Category Archives: Local News
Lawmakers discuss closing G.B. state prison
State lawmakers heard about a proposal from a Howard Republican to close the Green Bay state prison. Representative David Steffen wants to replace it with a private prison that the state would lease. ...
Oct 19, 2017
Body pulled from Fox River was missing woman
The body found in the Fox River in Little Chute last Saturday morning was 20-year-old Caitlyn Xiong of Appleton. The Outagamie County coroner is waiting for the results of an autopsy, and the investig...
Oct 19, 2017
Kids eat breakfast with N-M firefighters
More than 40 kids are getting a chance to have breakfast with firefighters from Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue this week. The children all completed a smoke detector checklist. Firefighter Scott Gelhar sa...
Oct 19, 2017 Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue logo (Image courtesy Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue)
Nygren faces formal charges in overdose death
The daughter of a state lawmaker is facing formal charges in the overdose death of a pregnant woman. Prosecutors charged 28-year-old Cassandra Nygren this afternoon, over a week after she was arrested...
Oct 19, 2017
Appleton rejects bid for Jones Park
Work on Jones Park in downtown Appleton is still expected to get underway later this fall, but there was a bit of a hiccup. The city is rejecting a bid for the first phase of the project after the onl...
Oct 19, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Green Bay Packers, Microsoft create TitletownTech
The Green Bay Packers are teaming with Microsoft in hopes of growing the economy in northeast Wisconsin. They're creating TitletownTech, a three-part initiative to help entrepreneurs and existing comp...
Oct 19, 2017
Rally encourages speaking up about sexual assault
A rally at UW-Oshkosh last night helped start conversations about sexual assault, rape and violence. The Fox Valley Take Back the Night event stressed not staying silent. Stephanie Spellman of Neenah ...
Oct 19, 2017
Plans progress on senior housing in Little Chute
Plans are progressing for senior apartments in downtown Little Chute. James Moes is the village's community development director. He says the building will be four stories and have 40 units. Moes says...
Oct 19, 2017
Kaukauna leaders look at latest downtown plans
Kaukauna leaders are looking at plans for the latest phase of construction on the city's municipal complex downtown. Public Works Director John Sundelius says the new fire station should be ready in l...
Oct 19, 2017
Police ask for charges against mother of wandering child
Neenah police say they're asking prosecutors to charge a woman with child neglect after a young girl was wandering around. Police say the child was near the corner of Main and Lake streets west of the...
Oct 18, 2017
