Category Archives: Local News
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
Appleton woman wins $100K on scratch-off game
An Appleton woman won $100,000 on a state lottery game. State officials say she was playing Champion Crossword, and she got the ticket at the Kwik Trip at Highways 10 and 114 in Menasha.
Nov 28, 2018 (Image from the Wisconsin Lottery)
Robbery suspect investigated for other crimes
Green Bay police are working with police agencies in the area to see if the armed robbery suspect they arrested yesterday is involved in other crimes. Capt. Kevin Warych says police believe the 26-yea...
Nov 28, 2018
A plan to end homelessness
One year after it was formed an agency created to prevent and end homelessness has a plan. Stakeholders with the Wisconsin Interagency Council on Homelessness approved "A Hand and a Home" action plan....
Nov 28, 2018
Brown Co. receives housing held from federal government
Brown County is one of two counties in the state getting help from the federal government for people struggling to find housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is set to give nea...
Nov 27, 2018
Former Appvion employees file lawsuit
Former employees of an Appleton paper mill filed a federal lawsuit after their employee stock became worthless. Appvion filed for bankruptcy and was sold to a group of lenders earlier this year. Worke...
Nov 27, 2018 (Image provided by Appvion)
