Category Archives: Local News
Hintz picked as new leader of Assembly Dems
A lawmaker from Oshkosh will be the new leader of the Democrats in the Assembly. Rep. Gordon Hintz was elected as the minority leader this afternoon with no opposition. Rep. Peter Barca of Kenosha res...
Sep 19, 2017
Group reaches out to vets to prevent suicide
Federal figures show 133 veterans from the state died by suicide in 2014, and the leader of a local group believes that's a hard number to verify. Barb Bigalke is the executive director of the Center ...
Sep 19, 2017
State appeals court upholds right-to-work law
A state appeals court upheld Wisconsin's right-to-work law today. The decision reverses a lower court ruling from last year that struck it down, calling it unconstitutional. Governor Walker signed the...
Sep 19, 2017
Appleton schools have new long-term capital plan
There's a 10-year plan on the books for capital projects for the Appleton school district. Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes says it mainly focuses on replacing roofs, boilers, windows, and playgro...
Sep 19, 2017
Police release name of G.C. murder victim
A 20-year-old man was the victim of Sunday's murder in Grand Chute. Police say Benjamin Graves was shot in the 600 block of S. Olson Avenue. They say he was found dead in the driveway of a duplex. Pol...
Sep 19, 2017
Piano teacher standing trial on molestation charges
A former village board member in Howard is on trial on charges that he molested two students during piano lessons. A jury started hearing the case of 64-year-old James Widiger this morning in Brown Co...
Sep 19, 2017
Suspects in G.C. murder expected in court
The suspects from a Grand Chute murder are scheduled to make their first court appearances today. Police are asking prosecutors to charge 19-year-old Trevor Teela with first-degree intentional homicid...
Sep 19, 2017
Lawmakers want governor to veto budget item
Two state lawmakers, on opposite sides of the aisle, want a provision in the $76 billion two-year budget out. The plan, put in by an unknown author, prohibits local governments and the D-O-T from cond...
Sep 19, 2017
Home sales up for August
Home sales around the state were up a bit last month. Economist Dave Clark of the Wisconsin Realtors Association says they rose by 0.6% in August compared to the same month last year. The market was b...
Sep 18, 2017
Local shelter takes in dogs after Hurricane Harvey
A local animal shelter is taking in over 50 dogs from the Houston area in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Deb Lewis is the executive director of the Fox Valley Humane Association. She says many of the a...
Sep 18, 2017
