Category Archives: Local News
Vos reacts to State of the State
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is responding to the State of the State speech. He says GOP lawmakers have a number of priorities, including protecting rights from "unnecessary red flag gun laws...
Jan 22, 2019
Evers calls for bipartisanship
Governor Evers is urging lawmakers to put politics aside and work toward solutions. He gave his first State of the State speech Tuesday night at the Capitol. Evers says his priorities include health c...
Jan 22, 2019
Group sees 9.5% more calls to gambling addiction helpline
A group that helps people with gambling addiction saw an almost 9.5 percent increase in hotline calls last year. Rose Blozinski is the executive director of the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling. ...
Jan 22, 2019
Project will connect trails in Howard and Green Bay
A project in Howard will eventually connect the Mountain Bay Trail to the Fox River Trail in Green Bay. Village Public Works Director Geoff Farr says it'll be a multi-use trail made of asphalt. He say...
Jan 22, 2019
Pre-existing conditions bill clears Assembly
Majority Republicans in the Assembly are on board with a proposal to protect pre-existing conditions. They're sending a bill to the Senate, after a 76-to-19 vote late Tuesday afternoon. Sixteen Democr...
Jan 22, 2019
Appleton schools now have food sharing tables
Appleton schools now have a food sharing table for students to give away things they're not going to eat. Diane Wittman of the district's business services department says the food has to be prepackag...
Jan 22, 2019
Frontier coming to GRB, announces Denver flight
A fourth airline will start flying out of Austin Straubel International Airport in the Green Bay area. Frontier Airlines will have a nonstop flight to Denver on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Airpo...
Jan 22, 2019
Most state lawmakers new to divided Capitol
A nonpartisan group says many state lawmakers will get an education on divided government. David Callender is with the Wisconsin Policy Forum. He says one party has had control for a decade. Former Go...
Jan 22, 2019
Ashwaubenon man died from injuries after I-43 crash
A 46-year-old Ashwaubenon man died a few days after he was hurt in a crash on I-43 in Manitowoc County. The coroner's office says Kevin Landsinger hit a tree, after crossing the median last Friday. He...
Jan 22, 2019
County holding meetings on Hwy. CE & Buchanan Rd.
People will get two chances Wednesday to weigh in on plans for the intersection of Highway CE and Buchanan Road in Combined Locks. The Outagamie County highway department put barriers in the median on...
Jan 22, 2019
