Category Archives: Local News
Police: Not many incidents at Appleton Octoberfest
Appleton police say Octoberfest in Appleton over the weekend went smoothly. Captain Polly Olson says there was one domestic incident and two people were given tickets for marijuana. She says the bigge...
Oct 1, 2018
New organization for the homeless named Pillars
Organizers got together in Appleton today to unveil the new name of the merger between three housing organizations. Joe Mauthe is the executive director of the Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities. H...
Oct 1, 2018
Woman killed in crash lost husband in crash this year
A woman killed in last week's crash on Highway 76 between Oshkosh and Neenah lost her husband in an accident just six months earlier. 88-year-old Mavis Wolff was riding with her 88-year-old husband Ro...
Oct 1, 2018
Combined Locks wins national award for plants, pride
A local community is receiving a national award from a group that judges places on their plants and civic pride. Combined Locks beat out 250 communities to receive the top honor for Overall Impression...
Oct 1, 2018
Brown Co. proposed budget lowest in a decade
The proposed budget for Brown County next year includes the lowest property tax rate in a decade. County Executive Troy Streckenbach says a big reason for that is the county's half-cent sales tax. He ...
Oct 1, 2018
Crews hope to see less traffic issues on Hwy. 10-441
Now that work is done on the biggest part of the Highway 10-441 project emergency crews hope they won't have to deal with as many traffic issues. During construction of the I-41 interchange and the br...
Oct 1, 2018
Schmitt won't run for re-election
Green Bay's leader is doubling down on his decision not to run for re-election. Mayor Jim Schmitt held a press conference this morning to talk about his future. He had left the door open to seeking an...
Oct 1, 2018
Fire at a G.B. home
A Green Bay firefighter was treated and released after a fire last night on the city's west side. The call came in around 10:30 p.m. and crews found heavy smoke coming from the two story home and heav...
Oct 1, 2018 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
Bay Beach closes for season
Green Bay's Bay Beach Amusement Park closed for the season yesterday but not before three-and-a-half million riders visited. Manager Jason Arnoldi says that number is about the same as the last few ye...
Oct 1, 2018
First flight left GRB 70 years ago today
70 years ago today the first commercial flight left what's now called Austin Straubel International Airport in the Green Bay area. Airport Director Marty Piette says it was known as Austin Straubel Fi...
Oct 1, 2018
