Category Archives: Local News
Board will be 'patient' with library proposals
The head of Appleton's library board says they'll have to be patient, while city staffers go over the proposals for a new library. Five development teams submitted mixed-use projects by last Friday's ...
Jan 17, 2018
Dems win in Senate race 'a surprise'
Democrats won a special election for a state Senate seat last night, and the results are being called a surprise. St. Croix County Medical Examiner Patty Schachtner defeated Representative Adam Jarcho...
Jan 17, 2018
Walker touts job training program at UW-GB
Governor Walker says the state will launch a $20 million job training program, and he touted the plans at UW-Green Bay early this afternoon. He says it would help colleges and universities prepare fut...
Jan 17, 2018
Hintz reacts to Walker's push on Lincoln Hills
A Democrat from Oshkosh is questioning the turnaround by Governor Walker on the future of the state's youth prison system. Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz says it's something Democrats have been...
Jan 17, 2018
Neenah standoff suspect to represent himself
The man charged with a standoff in downtown Neenah more than two years ago will be able to represent himself during his upcoming trial. A Winnebago County judge made that ruling this morning, after th...
Jan 17, 2018
Officer returns to duty after crash
The Ashwaubenon police officer hit by an accused drunk driver on I-41 last July is back on the job. Officer Brian Murphy spent the last few months of his recovery on light duty. He moved up to handlin...
Jan 17, 2018
Forum in Menasha for Democrats in race for governor
People will get a chance to hear from many of the Democrats in the race for governor tonight in Menasha. There's a forum at UW-Fox Valley and 10 candidates are scheduled to be there. Lee Snodgrass is ...
Jan 17, 2018
Vos says he cannot promise quick action on Lincoln Hills
The state's Assembly Speaker says he can't make any promises about acting on Governor Walker's plans for Lincoln Hills this year. Walker wants lawmakers to close the troubled youth prison this spring....
Jan 17, 2018
Advocate points out warning signs of human trafficking
The case of a missing Bellevue girl is leading an advocate to point out the warning signs of human trafficking. 15-year-old Kasey Vang was last seen on Saturday in Milwaukee and Brown County Sheriff's...
Jan 16, 2018
Statewide emergency alerts rare in Wis.
After what happened in Hawaii over the weekend, a spokeswoman for Wisconsin Emergency Management is talking about the department's process for issuing emergency alerts. Lori Getter says in Wisconsin, ...
Jan 16, 2018
