Category Archives: Local News

Climate change task force draws big interest
About 50 people wanted to be on a new City of Appleton task force on climate change. Mayor Tim Hanna says that's the biggest demand he's seen for a committee in his 24 years in office. He says he was ...
Jan 26, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)

4 seriously hurt in Hwy. 45 crash
Four people have life-threatening injuries after a crash on Highway 45, south of New London this morning. The State Patrol says they were all in a car that hit a semi, head-on, near Ledge Rock Road, a...
Jan 24, 2020 (Image provided by Wisconsin State Patrol)
More people dying from flu than coronavirus
While coronavirus is generating a lot of attention, more people are dying from the flu right now. China is reporting 26 deaths from coronavirus, and there are 15 flu-related deaths in Wisconsin so far...
Jan 24, 2020

Port of G.B. has best year since 2007
The shipping season at the Port of Green Bay is coming to an end, and it was the best one in 12 years. Nearly 2.3 million tons of cargo moved through the port. That's up eight percent from a year ago....
Jan 24, 2020
State's general fund deficit drops
A report shows the state is getting in better financial shape. The Wisconsin Policy Forum found the deficit in the general fund was almost $775 million, at the end of the last fiscal year. That's down...
Jan 24, 2020

G.B. schools to show off referendum work
Almost three years after voters approved a referendum, the Green Bay school district will let people see how the money was spent. Seventy percent said "yes" to the nearly $68 million in projects. Spok...
Jan 24, 2020

LU hosting annual trivia contest this weekend
Lawrence University's annual trivia contest is this weekend. On-campus and off-campus teams will answer questions for 50 straight hours. The contest starts at 10 p.m. tonight and runs until midnight o...
Jan 24, 2020

UWO offers free application week
UW-Oshkosh is letting prospective students apply for free next week. The no-fee application period runs from next Monday through Sunday, February 2nd. The typical fee is $50.
Jan 24, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)

Police arrest man after violent struggle
Several Appleton officers and a K-9 helped get a wanted man into custody, after what police are calling a violent struggle. Three officers had minor injuries, but they returned to duty right away. Pol...
Jan 24, 2020
Christmas display in Kaukauna moves again
A large North Pole Christmas display in Kaukauna is moving again. Organizer Troy Campbell set it up in an industrial park along Badger Street and Prospect Avenue this past Christmas. It was the first ...
Carol Patrizi Jan 24, 2020


