Category Archives: Local News
Backpack campaign to help students
There's a fundraising campaign to raise money for school supplies for children in the region. The Neenah-Menasha Emergency Society is involved in a larger program, called Backpacks for Kids. The group...
Jul 27, 2020
WPS solar project reaches halfway point
Construction on the biggest solar energy project in the state is halfway done. Wisconsin Public Service spokesman Matt Cullen says they've installed more than 250,000 panels on a former field in north...
Jul 27, 2020
Carbon monoxide leak in FdL sends 8 to hospitals
Eight people went to a hospital, after a carbon monoxide leak at Quality Packaging on Fond du Lac's west side yesterday afternoon. The fire department says warehouse workers were complaining of sympto...
Jul 27, 2020
Donor giving UW System for online learning
The UW System is receiving $2 million from an anonymous donor to help with online learning this semester. The money will be used to train faculty and staff in online teaching, and get laptops, tablets...
Jul 27, 2020 (Image provided by UW System)
1st bank in Menominee Co. opening this yr
The first bank on the Menominee Indian Reservation is expected to open in Keshena in December. The Oneida Nation-owned Bay Bank currently has two branches in the Green Bay area. The new location is pa...
Jul 27, 2020
State reports 8.5% of COVID-19 tests came back positive
The state is reporting 8.5 percent of new coronavirus tests were positive. There are 590 more confirmed cases in Wisconsin, on a day when about half of the typical number of results came back. Yesterd...
Jul 27, 2020
Mask requirement now in effect in G.B.
Green Bay's city-wide mask rule is now in place. Masks are now required in buildings that are open to the public, like stores, bars, and restaurants. The mandate doesn't cover churches. Anyone five or...
Jul 27, 2020
Fox River Locks busier this summer
More people are using the Fox River Locks. Fox River Navigational System Authority CEO Jeremy Cords says the pandemic is keeping people closer to home. He believes people feel comfortable being in a b...
Jul 27, 2020 (Image from the Fox River Navigational System Authority)
Gas prices still low during usual peak demand time
Lower-than-normal demand is keeping gas prices down, and a spokesman for AAA Wisconsin thinks that's unusual. Nick Jarmusz says demand should be peaking around this time of the summer. He says it's al...
Jul 27, 2020
Truck driver gets 20 yrs for sexually assaulting boy
A registered sex offender will spend 20 years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a child during a four-day trip. Brian Wickersham was arrested at a truck stop in Bellevue in 2018, after traveli...
Jul 27, 2020
