Category Archives: Local News
Nygren gets 13 yrs in prison for drug charges, overdose
The daughter of a state lawmaker is going to prison for 13 years for the overdose death of a pregnant woman and other drug charges. Cassandra Nygren and her boyfriend, Shawn Gray, sold heroin to Jenni...
Feb 20, 2020
Appleton man arrested for sex assault, child porn
Appleton police have a 44-year-old man in custody on possible charges of sexual assault of a child and child pornography. Officer Meghan Cash says Troy Meyer of Appleton was arrested at his south side...
Feb 20, 2020 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Survey shows many in Brown Co. aren't 'fine'
A survey of people in Brown County show most aren't "fine." The health and well-being nonprofit WELLO launched a survey last summer. It asked nearly 1,400 people across the county about their physical...
Feb 20, 2020
$1.2 million raised for G.B. non-profits
The numbers are in after a 24-hour online fundraising drive for Green Bay non-profits. Almost 2,800 people gave more than $1.2 million dollars to 40 organizations. Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humani...
Feb 20, 2020
Oshkosh Ave. Bridge closes today
Drivers in Oshkosh will have to start getting used to not having the Oshkosh Avenue Bridge for a while. The DOT is closing it today, and it's not expected to reopen for four months. The state is refur...
Feb 20, 2020 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Community service officer charged with child porn
Prosecutors are charging a community service officer for the Grand Chute police department with possessing child pornography. Twenty-three-year-old Casey Welk is facing 10 counts. He was arrested at h...
Feb 20, 2020
Kaukauna community waits for answers on deaths
Three days after two children were found dead at a home in Kaukauna, police haven't said much about what happened. Five-year-old William Beyer and three-year-old Danielle Beyer were in a duplex in the...
Feb 20, 2020
Decision on sculpture on hold until March
Appleton leaders want to give a group some more time to find a different place for a controversial sculpture. The city's municipal services committee is holding off on a decision to let Sculpture Vall...
Feb 20, 2020
Appleton council may weigh in on redistricting
Appleton's city council could go on record, supporting a nonpartisan redistricting process. Council President Kyle Lobner says 13 of the 15 members agree. He believes redistricting should ensure fair ...
Feb 20, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Senate tax cut vote delayed
Majority Republicans in the Senate will have to wait to vote on their proposal for nearly 400 million dollars in tax cuts. Democrats blocked a vote yesterday, and called for some of the state's projec...
Feb 20, 2020
