Category Archives: Local News
Senate could take up K-C tax credits next week
Some lawmakers in the Senate talked about a proposal to offer Kimberly-Clark the same tax credits as Foxconn in hopes of keeping two plants open. The company plans to shut down the Coldspring Plant in...
Mar 06, 2018
Renard running in 1st Senate district
A businessman is getting in the race for an open state Senate seat. Alex Renard will run as a Republican in the 1st district. He's the operations manager at Renco Machine Company in Green Bay. Republi...
Mar 06, 2018
Pilot in deadly crash reported plane 'out of control'
A preliminary report on a plane crash that claimed three lives shows that the pilot said the plane was "out of control" shortly after takeoff in Indiana. John Pagel, his son-in-law Steve Witcpalek, an...
Mar 06, 2018
3 FdL teens arrested for school threat
Three students at Fond du Lac High School were arrested for yesterday's social media threat about the school. Police had already learned that a 16-year-old boy in Arkansas was the source of the threat...
Mar 06, 2018
City to host open house on library plan
People will get a chance to learn more about the proposed library project in downtown Appleton next week. The city is hosting an open house at the current library on Thursday, March 15, from 6 p.m. to...
Mar 06, 2018
PAC announces Arts Alive! schedule
The next season of the Arts Alive! series at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center includes nearly a dozen different artists or groups from around the world. PAC President Maria Van Laanen says the hi...
Mar 06, 2018
Rawhide officially buys CHAPS Academy
It's official, Rawhide is the new owner of CHAPS Academy in the Shiocton area. Rawhide leaders announced in January that they were working on a plan to buy the mental health clinic that uses horses to...
Mar 06, 2018
ThedaCare gets national blood pressure honor
ThedaCare is getting some national attention for a program to control high blood pressure. ThedaCare is the first hospital system in the state to receive a Gold recognition award from the American Hea...
Mar 06, 2018
Group asks for stories about museum finalists
A national group is hoping to hear from the community about two local museums. The History Museum at the Castle in downtown Appleton, and the National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon are finalists for ...
Mar 06, 2018
Walker speaks out against tariffs in Oshkosh
Governor Walker stopped in Oshkosh this morning to talk about how President Trump's proposed tariffs could hurt manufacturers in the state. He spoke with workers at the Bemis Company on Badger Avenue ...
Mar 06, 2018
