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UW System president to retire
The UW System president is going to retire. Ray Cross plans to keep working until his successor is on the job. He’s spent nearly six years as president. Before that, he was the leader of the UW ...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 25, 2019

State reserves at 40-yr high
The state has $1.7 billion in reserves. Wisconsin Policy Forum researcher Jason Stein says that’s the largest amount in more than four decades. He thinks the findings in the group’s annual...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 25, 2019

Make a Difference Day set for Saturday
Volunteers will be helping on projects around northeast Wisconsin tomorrow for Make a Difference Day. Volunteer Fox Cities is organizing the event. People will be working at nine places, including the...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 25, 2019

Mother in Seymour murders blames police
The mother of two girls murdered in Seymour is accusing police of mishandling their response. The nonprofit law firm Legal Action Wisconsin is releasing a statement from the woman, six months after a ...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 25, 2019

Hit and run driver kills six-year-old, hurts two other children
Milwaukee police say a six-year-old girl is dead and her four-year-old sister and a 10-year-old boy have serious injures after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. Police say the children were in a c...
Carol Patrizi Oct 25, 2019

G.B. mayor proposes tax increase
In his first budget, Green Bay’s mayor is proposing the city’s highest tax hike in recent years. Mayor Eric Genrich is proposing a three-point-two percent increase. He blames a decrease in...
Carol Patrizi Oct 25, 2019

Lawmakers react to WHEDA funding move
In a rare move, Majority Republicans on an Assembly committee are blocking a state agency’s plan to use revenue. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority got the nearly $17 milli...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 25, 2019

New sales tax sparks budget squabble
There’s a disagreement on how Outagamie County should spend the money from the upcoming half-cent sales tax. The tax starts January 1st, and it’s expected to generate $20 million in revenu...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 24, 2019

Firefighters surprised by homes without detectors
A smoke-detector check of homes in a neighborhood on Oshkosh’s south side found eight percent didn’t have any. Fire Department spokesman John Holland says calls that surprising and disappo...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 24, 2019

Stakeholders hold summit on suicide
Despite having more services available for people in crisis, suicide numbers in the Fox Valley aren’t going down. A summit in Kimberly yesterday focused on the continuing problem. Kaukauna High ...
Mike Kemmeter Oct 24, 2019




