Category Archives: Local News
Walker to sign budget in Neenah
Governor Walker will be in Neenah tomorrow afternoon to sign the state budget. He'll be at Tuller elementary school around noon. Neenah school district spokesman Jim Strick says it is an honor to host...
Sep 20, 2017
Guard troops are back from Florida after Irma
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard who were in Florida to help victims of Hurricane Irma are back home. About 650 troops spent about a week there, including some from the Appleton-based 2nd Batta...
Sep 20, 2017
Fire damages duplex in Oshkosh
A fire on the north side of Oshkosh damaged a duplex last night. Fire department spokesman John Holland says it started in the upstairs of the upper-lower duplex, in the 2600 block of Wisconsin Street...
Sep 20, 2017
State budget now on Walker's desk
The state budget is now in the hands of Governor Walker. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos signed it this morning, completing a procedural step that puts the two-year, $76 billion plan on the governor's desk...
Sep 20, 2017
Body found after house fire in Waushara Co.
One person died in a house fire in northeast Waushara County. The sheriff's department says crews found a body inside the home this morning. Firefighters were called to the house on Highway A in the t...
Sep 20, 2017
Calumet Co. creates half-cent sales tax
Calumet County will have a half-cent sales tax starting next spring. The county board voted 11-7 last night to create the tax, with the revenues coming back to the county. It could generate about $2.5...
Sep 20, 2017
Bazaar After Dark postponed
Tonight's Bazaar After Dark on Appleton's north side is being postponed because of the potential for lightning. Nikki Hessel is the director of Pulse Young Professionals Network. She says they have a ...
Sep 20, 2017
Provision on trails raises safety concerns
A provision in the state budget dealing with sidewalks and trails is raising concerns about safety. Lawmakers slipped a proposal in the budget that would ban communities from using eminent domain to a...
Sep 20, 2017 (Image from Village of Fox Crossing)
People talk NAFTA in Kaukauna
An organization hosted a town hall meeting in Kaukauna last night to talk about NAFTA re-negotiations. David Newby is the president of the Wisconsin Fair Trade Coalition. He says speakers talked about...
Sep 20, 2017
Accused killer's bond set at 500K
A 19-year-old man is facing a murder charge for the shooting death of an Appleton man. Trevor Teela of Grand Chute was in Outagamie County court this afternoon, two days after 20-year-old Benjamin Gra...
Sep 19, 2017
