met for the first time yesterday in Madison. Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna is one of the members. He stressed the need to look at the system as a whole. He says par...
Jan 31, 2019
Greenhouses expect hike in heating bills
Local greenhouses are expecting to see higher heating bills from trying to keep their plants alive in the bitter cold. Bob Aykens is a co-owner of Memorial Florists in Appleton. He expects a high bill...
Jan 31, 2019
Neenah schools have 'digital learning day'
A local school district tried to make sure kids were still learning at home yesterday. Neenah Technology Teacher Austin Moore says they called it a "digital learning day". He says students have iPads ...
Jan 31, 2019 (Image provided by the Neenah Joint School District)
Fond du Lac Co. could build juvenile offender facility
The leader of Winnebago County says it looks like a regional facility for juvenile offenders will be in Fond du Lac County. County Executive Mark Harris says teens would go there after the Lincoln Hil...
Jan 31, 2019
Temps break, tie single-day records
Appleton, Oshkosh, and Green Bay all bottomed out at 26-below this morning, either breaking or tying their record-low for today's date. StormCenter 2 Chief Meteorologist Steve Beylon says Appleton's r...
Jan 31, 2019
Pipe problem forces Pillars to move homeless
Staffers at a homeless shelter in Appleton had to scramble a bit last night when a water pipe burst. About 70 people were moved from the Pillars adult shelter off College Avenue to The Mission Church ...
Jan 31, 2019
