Category Archives: Local News
Appleton schools ban student-brought snacks
The Appleton School District is no longer allowing kids to bring snacks in to share with their classmates. Spokesman Steve Harrison says it's about creating a healthy environment. He says it's about s...
Sep 05, 2018
Kaukauna environmental center uses goats to clear plants
The city of Kaukauna will use goats to clear out some unwanted plants. Mayor Tony Penterman says they'll be used at the 1000 Islands Environmental Center. He says the group's board came to them about ...
Sep 05, 2018
State tourism not majorly affected by floods
An expert says tourism across the state didn't take too bug of a hit from the recent flooding. Lisa Marshall is a spokeswoman for the Department of Tourism. She says there's a group effort across gove...
Sep 05, 2018
Appleton city spends slightly above state average
A non-partisan policy group says city spending in Appleton is slightly above the state average. Researchers with the Wisconsin Policy Forum compared spending in 248 of the state's largest communities....
Sep 05, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Lawsuit filed against NWTC today
A non-profit public interest law firm out of Milwaukee filed a lawsuit against Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay today. The lawsuit alleges the school's public assembly policy infring...
Sep 05, 2018
Construction starts today on Jackson Street in Oshkosh
Construction is expected to start today on a project that will impact drivers on Oshkosh's Jackson Street. The city will put in bigger storm sewer pipes leading to a detention pond. The work will take...
Sep 05, 2018 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Outagamie Co. holds meeting on future of Mosquito Hill
Outagamie County leaders are holding a meeting tonight about the future of Mosquito Hill Nature Center in New London. Parks Director Loren Dieck says they want to hear what people want to see. He says...
Sep 05, 2018
Police calls down in revitalized Menasha neighborhood
Menasha police say police calls are down 22 percent in a neighborhood that was part of a revitalization program. Habitat For Humanity held one of its Rock the Block initiatives around Jefferson Park i...
Sep 04, 2018 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
Bookmobile Bob retires after 34 years in Brown County
Today was the last day on the job for a driver of the Brown County Bookmobile. Bob Ripley is also known as Bookmobile Bob and he retired after 34 years delivering and reading books to the community. R...
Sep 04, 2018
Prison redevelopment could generate $140 million a year
A study shows redeveloping the Green Bay state prison could have an economic impact of almost $140 million a year in Brown County. Saint Norbert College crunched the numbers for a large-scale project ...
Sep 04, 2018
