Category Archives: Local News
G.B. man claims $50K from Powerball
A man from Green Bay claimed his $50,000 prize from last Wednesday's Powerball drawing. He bought the ticket in Ashwaubenon at an Express gas station on S. Oneida Street. Four other people in the stat...
Aug 29, 2017 (Image from the Wisconsin Lottery)
United Way ready to help hurricane victims
Workers at the United Way's 211 hotline in the Fox Cities are ready to help in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Manager Lisa Smith says calls can be transferred to them if other call centers are overwhel...
Aug 29, 2017
Sessions to speak in G.B. today
Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be in Green Bay today. He's giving a speech to the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children about opioid abuse. The group is meeting at the KI Convention Cent...
Aug 29, 2017
Pollen counts highest in 4 years
Pollen counts in northeast Wisconsin this season are the highest in four years. Doctor Steve Kagen of Kagen Allergy Clinic says the rain hasn't helped some people. He says when it rains, the pollen co...
Aug 29, 2017
State creates elder abuse task force
The state justice department is creating a task force on elder abuse. Representative John Macco says in nearly 15 years, 24 percent of the population will be over 80 years old. The Ledgeview Republica...
Aug 28, 2017
G.B. man drowns in marina
Door County sheriff's deputies say a 61-year-old Green Bay man drowned near his boat in a marina. They believe it was an accident. The department got a call Sunday morning about a missing person at th...
Aug 28, 2017
Gas prices in NE Wis. not expected to spike after hurricane
An expert doesn't expect gas prices in northeast Wisconsin to climb too much in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Nick Jarmusz of AAA Wisconsin says about half of the refineries in the U.S. are in the gul...
Aug 28, 2017
Semi driver killed in crash near Eden
The driver of a semi was killed in a crash in Fond du Lac County, near Eden. The State Patrol says a 62-year-old man from Salinas, Calif. didn't stop for a stop sign at the intersection of Highways 17...
Aug 28, 2017
Salvation Army assisting with Houston relief efforts
A number of groups are helping with the relief efforts in the Houston area, and that includes the Salvation Army. Robb Waugus is a spokesman for the Salvation Army Fox Cities. He says food, water and ...
Aug 28, 2017
Richmond & Northland roundabout to open Friday
A major intersection on Appleton's north side will open on Friday. DOT crews have been building a roundabout at Richmond and Northland Avenues. Project manager Tim Rank says the whole intersection wil...
Aug 28, 2017
