Category Archives: Local News
UW campuses to carry Narcan
Narcan will now be available at many UW campuses thanks to a new partnership. The drug is used to treat opioid overdoses. State Attorney General Brad Schimel says Adapt Pharma will give the schools na...
Dec 13, 2017 (Image provided by UW System)
Utility company seeks approval for Foxconn power
A utility company is asking state regulators to approve a $140 million project to supply electricity to the Foxconn manufacturing complex in southeastern Wisconsin. American Transmission Company says ...
Dec 13, 2017
Meteor shower tonight
Tonight is the annual Geminid meteor shower. Barlow Planetarium Director Alan Peche says every year at this time the earth passes through the debris field of an asteroid, and he says it looks like a s...
Dec 13, 2017
Leaders talk Hortonville police chief candidates
The Hortonville police and fire commission met last night to talk about the candidates for the vacant police chief position. Diane Wessel is the village administrator. She says the commission is being...
Dec 13, 2017
Grand Chute gives land for indoor facility
The town of Grand Chute is giving the Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau about 20 acres of land to use for a proposed indoor sports facility. The land, worth about $1 million, is on the northea...
Dec 13, 2017
$5 million to end poverty given to non-profits
The Basic Needs Giving Partnership is awarding over $5 million in grants to end poverty in the region. The money is being split between more than 200 non-profits. Greg Vandenberg is the director of gi...
Dec 13, 2017
L.U. looks to attract low income students
Officials at Lawrence University in downtown Appleton are working with other schools to attract high-achieving, low to moderate income students. Ken Anselment is the Dean of admission and financial ai...
Dec 13, 2017
Shipyard project moves forward
A development project in Green Bay is moving forward. The $13.5 million Shipyard in downtown Green Bay has had a few setbacks and it was at risk last month when a local CEO showed concern over lack of...
Dec 12, 2017
Kimberly students get hands-on experience
A group of Kimberly students are working together to build a gathering place for the community. They're building a gazebo in the new Memorial Park. It's all a part of a class where, each year, student...
Dec 12, 2017
Fox Crossing manager faces formal charges
A Fox Crossing officer says a case that's getting some media attention may create harsher charges for similar crimes. Officer Jason Weber says 25-year-old Arron Hoch was charged with felony theft afte...
Dec 12, 2017
