Category Archives: Local News
Evers wants to use surplus on schools & cut taxes
Governor Evers is proposing to use $250 million from the state's budget surplus on public schools, and to cut property taxes. He's calling a special session of the Legislature to take up his plan. The...
Feb 06, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
State testing 4 more for coronavirus
The state is testing four more people for potential cases of coronavirus. The Department of Health Services reported the first confirmed case yesterday in the Madison area. Epidemiologist Tom Haupt sa...
Feb 06, 2020
Counselor now charged in federal court
A former counselor at Green Bay Southwest High School is now facing federal charges in a hidden camera case. Prosecutors are filing six counts of producing child pornography against Todd Naze. He's ac...
Feb 06, 2020
Man charged with injuring Oshkosh officer
A Milwaukee man is facing formal charges, after Winnebago County prosecutors say he grabbed two Oshkosh police officers in the neck. Twenty-nine-year-old Cornelius Pearson is accused of resisting arre...
Feb 06, 2020
Ashwaubenon public safety takes 'no confidence' vote
The public safety union in Ashwaubenon has "no confidence" in the village's administrator. Members took that stance against Allison Swanson, in a unanimous vote. Melanie Lovato is the secretary of the...
Feb 06, 2020
Johnson hopes to move forward after impeachment
Now that President Trump won the impeachment battle, a Republican senator from Wisconsin doesn't think Democrats would try again before November, even if new evidence would come forward. U.S. Sen. Ron...
Feb 06, 2020
Option approved for Blue Ramp, hotel site
A developer can put together plans for the former Blue Ramp and Conway Hotel site in downtown Appleton. The city is agreeing to a planning option that runs through the end of the year. Merge Urban Dev...
Feb 06, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Cowles: New PFAS law a 1st step
A state lawmaker from northeast Wisconsin says the first step in the PFAS nightmare is done. Governor Evers signed a bill that restricts firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals. Republican Sen. Ro...
Feb 06, 2020 Sen Robert Cowles announces he won't seek re-election in the newly redrawn 2nd District
Kimberly, L.C. set timeline for splitting libraries
Kimberly and Little Chute are ending their joint library system at the end of the year. Each village board unanimously agreed to a timeline this week. Little Chute Administrator James Felon doesn't th...
Feb 06, 2020
Cayer found competent to stand trial
A Brown County judge says a man charged with a double murder in Hobart is competent to stand trial. Twenty-nine-year-old Jacob Cayer is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Sabrina Teague, and her mo...
Feb 06, 2020
