Category Archives: Local News
Roth: Lawmakers closing in on budget
A top Republican in the Senate says it's just a matter of time before they hammer out the rest of the state budget. Senate President Roger Roth is from Appleton. Governor Walker said yesterday that GO...
Aug 23, 2017
Appleton Coated releases notice of potential layoffs
Attorneys for a paper mill in Combined Locks are taking a formal step with the state, in case they can't find a buyer. Appleton Coated notified the state Department of Workforce Development that 620 p...
Aug 23, 2017
Events will teach people CPR
People will have the chance to learn CPR this afternoon. The American Heart Association is partnering with local health care providers for CPR at the Park. It's at Fox Cities Stadium before tonight's ...
Aug 23, 2017
2nd suspicious package sent to police
Green Bay police say a second suspicious package was sent to an area police station today. The department did not say which agency received the mail. Yesterday a police captain and secretary at the Gr...
Aug 22, 2017
Stuck opposes Foxconn incentives
An Appleton Democrat says there are better ways to invest the proposed incentives for Foxconn. Rep. Amanda Stuck opposes Governor Walker's offer of up to $3 billion. The company would have to hire up ...
Aug 22, 2017
State investigates police shooting in Kewaunee Co.
State investigators are looking into what led to a police shooting in Kewaunee County last night. Sheriff Matt Joski says a man was killed by a deputy, after the sheriff's department was called to a h...
Aug 22, 2017
Gallagher weighs in on Trump's Afghanistan speech
A lawmaker from northeast Wisconsin says the U.S. needs to continue to fight in Afghanistan to make sure the Taliban and Al Qaeda don't have a safe haven. Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher of Gree...
Aug 22, 2017
G.B. cathedral to close for renovations
The cathedral for the Green Bay Catholic Diocese will be closing for about three months for renovations. The last mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in downtown Green Bay will be on September 3. Mic...
Aug 22, 2017
Walker: GOP has a deal on state budget
Governor Walker says Republicans have a deal "in principal" to end the impasse over the state budget. The biggest sticking point has been transportation funding, and Walker says they won't raise the g...
Aug 22, 2017
Police arrest 1, another on loose after chase
Ashwaubenon police say an early morning chase ended at Austin Straubel International Airport, and a man is in custody. Another is still on the loose. Police say officers tried to stop a car on S. Onei...
Aug 22, 2017
