Category Archives: Local News
11 venues split grant money
The Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau is awarding $225,000 in grant money to 11 local businesses impacted by the pandemic. Executive Director Pam Seidl says this one time grant will go the har...
Mar 05, 2021 (Image provided by Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Slender Man teen wants out of mental health facility
One of the teens convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the fictional Internet horror character Slender Man is expected to ask for release from a Wisconsin mental health facility. Nineteen-year-o...
Mar 05, 2021
Judge says no to man convicted of killing 4
A judge has rejected a request to withdraw no contest pleas by a man convicted of causing a western Wisconsin crash that killed three Girl Scouts and a mother in 2018. Colten Treu was sentenced to 54 ...
Mar 05, 2021
Murder suspect now charged with theft
A northwest Missouri man accused of killing two Wisconsin brothers has been charged with persuading someone to steal a trailer while he was in jail. Garland Nelson's trial in April on a charge of stea...
Mar 05, 2021
Ruffalo appears to still be running
Despite saying he would not actively campaign for the position, a candidate for the Appleton School Board appears to be holding campaign events. Edward Ruffalo publicly stated that he would not contin...
Mar 04, 2021 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Lifest returns in July
Lifest will return to Oshkosh this summer. Festival Director John Dougherty says the time is right to return to the festival grounds. Dougherty say precautions will be in place at the Sunnyview Expo C...
Mar 04, 2021
Lawrence names new President
Laurie Carter will be the 17th president of Lawrence University. The school making the announcement today that Carter will succeed Mark Burstein when he retires on July 1st. Carter looks forward to im...
Mar 04, 2021
Fire damages home in Green Bay
A home on Green Bay's west side undergoing remodeling has $10,000 in damage after a fire yesterday afternoon. Crews were called to the 800 block of South Fisk Street around 2:15 p.m. and found smoke c...
Mar 04, 2021 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
Man accused of sexual assault
Oconto sheriff's deputies have a 36-year-old man in custody accused of sexually assaulting a child. The Suring man was arrested on Sunday. Officials say the incident occurred in Suring.
Mar 04, 2021 Oconto County Sheriff's Office logo (Image courtesy Oconto Co. Sheriff's Office)
Governor Evers encourages schools to open early next fall
Wisconsin school districts may be allowed to start their next year early. Governor Tony Evers tells WisPolitics.com that the state will likely provide waivers to begin the school year before September...
Mar 03, 2021 (Image: Office of the Governor)
