Category Archives: Local News

Local volunteers help with hurricane aftermath
Some Red Cross volunteers from northeast Wisconsin were already in place in Florida, before Hurricane Michael hit yesterday, and more will be on their way. Steve Hansen is the executive director for t...
Oct 11, 2018

Neighborhood deals with aftermath of house explosion
A neighborhood by Lake Winnebago in Harrison is dealing with the aftermath of yesterday morning's house explosion. A home on Fire Lane 12 was destroyed. The blast severely damaged some other houses an...
Oct 11, 2018

LEAVEN hosts open house for new resource center
A non-profit that helps people financially in times of crisis hosted an open house yesterday for its new Community Resource Center in Menasha. LEAVEN expanded to bring together 13 groups under one roo...
Oct 10, 2018
Pence visits G.B. area to campaign for Walker
Vice President Mike Pence was in the Green Bay area today to campaign for Governor Walker. He went to a fundraiser for the governor's re-election bid at the Oneida Golf and Country Club. Pence says Wa...
Oct 10, 2018

Seymour's Lake Park hit with flooding
Seymour's Lake Park is living up to its name thanks to the recent heavy rains. It was closed today because of flooding. Officer Brett Stauber is with the Seymour police department. He says there's no ...
Oct 10, 2018

Neighbor: House explosion like an 'earthquake'
A woman who lives two doors down from the house explosion in Harrison says she's never been in an earthquake, but she thought that's what hit. Jenny Hoffman says the noise woke her up, just after 8 a....
Oct 10, 2018

Sale of Kaukauna-based paper company finalized
The deal is done for the sale of a Kaukauna-based paper company to one from Finland. Expera Specialty Solutions announced in July that it would soon be owned by Ahlstrom-Munksj. The new company will t...
Oct 10, 2018

$1 mil Mega Millions ticket sold in FdL
Someone won $1 million in last night's Mega Millions drawing with a ticket sold in Fond du Lac. The winner bought the ticket at the Pick 'n Save on Johnson Street, by I-41. It matched five out of five...
Oct 10, 2018 (Image from the Wisconsin Lottery)
Poll shows tight race for governor
The latest Marquette University Law School poll shows a tight race for governor. Governor Walker is leading Democrat Tony Evers 47 to 46 percent. That's within the margin of error. Poll Director Charl...
Oct 10, 2018

House explodes in Harrison
A house was destroyed in an explosion in Harrison, near Lake Winnebago, this morning. Lt. Mark Wiegert of the Calumet County Sheriff's department says no one was at the home on Fire Lane 12 at the tim...
Carol Patrizi Oct 10, 2018



