Category Archives: Local News
Protester accused of extorting Madison businesses
Federal prosecutors are charging a Black man with extorting local businesses, for an incident that triggered a violent protest in Madison. Devonere Johnson was arrested Tuesday afternoon, after he wen...
Jun 26, 2020
DNR to reopen hunter safety classes
The DNR plans to restart in-person hunter safety classes, after a hunter advocacy group filed a lawsuit last week. The Kansas-based Hunter Nation believes the department has no authority to cancel the...
Jun 26, 2020 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Bridge work done on I-41 in Fox Cities
A project along I-41 in the Fox Cities is done. One lane in both directions was shut down in the Grand Chute, so crews could put in concrete barricades along the sides of two bridges. DOT spokesman Ma...
Jun 26, 2020
Possible payroll tax hike not expected until 2022
A study shows Wisconsin businesses may not face a payroll tax increase, until at least early 2022. Wisconsin Policy Forum Researcher Jason Stein says the state's fund for unemployment benefits was in ...
Jun 26, 2020
Habitat for Humanity trying to reach matching goal
The Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity is extending a fundraising drive. The organization is trying to raise $325,000 through a matching grant to help 17 families. President John Weyenberg s...
Jun 26, 2020
25-yr-old woman killed in I-41 rollover crash
A 25-year-old woman from the Green Bay area was killed in a crash on I-41 South this afternoon. Brown County Sheriff's deputies say she lost control of her SUV by Highway 172 in Ashwaubenon, and the S...
Jun 26, 2020
Good turnout for big blood drive
About 400 people donated blood, during a large drive in downtown Appleton this week. The Community Blood Center in Grand Chute puts on the MASH blood drive. Vice president of donor services Kristine B...
Jun 26, 2020
Saharan dust unlikely to reach state
The effects of a Sahara Desert storm are expected to be very minor in Wisconsin. First Alert Chief Meteorologist Steve Beylon says it's actually common for storms in Africa to stir up dust plumes from...
Jun 26, 2020
Appleton reports 4 more COVID-19 cases
There are four new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Appleton. Two got it through community spread, one had contact with a known case, and the other is under investigation. That brings the city's total to 2...
Jun 26, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Doyle Park Pool reopening in L.C.
The Doyle Park Pool in Little Chute will be open again tomorrow. Village leaders shut it down on Wednesday, because they say a worker wasn't feeling well. The person tested negative for COVID-19. They...
Jun 26, 2020
