Foxconn says the DNR approved the air permits for the company's proposed flat-screen manufacturing campus in southeast Wisconsin. Foxconn applied for a half-dozen air permits and didn't release any other details. The plant in Mount Pleasant could cost up to $10 billion.

Police departments around the state are preparing for a big collection day for prescription drugs. Attorney General Brad Schimel was in Green Bay yesterday to talk about the opioid problem. The state's Drug Take Back Day is Saturday. Schimel says 70 percent of the time the drugs come from friends or family. He sa...

The leader of the state's ag department took tours of local farms yesterday to see the damage caused by the big snowstorm. Secretary Sheila Harsdorf says there are several problems that farmers could face going forward. She says some lost buildings and animals to roof collapses and it's unclear what insurance will c...

Oshkosh police say they caught a 17-year-old boy for two break-ins at a school, just north of the downtown. Officer Kate Mann says the teen burglarized Merrill Middle and Elementary School on W. New York Avenue, on Tuesday and Saturday of last week. He's from Madison, and he was taken into custody, after a short foo...

Stakeholders for the United Way Fox Cities gave an update on the past year this morning. The nonprofit held its annual report to the community in downtown Appleton. President Peter Kelly says they invested more than $1 million in innovative grants to deal with issues in the community. He says they also set a reco...

The city of Appleton is working to create a "quiet zone" to silence train whistles, and officials will have to make some minor parking changes. City crews will be putting in temporary or permanent medians at a number of railroad crossings. They'll block drivers from going around the crossing gates. Traf...

A music magazine is honoring two groups from Lawrence University with national awards. DownBeat released its winners, and the downtown Appleton school's jazz ensemble took home one of the top ones in the jazz ensemble category. Students Jake Victor and Jack Kilkelley-Schmidt won for their Jake Victor 5TET. Patty ...

An Omro man is the winner of a $1 million Mega Millions prize. He bought the ticket at a BP station on Omro Road in the town of Algoma, just outside of Oshkosh. He matched five out of five numbers, but not the Mega Ball, in the April 13 drawing.

A suicide prevention program in four counties was able to reach a milestone, two years earlier than expected. Stakeholders with the Question, Persuade, and Refer program were hoping to train 10,000 instructors between 2010 and 2020. Kathleen Fuchs is a volunteer with Samaritan Counseling Center. She says they tea...

Because sometimes 5000 ducks just want to go out for a walk.   [Facebook: Photography World]