Category Archives: Local News
Stuck doesn't agree with GOP tax cut plan
A Democrat from Appleton doesn't agree with the way Majority Republicans want to pay for a proposed middle class tax cut. But Rep. Amanda Stuck says she supports the idea of a 10 percent income tax re...
Jan 18, 2019
Brillion to host Bazaar After Dark market
The schedule for this year's Bazaar After Dark night markets is out and one will be in Brillion for the first time. Brillion Chamber of Commerce President Amy Myers says it'll show other people in the...
Jan 18, 2019
State unemployment remains at 3%
The state's unemployment rate stayed at three percent last month. Preliminary figures from the Department of Workforce Development show the state added 9,100 private sector jobs in December. The preli...
Jan 17, 2019
Man arrested after Wisconsin Ave. shut down
Appleton police say a suspect in a house forced officers to close a small stretch of Wisconsin Avenue for a short time Thursday afternoon. They say a woman accused a 30-year-old Appleton man of hittin...
Jan 17, 2019
GOP proposes 10% middle class tax cut
Republicans in the Assembly are proposing a middle class income tax cut. Majority Leader Jim Steineke of Vandenbroek believes its something both sides can agree on. He says individuals making less tha...
Jan 17, 2019
Chamber looks back on 2018, ahead to 2019
A leader with the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce says their annual breakfast gives them an opportunity to brag. Peter Thillman is the vice president of economic development. He says many people don't ...
Jan 17, 2019
Roth would help pick private lawyers for suit
One of the leaders of the Senate is weighing in on a possible move by the Legislature to hire private attorneys to defend against a lawsuit that challenges last month's lame-duck session. A committee ...
Jan 17, 2019
New system helps disabled Valley Transit riders
It's going to be easier for people in wheelchairs and scooters to get on and off some Valley Transit buses. General Manager Ron McDonald says they have a new system called Q'Straint, and it's on a new...
Jan 17, 2019
Federal judge strikes down early-voting limits
A federal judge is striking down early-voting restrictions that Majority Republicans put in place, during last month's lame-duck session. Judge James Peterson ruled that they violate injunctions he is...
Jan 17, 2019
Megabucks jackpot ticket sold in Sheboygan
Someone won the biggest Megabucks jackpot in nearly four years with a ticket from a gas station in Sheboygan. The prize is $5.9 million. It was sold at a Kwik Trip on S. Taylor Drive on the city's wes...
Jan 17, 2019 (Image from the Wisconsin Lottery)
