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Timber Rattlers hold vote on food contest
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are holding a food contest again this year, and time is running out to vote. There are five finalists in the baseball team’s “Food Fight.” Chef Charlie ...
Mike Kemmeter Mar 04, 2020

Animal sex abuse bill becomes law
A lawmaker from De Pere is expressing relief that a new law will make it a felony to sexually abuse an animal. Republican Sen. Andre Jacque worked on the bill for years, and Governor Evers signed it y...
Mike Kemmeter Mar 04, 2020

Downtown G.B. bridge closing for 3 weeks
Starting next week, drivers in downtown Green Bay won’t be able to use the Main Street Bridge for three weeks. The city is closing it for maintenance on Monday. The bridge over the Fox River is ...
Mike Kemmeter Mar 04, 2020

Evers has state join suit over border wall
Wisconsin is joining 18 other states in a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s move to use $3.8 billion for the wall along the Mexican border. Governor Evers believes it’s illegal for the...
Mike Kemmeter Mar 04, 2020

Man charged with child porn again
A 31-year-old Scandinavia man is in jail, after Waupaca County Sheriff’s deputies say they found a substantial amount of child pornography. Thirty-one-year-old Brett Wolberg was convicted of chi...
Mike Kemmeter Mar 04, 2020

Day care owner charged with hurting kids
The owner of a day care in Oconto County is facing seven child neglect charges. Thirty-six-year-old Nicole Brewer was running “Ryan’s Rascals” on Highway C in the Town of Chase. Pros...
Mike Kemmeter Mar 04, 2020

NEW Zoo penguin chicks get names
The names of two penguin chicks at the NEW Zoo are Gilbert and Linus. The zoo in the Green Bay area held an online vote, and Gilbert and Linus got 78 percent. Gilbert is named after Dr. Tracey Gilbert...
Mike Kemmeter Mar 04, 2020

Boston Marathon survivor talks about recovery
A woman who lost her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 is sharing her story of recovery. Adrianne Haslet was in Ashwaubenon last night as part of Bellin Run’s 2020 Kids for Running...
Carol Patrizi Mar 04, 2020

Sexually assaulting animals now a felony
Sexually abusing animals is now a felony in Wisconsin. Governor Evers signed the bill into law yesterday. There’s been a push for years to increase penalties for sexually abusing animals in the ...
Carol Patrizi Mar 04, 2020

Losses continue to mount for bankrupt arena in Oshkosh
The losses continue to mount for the bankrupt Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh. In its latest court filing, Fox Valley Pro Basketball reports a net loss of $147,000 for January. That loss would have ...
Carol Patrizi Mar 04, 2020




