Category Archives: Local News
'Stargazing' teens busted for pot
Two teens who claimed they were stargazing, east of Fond du Lac, are in trouble with the law. The county sheriff's department says a deputy and his K-9 Koda found just over two pounds of marijuana in ...
Nov 08, 2017
L.C. to dedicate new vets memorial
Little Chute will mark Veterans Day with a special ceremony to dedicate a new veterans memorial. It's next to the village hall and the windmill in the downtown. The American Legion Post 258 upgraded t...
Nov 08, 2017
Outagamie Co. budget set for 2018
Next year's budget for Outagamie County is in place. The county board approved the plan unanimously. It sets the tax rate at $4.82 per thousand dollars of value. That's six cents lower than this year,...
Nov 08, 2017
Group backs golf course plan for Oshkosh Corp.
A local group is backing the plan to have Oshkosh Corporation build its headquarters on the city's golf course. The city council is meeting tonight to talk about the proposal. Jason White is the presi...
Nov 08, 2017
Gallagher: Trump's tweets could help with North Korea
President Trump's tweets draw a lot of attention, and a congressman from northeast Wisconsin says he should use Twitter to help with North Korea. Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher of Green Bay say...
Nov 08, 2017
LU students hold concert for inmates in Oshkosh
A group of students from Lawrence University put on two jazz concerts for prison inmates in Oshkosh today. Assistant music professor Tim Albright says it was organized by a piano instructor at the sch...
Nov 08, 2017
Freedom voters say 'no' to referendum
Voters in the Freedom school district shot down two referendum questions on Tuesday. Sixty-three percent said "no" to spending almost $67 million dollars on a new high school, and upgrades at the othe...
Nov 07, 2017
Study: Turnout among black voters dropped in 2016
A study shows turnout among black voters in Wisconsin dropped about 19 percent between the presidential elections in 2012 and 2016. That's more than four times the national decline. The report is by a...
Nov 07, 2017
3 counties in the region join lawsuit over opioids
Three counties in the region are part of a federal lawsuit against five prescription drug companies over opioids. 28 counties in Wisconsin say they marketed the painkillers even though they knew they ...
Nov 07, 2017
Group highlights rising graduation rates
Supporters of a program in Brown County say the local graduation rate is up over the last three years. Achieve Brown County released its annual report today. The group works on issues that impact peop...
Nov 07, 2017
