Category Archives: Local News
LU gets grant to focus on teaching trends
A $500,000 grant will go to Lawrence University to train staff on new techniques for teaching students. Provost and Dean of Faculty Catherine Kodat says they're targeting entry-level courses. She says...
Aug 25, 2017
Deputies concerned about rising traffic deaths
More people have died on Outagamie County roads so far this year than all of last year, and the sheriff's department is raising concerns. Sgt. Nathan Borman says drivers are putting themselves and oth...
Aug 25, 2017
Appleton pools will close tomorrow
Appleton's swimming pools will be closing for the season tomorrow. It will mark the end of the debut of the new Erb Pool. Pools supervisor Kabel Helmbrecht says crowds were at capacity for the first t...
Aug 25, 2017
90-degree days are elusive this summer
Temperatures dipped into the upper 40s last night, and they haven't reached 90 in Appleton or Green Bay for 13 months. Meteorologist Jeff Last is with the National Weather Service office in Green Bay....
Aug 25, 2017
G.C. police search for man after standoff
Police are looking for a man, after a standoff in Grand Chute yesterday afternoon. Police Chief Greg Peterson says there was an argument over a gun between a man and a woman in an apartment on W. Four...
Aug 24, 2017
Evers: Lawmakers should oppose Foxconn deal
A Democratic candidate for governor says lawmakers should vote against the proposed incentives for Foxconn. Superintendent of schools Tony Evers officially joined the race yesterday. Evers admits that...
Aug 24, 2017
More deaths on Outagamie Co. roads than last year
More people have died on Outagamie County roads so far this year than all of last year. Sgt. Nathan Borman says 14 people were killed in 2016. He says the total in 2017 is already 16. Borman says dati...
Aug 24, 2017
State budget panel returns to work
For the first time in over two months, members of the Legislature's budget-writing committee are getting together at the Capitol today. The budget was supposed to be done by the end of June, but Repub...
Aug 24, 2017
Green pleads not guilty to child abuse charge
A former running back for the Green Bay Packers is pleading not guilty to a felony child abuse charge. Ahman Green was in Brown County court this morning. Prosecutors say Green was trying to get his 1...
Aug 24, 2017
Details set for Starks garage sale in Howard
The moving sale of a former Green Bay Packers running back is scheduled for tomorrow and Saturday. James Starks is hosting it at his home in Howard. Janel Bedor-Griffiths is from BumblePuppy Sales. Sh...
Aug 24, 2017
