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Longtime state senator to retire
A longtime state lawmaker from the Madison area is going to retire at the end of the year. Democratic Sen. Mark Miller of Monona isn’t going to run for another term. He was first elected to the ...
Jan 21, 2020
Restaurants fined for breaking child labor laws
Some local fast-food restaurants will have to pay a fine for breaking child labor laws. The U.S. Department of Labor investigated some Wendy’s and Fazoli’s restaurants in several states. T...
Jan 21, 2020
Hunters got fewer deer in 2019
The number of deer killed by hunters in the state last year was down 14 percent. The DNR says the total of more than 288,000 is about 50,000 fewer than in 2018. The overall figure comes from all of th...
Jan 21, 2020
Man killed in snowmobile crash near Chilton
A 65-year-old man was killed in a snowmobile crash, west of Chilton. The DNR says Robert Hoerth lost control where a trail crosses Highway 151, around 10:45 p.m. Monday. The Calumet County coroner say...
Jan 21, 2020
Winnebago libraries help voters register
A group’s partnership with the Menasha Public Library to help people register to vote is expanding. Posy Thurow of the League of Women Voters says they’re also setting up stations at the o...
Jan 21, 2020
‘Suspicious package’ cleared in Sheboygan
A package left in front of the Social Security Administration building in Sheboygan is not dangerous. The Milwaukee Bomb Squad checked out the suspicious package this morning. Roads around the 1100 bl...
Jan 21, 2020
Students honor MLK by serving
Dozens of students at St. Norbert College made it a day on, not a day off, of service, in honor of Martin Luther King, Junior Day. They volunteered at a variety of organizations in the community. The ...
Jan 21, 2020
Rohloff gets a raise
Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff is getting a raise. The Common Council approves a three-point-five percent salary increase for 2020. Councilmember Jake Krause believes Rohloff had a strong year. Wit...
Jan 21, 2020
Developer has more plans for Kimberly mill site
A developer wants to put a restaurant and apartments on part of the Kimberly paper mill site. Village Administrator Danielle Block says Midwest Expansion will build on top of the foundation of some of...
Jan 21, 2020
Appleton library to look at policy on fines
Appleton’s library may be the latest to look at fines. Kaukauna eliminated them at the beginning of the year, becoming the first in the Fox Cities to take that step. Appleton Public Library Dire...
Jan 20, 2020
