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State lawmakers honor Hanna
Some state lawmakers are looking back on Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna’s time in office. They honored him at City Hall this afternoon, with a proclamation. Hanna isn’t running for re-election, ...
Feb 24, 2020
Wildlife Sanctuary hopes stolen hedgehog returns
Veterinarians at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary are concerned about a stolen hedgehog. “Clover” went missing last Friday, after someone pried open her enclosure and took her. Curator Lor...
Feb 24, 2020
Businesses hope NFL draft rumors come true
Businesses around Lambeau Field hope unconfirmed reports that Green Bay will host the 2022 NFL Draft are true. Stadium View Sports Bar General Manager Amanda Watson thinks it would bring in a lot of b...
Feb 24, 2020
Crews fight paper machine fire at Proctor & Gamble
Crews from several fire departments helped put out a fire at Proctor and Gamble’s plant on the north side of Green Bay this afternoon. Firefighters say a paper machine caught fire, and there was...
Feb 24, 2020
Snowmobile deaths on the rise
A deadly weekend for snowmobilers raised the death toll this season to 17. Three people were killed last weekend, bringing the total in February to nine. The DNR says February is often the deadliest m...
Feb 24, 2020
Student, mother suing school over gun shirts
A Shattuck Middle School student and his mother are suing an associate principal at the Neenah school, for not letting him wear shirts with guns on them. A gun rights law firm in northern Georgia is r...
Feb 24, 2020
Charles the Florist to close
A flower shop in downtown Appleton is closing, after 66 years in business. Charles the Florist owner Susan Soczka says Friday will be the last official day at the store, in the 200 block of E. College...
Feb 24, 2020
Olsen to retire from Senate
After 26 years at the Capitol, a state lawmaker will retire at the end of the year. Republican Sen. Luther Olsen of Ripon decided not to run for re-election in the 14th district. He says it’s be...
Feb 24, 2020
Sturgeon season numbers up slightly
Sturgeon spearers had some more success this year, despite the tough ice conditions over opening weekend. They got more than 800 fish from Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes. That’s up three p...
Feb 24, 2020
Appleton will pay more for concrete work
Several concrete street projects in Appleton will cost more than the city had hoped. Public Works Director Paula Vandehey says for the second straight year, only one company put in a bid for the concr...
Feb 24, 2020
