Category Archives: Local News
Doyle Pool in L.C. closed for COVID-19 test
Little Chute is closing Doyle Pool because a staff member is getting tested for COVID-19. Village staff say there is very low to no risk to the public. It's the second time the village had to shut dow...
Jul 10, 2020
FVHA gets boost in fundraising drive
The Fox Valley Humane Association is getting some help in the push to receive a matching grant. Community First Credit Union is donating $10,000 toward the fundraising effort. The shelter in Greenvill...
Jul 10, 2020
Hate crime victim was former police officer
The man killed in a reported hate crime in Fond du Lac County used to be a police officer, and an agent for the state justice department. Fifty-five-year-old Phillip Thiessen of Fond du Lac died last ...
Jul 10, 2020
State GOP opens convention in G.B. today
The state Republican Party is holding a scaled-back convention this weekend in downtown Green Bay. About 300 people are expected to be at the KI Convention Center today and tomorrow. State Party Chair...
Jul 10, 2020
Appleton Children's Week schedule set
The Appleton Children's Week will be different this year, and organizers are putting together a series of safe activities. The events kick off with a drive-in movie in the Fox Cities Stadium parking l...
Jul 10, 2020
Man accused of going 104 miles an hour before crash
A 22-year-old man charged with killing three people is accused of speeding up to 104 miles an hour, just seconds before a crash in Green Bay. Prosecutors are filing three counts of second-degree reckl...
Jul 9, 2020
State launches COVID Connect test signup process
The state has a new registration system for coronavirus testing sites that the Wisconsin National Guard is running. Stephanie Smiley of the state Department of Health Services says COVID Connect lets ...
Jul 9, 2020
Pillars looking for volunteers at shelters
Two homeless shelters in the Fox Cities are open again, and Pillars is in need of volunteers to help run them. The organization has seen a big drop in volunteers because of the pandemic. Adult Shelter...
Jul 9, 2020
Evers to have judges pick redistricting panel
Governor Evers plans to have nine members on a commission that will redraw the state's political boundaries. People can start applying, and three retired judges will appoint everyone. One of the judge...
Jul 9, 2020
Man charged with killing motorcyclist in hate crime
A 33-year-old man is accused of a hate crime in the death of a motorcyclist in Fond du Lac County. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says Daniel Navarro deliberately hit an oncoming Harley-Davidson motorcycle ...
Jul 9, 2020
