Category Archives: Local News
A man is honored for sharing his story of poverty
The founders of Ben's Wish are honoring a De Pere school administrator for sharing his story about growing up in poverty. Becky and Peter Delain started the program that gives a backpack of food to ch...
Nov 27, 2019
Appleton firefighters start wreath campaign
Every fire station in Appleton has a wreath outside of it, but it's not just a decoration for the holidays. Battalion Chief Derek Henson says they're kicking off their annual campaign to prevent fires...
Nov 27, 2019
Rain threat doesn't dampen Christmas Parade
The threat of rain didn't stop kids and their parents from sitting along College Avenue for Appleton's Christmas Parade Tuesday night. Mayor Tim Hanna believes the sprinkles that were falling at times...
Nov 26, 2019 (Photo from WHBY archives)
Photo of dying Appleton man with family goes viral
A picture of an Appleton man sharing a beer with family, before his death, is getting worldwide attention. The night before 87-year-old Norbert Schemm passed away, he had some beer from his hospital b...
Nov 26, 2019
FDA may get involved with CBD
With the market for CBD products growing, the federal Food and Drug Administration may step in. The agency sent warnings to 15 companies in the U.S. for illegally making specific medical treatment cla...
Nov 26, 2019
Appleton's school speech rules staying
The Appleton school district's rules for giving speeches at school events are staying in place. Administrators created them over the summer, after school board member Alvin Dupree talked about his Chr...
Nov 26, 2019 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Police: Woman robbed 4 businesses in G.B.
Green Bay police say a woman robbed four businesses on the city's east side in a seven-hour period on Sunday. They believe 24-year-old Brittney Gunderson had a gun, and she took off with money. They s...
Nov 26, 2019
Opening weekend deer numbers down
The numbers for the opening weekend of the gun-deer season are down substantially from last year. Hunters killed more than 90,000 deer over the first two days. That's a 27 percent drop. Last year's to...
Nov 26, 2019
Johnson stands ground on impeachment trial
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is sticking to his stance that he wouldn't recuse himself from voting, if there's an impeachment trial in the Senate. The Oshkosh Republican could be a witness in a trial because...
Nov 26, 2019
Oshkosh working on plan to reduce debt
The City of Oshkosh is looking to spend less on debt payments in the future. The Common Council will vote tonight on a new debt management plan. City Manager Mark Rohloff says about 30 percent of the ...
Nov 26, 2019 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
