Category Archives: Local News
Cross proposes merging 2 and 4-year UW campuses
There's a proposal to merge the UW System's two-year campuses with the four-year schools, and UW Fox Valley would be connected with UW Oshkosh. UW Fond du Lac would also join them as a regional branch...
Oct 11, 2017
Brown Co. deputies search for 24-yr-old missing woman
Brown County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a 24-year-old woman, and they think she might be in danger. Azure Dunbar was last seen yesterday in Howard. Deputies say she was arguing with a man name...
Oct 11, 2017
Appleton Fire Station No. 4 will be closed for repairs
A project at a fire station on Appleton's north side is forcing the department to move the fire trucks and firefighters to another location. Station No. 4 is at the corner of Meade and Greenfield stre...
Oct 11, 2017
Former Kaukauna school could become apartments
A developer wants to turn a former Catholic elementary school in Kaukauna into apartments. St. Aloysius school is on the south side, and the project isn't sitting well with a number of neighbors. Mayo...
Oct 11, 2017
Hortonville gets 1st assisted living facility
Hortonville now has an assisted living facility. Care Partners Assisted Living and Memory Cafe is hosting its grand opening today. Village Administrator Diane Wessel says they've heard from families w...
Oct 11, 2017
Johnson weighs in on gun control
Wisconsin's Republican U.S. Senator says gun control is ineffective, and it's difficult to answer how one proposal would have prevented a shooting incident. But Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh says he doe...
Oct 11, 2017
Cross proposes merger for 2-yr UW schools
The leader of the UW System wants to merge the state's two-year schools with its four-year campuses, in effort to boost enrollment. The proposal from President Ray Cross would essentially make the two...
Oct 11, 2017 (Image provided by UW System)
Lawmaker's daughter arrested on possible drug homicide charge
Two people are in custody on possible drug-related homicide charges, including the daughter of a state lawmaker. Twenty-eight-year-old Cassandra Nygren and 33-year-old Shawn Gray were booked into the ...
Oct 11, 2017
LU hosts webcast for Giving Day
Lawrence University is hosting a 10-hour live webcast to raise money for the school. The university's Kayla Schumacher says it's part of their annual Giving Day event. She says the webcast will be a c...
Oct 11, 2017
Gallagher weighs in on bump stocks
A local congressman is weighing in on bump stocks. Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher of Green Bay says they shouldn't necessarily be banned, but stricter laws need to be put in place. He says sinc...
Oct 10, 2017
