Category Archives: Local News
Year contentious between Evers, GOP
It's been a contentious year of divided government at the state Capitol. Republican lawmakers used a lame-duck session a year ago to strip some of the powers from newly elected Democratic Governor Ton...
Dec 23, 2019
Competency exam ordered in Appleton murder case
The suspect in an Appleton murder will have to undergo a competency exam. Bradley Boettcher is charged with killing his mother, Lee Ann Dorn, at her apartment on the city's south side. She was found d...
Dec 23, 2019
KGB 'followers' charged in church incident
Two men described as "followers" of former Green Bay Packers player Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila had loaded handguns and ammunition when they went to a Green Bay church last week. KGB's children were in a Chr...
Dec 23, 2019
Ribble would've followed district on impeachment
A former congressman from northeast Wisconsin says he wouldn't have voted to impeach President Trump. But Reid Ribble also personally believes what the president did with Ukraine is an impeachable off...
Dec 23, 2019
Moran: It could take time to have Dem front-runner
A national political reporter for ABC News believes it could be a long Democratic primary process in the race for president next year. Terry Moran is a Lawrence University graduate, and he was a guest...
Dec 23, 2019
Warmer temps to last through Christmas
Santa may not have to bundle up to make his Christmas deliveries this year. First Alert Chief Meteorologist Steve Beylon says the unseasonably warm weather will continue, with temperatures about 15 de...
Dec 23, 2019
Trader Joe's sign in Wausau a prank
Pranksters are getting a lot of people in Wausau thinking a Trader Joe's is coming to their city. Someone put up a banner on the former Shopko store in Wausau that said "Trader Joe's coming soon." Pic...
Dec 23, 2019
Wausau's snowball fight ban could be lifted
Snowball fights in Wausau might be legal again. The city created a law in 1962, banning people from throwing rocks, snowballs and other things that could seriously hurt someone. The city council presi...
Dec 23, 2019
$1 mil donated to Oshkosh Boys and Girls Club
The Oshkosh Boys and Girls Club is getting a $1 million donation. Karlene Grabner from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation says they've been meeting with the anonymous donor for some time, and the m...
Dec 23, 2019
Oshkosh YMCA gets new leader
The Oshkosh YMCA is promoting from within for its new leader. Senior Vice President Jeff Schneider will become the new CEO on January 24th. Schneider has been with the Oshkosh YMCA for 27 years. He wi...
Dec 23, 2019
