Category Archives: Local News
Gas station workers join trafficking fight
Workers at gas stations around the state will now be watching for signs of human trafficking. The state justice department will provide training. Attorney General Josh Kaul says they can help catch su...
Jan 21, 2020
Downtown FdL group wants more murals
Downtown Fond du Lac may become more colorful this summer. The Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership is organizing a mural program to decorate the sides of buildings. Director Amy Hansen believes it will b...
Jan 21, 2020
Man killed in snowmobile crash near Chilton
A 65-year-old man was killed in a snowmobile crash, west of Chilton. The DNR says Robert Hoerth lost control where a trail crosses Highway 151, around 10:45 p.m. Monday. The Calumet County coroner say...
Jan 21, 2020
ATW numbers up 10% in 2019
The number of passengers at Appleton International Airport were up 10 percent last year. Spokesman Pat Tracey says that's on top of a 24 percent jump in 2018, making them one of the fastest growing ai...
Jan 21, 2020 (Image from Appleton International Airport)
Outagamie Co. might drop out of planning group
Outagamie County is threatening to leave a regional planning group. The East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission covers eight counties. The county's finance committee voted unanimously Tues...
Jan 21, 2020
Hintz proposes vaccination law changes
A Democratic state lawmaker is trying to make it easier to get vaccines. Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh is working on three bills. One would give 16-year-olds the chance to decide wh...
Jan 21, 2020
Longtime state senator to retire
A longtime state lawmaker from the Madison area is going to retire at the end of the year. Democratic Sen. Mark Miller of Monona isn't going to run for another term. He was first elected to the Assemb...
Jan 21, 2020
Restaurants fined for breaking child labor laws
Some local fast-food restaurants will have to pay a fine for breaking child labor laws. The U.S. Department of Labor investigated some Wendy's and Fazoli's restaurants in several states. The Fazoli's ...
Jan 21, 2020
Hunters got fewer deer in 2019
The number of deer killed by hunters in the state last year was down 14 percent. The DNR says the total of more than 288,000 is about 50,000 fewer than in 2018. The overall figure comes from all of th...
Jan 21, 2020
Winnebago libraries help voters register
A group's partnership with the Menasha Public Library to help people register to vote is expanding. Posy Thurow of the League of Women Voters says they're also setting up stations at the other librari...
Jan 21, 2020
