Category Archives: Local News
Peace Tree lit in Green Bay
Every year around the holidays a local non-profit lights a Peace Tree at the Brown County Courthouse. It looks like a Christmas tree but the Peace Tree is actually a year-round symbol for peace that s...
Nov 25, 2019
Man sentenced for killing three in family
An Illinois man is sentenced to 32 years in prison in a crash that killed three members of a Wisconsin family, including a doctor, a nurse and a dentist. 40-year-old Timothy Vandervere of Beach Park, ...
Nov 25, 2019
Nicolet Bank buys Choice Bank
Nicolet National Bank completes its purchase of Choice Bank. All Oshkosh branches of Choice Bank will be re-branded as Nicolet banks. The two institutions filed their paperwork with the Securities and...
Nov 25, 2019
Former leaders at UW Oshkosh want charges dropped
Attorneys for two former UW Oshkosh administrators accused of illegally guaranteeing debt from the UWO Foundation want an amended criminal complaint dismissed. Former Chancellor Richard Wells and Form...
Nov 25, 2019
Cowles didn't expect veto on CNA bill
A Republican lawmaker is disappointed Governor Evers vetoed a bill that would lower the training requirements for certified nursing assistants. Sen. Rob Cowles of Allouez says he fully expected the go...
Nov 25, 2019 Sen Robert Cowles announces he won't seek re-election in the newly redrawn 2nd District
Johnson gets in race for Appleton mayor
There's another candidate for Appleton mayor. Dana Johnson is launching his campaign. He owns Mood Salon in Grand Chute and a business consulting company. Johnson hopes to improve the riverfront, brin...
Nov 24, 2019
Children's Hospital focusing on mental health
There's a new statewide effort to deal with mental health and kids. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin wants to create universal screenings, and give families easy access to care. CEO Peggy Troy is conc...
Nov 24, 2019
Marine surprises kids by coming home
Kids at Light Up Appleton were writing letters to Santa on Saturday night, and one Little Chute boy got his wish early. Marine Sgt. Troy Nieland surprised his two sons by coming home from his deployme...
Nov 24, 2019
Cost for Thanksgiving dinner up slightly
The cost to make a Thanksgiving dinner is going to be about the same as last year. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation says the grocery bill for the 15 most common items for a meal for 10 people come...
Nov 24, 2019
WWII vet gets book back
A World War II veteran from Appleton says he's relieved and in "7th Heaven" that someone found his book on the history of his Army unit. Ninety-eight-year-old Lloyd Ellefson lost the book a few weeks ...
Nov 22, 2019
