Category Archives: Local News
Proposals target elder abuse
Lawmakers could consider new proposals that target elder abuse. A special task force set up by Attorney General Brad Schimel put together some ideas, and he unveiled them in Green Bay this morning. Ch...
Oct 03, 2018
Teens hear safe driving message
Sophomores from more than 40 high schools around northeast Wisconsin are hearing about what can happen, if they drive while they're distracted or drunk. PARTY at the PAC is today and tomorrow, at the ...
Oct 03, 2018
Airports getting nursing rooms for moms
One airport in northeast Wisconsin has a new nursing room for mothers, and another will have one soon. Austin Straubel International Airport in Ashwaubenon opened its room this week. The one at Applet...
Oct 03, 2018
12 busted in Waupaca Co. drug ring
A drug ring bust in Waupaca County landed 12 people behind bars. The Sheriff's department says they were selling heroin, meth and other drugs. Ten of them are from Waupaca. The other two are from Clin...
Oct 03, 2018
GOP Senators from SE Wis. won't back K-C plan
A local economic development official says some Republican Senators from southeast Wisconsin are vowing not to vote for the proposed tax incentives for Kimberly-Clark. Peter Thillman of the Fox Cities...
Oct 03, 2018
Oshkosh United Way will move to its own building
The Oshkosh Area United Way will be in its own building next year. The agency's offices have been in the Hooper Building in the downtown area for 19 years. The new location will be in the old firehous...
Oct 02, 2018
Hintz: K-C package could create slippery slope
The top Democrat in the Assembly is concerned the proposed tax incentives package for Kimberly-Clark could create a slippery slope. Minority Leader Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh says the money wouldn't go t...
Oct 02, 2018
Bellin helps parents talk to kids about shootings
A local health care provider wants to help parents talk to their kids about school shootings and other mass violence. Bellin Health is hosting meetings where parents can ask questions. Spokeswoman Meg...
Oct 02, 2018
Lawmakers, candidates discuss options for state roads
State lawmakers and candidates from northeast Wisconsin talked about ways to pay for roads during a forum in Grand Chute yesterday. They were at Fox Valley Technical College. The Democratic candidate ...
Oct 02, 2018
Rumble strips, signs added to Highway 45 after crash
Some extra safety measures are in place on Highway 45 in New London after a deadly crash last year. 61-year-old Shirley Duwe of Marion died after another driver crossed the centerline near Highway 54....
Oct 02, 2018
