Category Archives: Local News
Room tax fund for expo center in good shape
There are plans to pay off the loan for the Fox Cities Exhibition Center 10 years early, and save $10 million. Appleton Finance Director Tony Saucerman says they've been able to make bigger payments, ...
Mar 03, 2020 (Photo from WHBY archives)
2 state labs can run coronavirus tests
Two labs in the state can now run tests for coronavirus. Dr. Allen Bateman is with the State Laboratory of Hygiene at UW-Madison, and he says they're able to process them, along with the City of Milwa...
Mar 02, 2020
Group raising money for indoor athletic facilities
Oshkosh could be the next school district to build new indoor athletic facilities. A private group is kicking off a fundraising campaign to add a turf multi-purpose building at West and North High Sch...
Mar 02, 2020 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
G.B. schools may add private investigator
The Green Bay School District might hire its own private investigator. Human Resources Director Theresa Willems says there's a need for someone to handle the growing number of complaints about harassm...
Mar 02, 2020
Titletown owners think former depot has potential
The owners of Titletown Brewery think the historic train depot in downtown Green Bay has plenty of potential. Titletown is closing the brew pub that's been in the building, since the 1990s, and consol...
Mar 02, 2020
1 hurt in small fire at Oshkosh senior complex
One person had minor injuries, after a fire at an Oshkosh senior living complex. Firefighters went to Marion Manor in the 600 block of Merritt Avenue, around 2:45 p.m. Monday. They say there was smoke...
Mar 02, 2020
Murder suspect accused of planning attack
Prosecutors believe the suspect in the murder of a three-year-old Appleton girl initially planned to poison the girl and her pregnant mother. Both were stabbed in an attack at the 27-year-old woman's ...
Mar 02, 2020
Police still quiet 2 weeks after child deaths
It's now been two weeks since two children were killed in Kaukauna, and police still aren't providing any updates. Five-year-old William Beyer and three-year-old Danielle Beyer were found dead in a du...
Mar 02, 2020
Austin Straubel starts coat check service
Passengers at Austin Straubel International Airport won't have to take their coats on their plane with them anymore. The airport in the Green Bay area is following Milwaukee's lead, and offering a coa...
Mar 02, 2020
Valley Transit can better track riders
Valley Transit can collect more information through the technology that's available from the bus system's new app. General Manager Ron McDonald says they can keep track of how many riders get on, or o...
Mar 02, 2020
