Category Archives: Local News
Project planned for former Kimberly mill site
The first waterfront project on the former Kimberly paper mill site is moving forward. Village Administrator Dani Block says Midwest Expansion is planning a 48-unit apartment building and construction...
May 6, 2018
Burch gets life without parole for murder
A 40-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of a Ledgeview woman. George Burch received an automatic life sentence, and a judge decided Burch shouldn't ever be eligible ...
May 4, 2018
Tourism created $20 bil for state economy
The impact of the tourism industry across Wisconsin surpassed $20 billion for the first time last year. The total of $20.6 billion was up 3.2 percent from 2016. Pam Seidl is the executive director of ...
May 4, 2018
Neenah gets Bemis grant for STEM classes
Elementary students in the Neenah district will start learning about computer science and the biomedical field. Bemis is providing a $100,000 grant to expand upon two basic engineering units that are ...
May 4, 2018 (Image provided by the Neenah Joint School District)
1st Food Truck Rally set for tomorrow
The Food Truck Rally season kicks off tomorrow with an event at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. Organizer Kyle Fritz says over 30 trucks will be there. He says they're planning about 17 rallies, an...
May 4, 2018
Meth-making materials found by Kaukauna trail
Kaukauna police arrested an Oshkosh man, after they say meth-making materials were found by the Konkapot Creek Trail. They had to close a segment of the trail on the south side because a company had t...
May 4, 2018
Fire damages plastics building in G.B.
A business on the north side of Green Bay was damaged by fire this morning. Crews were called to Green Bay Plastics in the 1000 block of N. Ashland Avenue for a fire on the roof around 6:45 a.m. They ...
May 4, 2018 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
Flooding causing problems
Heavy rain from last night into this morning is causing flooding issues in Calumet County. Sheriff's officials say Hwy E between Hwy 55 and Hwy 57, leading to Stockbridge, is closed because of standin...
May 4, 2018
Shawano may use dogs to scare geese
The Shawano Parks Department is talking about whether to use dogs to scare geese away from several parks. The Park and Recreation Commission debated the issue last night. They talked about allowing do...
May 4, 2018
Judge to decide on possibility of parole for Burch
A 40-year-old man will find out today if he'll ever get out of prison for the murder of a Ledgeview woman. George Burch faces an automatic life sentence and a Brown County Judge will decide whether he...
May 4, 2018
