Category Archives: Local News
Sendoff set for today for 400 Guard troops
Family and friends of about 400 Wisconsin National Guard troops will be at a sendoff ceremony at Lambeau Field this morning. The 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry is based in Appleton and Clintonville. Th...
Nov 29, 2018
G.B. woman to appear on 'Military Makeover' show
A Green Bay woman is helping remodel a veteran's home in an upcoming episode of a TV show. Karen Zakrzewicz is a behavioral health technician in the Army Reserves. She'll be on the season premiere epi...
Nov 29, 2018
Owner mourns loss of kangaroo killed in hit & run
The owner of a kangaroo killed in a hit-and-run crash says it feels like she lost a member of her family. Rita Mondus and her husband own a restaurant in Shawano that also has a petting zoo. Mondus br...
Nov 28, 2018
Road crews to use more brine in Outagamie Co.
Highway crews in Outagamie County are looking to use less road salt, and more brine, during the winter months. Department Supervisor Randy Roloff says they can produce the liquid solution much easier,...
Nov 28, 2018
Man guilty of selling marijuana, assaulting children
A 35-year-old Fond du Lac man could be in prison for the rest of his life on charges of selling marijuana to children, and sexually assaulting two of them. A jury in Fond du Lac County convicted James...
Nov 28, 2018
Group studies manufacturing impact in state
Wisconsin has the second-highest percentage of manufacturing jobs in the country, and the industry produced more than $59 billion for the state's economy. The Wisconsin Policy Forum crunched the numbe...
Nov 28, 2018
Adult smoking rates dip to 16%
Fewer adults are smoking in the state. The rate was down slightly last year to 16 percent. The state Department of Health Services says it had been 17 percent for several years. The biggest drop was p...
Nov 28, 2018
DOT laying out plans for Menasha's Racine St. Bridge
People will get a chance today to see the timeline for replacing the Racine Street Bridge in downtown Menasha. The project includes building a new bridge with a roundabout on each end. DOT spokesman M...
Nov 28, 2018
Dems concerned about GOP redistricting move
Democrats are worried their Republican rivals will find a way to remove Governor-elect Tony Evers from the redistricting process. They're concerned GOP lawmakers are putting together a lame-duck bill ...
Nov 28, 2018
Kangaroo killed in hit & run crash
There's a search in Shawano County, after the driver of a pickup truck hit a missing kangaroo and took off. Sheriff's deputies say the baby kangaroo, named Lulu, got away from its owners' home in Bond...
Nov 28, 2018
