Category Archives: Local News
Boys volleyball tourney moves to Resch Center
The head of the tourism agency in the Green Bay area expects local businesses will get a little bit of a boost from the state boys volleyball tournament next year. The WIAA is moving the event to the ...
Feb 01, 2018 (Image provided by the WIAA)
Gallagher calls for release of memos
A local congressman says he's had a chance to read the memos on the FBI's Russia investigation, and he believes they should be released. Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher of Green Bay was on Fresh...
Feb 01, 2018
Walker open to gas tax hike to get federal funds
Governor Walker says he would be willing to look at raising the gas tax so the state could get money from the federal government for infrastructure projects. President Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion p...
Feb 01, 2018
More schools want to join voucher program
More schools are trying to become part of the state's private school voucher program. The Department of Public Instruction received 48 new applications. That would increase the overall number of schoo...
Feb 01, 2018
Lawmakers weigh in on K-C closures
Kimberly-Clark's decision to close two plants in the Fox Cities is another hit to the local paper industry. About 610 people will lose their jobs at the Cold Spring plant in Fox Crossing and the Neena...
Jan 31, 2018
Walker reacts to K-C cuts
Governor Walker says there wasn't much the state could do about Kimberly-Clark's decision. He says the cuts were part of a global restructuring. The governor says if there's a silver lining, the unemp...
Jan 31, 2018
Financing for expo center moves forward
The loan for the Fox Cities Exhibition Center will have a fixed interest rate. The Appleton Redevelopment Authority voted Wednesday to go with that option, instead of a variable rate. The price tag fo...
Jan 31, 2018 (Photo from WHBY archives)
Man pleads not guilty in deadly train crash
A 47-year-old man is pleading not guilty to charges that he killed two women while driving drunk in Oshkosh last month. Shawn Schettle of Oshkosh was in Winnebago County court this morning. Prosecutor...
Jan 31, 2018
GOP congressmen from Wis. escape injury in train crash
Several Republican lawmakers from Wisconsin weren't hurt in the train accident in Virginia this morning. Congressmen Glenn Grothman of Glenbulah, Sean Duffy of the Wausau area, and House Speaker Paul ...
Jan 31, 2018
Oshkosh police unit completes 1st year
A spokeswoman for the Oshkosh police department says a specialized unit that focuses on drugs and human trafficking has had a big impact on the community. The Vice and Narcotics Unit is one year old t...
Jan 31, 2018 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
