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Names of Molson Coors shooting victims released
Police are releasing the names of the victims of yesterday’s shooting at Molson Coors in Milwaukee. They’re 50-year-old Dale Hudson of Waukesha, 51-year-old Gene Levshetz of Mequon, 33-yea...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 27, 2020

GOP could try to override tax cut veto
Majority Republicans in the Assembly aren’t ruling out trying to override Governor Evers’ veto of a tax cut bill. The proposal would’ve cut income taxes by $250 million and lowered p...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 27, 2020

G.B. school board considers consolidation
The Green Bay School District is looking at possible consolidations. Administrators are projecting up to a nine percent decline in enrollment by 2030. It’s expected to have the biggest impact on...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 27, 2020

Free student GO Transit rides finalized
A proposal to give Oshkosh students free bus rides is now a done deal. The school board approved its funding for the GO Transit program. All kids in the district will be able to hop on for free. Board...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 27, 2020

PAC hits education series milestone
More than 400,000 students have now gone to an education series show at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. President Maria Van Laanen says they passed the milestone this morning. Kids from Pre-K t...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 27, 2020

Kaukauna teacher brings therapy dog to class
A “teacher’s pet” is making Kaukauna High School students feel better about themselves. English teacher Betsy Brooks is bringing her trained therapy dog “Chewbacca” to cl...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 27, 2020

Shawano crash victims were married
The victims of a deadly crash in Shawano were married. Seventy-six-year-old Orville Jacobs and his 73-year-old wife Judith of Shawano were hit by a pickup truck. Police say 76-year-old Edith Huettl of...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 27, 2020

Man arrested for murder of 3-yr-old girl
Appleton police arrested a man for the murder of a three-year-old girl, and the stabbing of a 27-year-old pregnant woman. Officer Meghan Cash says the woman and her unborn baby are both in stable cond...
Jonathan Krause Feb 27, 2020

Coronavirus has similarities to flu
Coronavirus is continuing to spread, and a state health official believes it’s somewhat similar to the flu. Dr. Ryan Westergaard of the Department of Health Services says so far, the rates of pe...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 27, 2020

Appleton changing tracking of student absences
Appleton school administrators want to have a better breakdown of student absences. Whether students have missed a few minutes of a class, or part or all of a day, they’ve been recorded the same...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 26, 2020




