Tag Archives: Local News
U.S. Venture has no deadline for ramp decision
If debate on a new U.S. Venture headquarters in downtown Appleton drags on, the company’s CEO doesn’t have a timeline right now for deciding whether to actually move forward. The city coun...
Oct 01, 2019
Business program for vets gets grant
A state grant will help more veterans get their business ideas off the ground or expand their existing ones. Fox Valley Technical College is receiving $100,000 for the school’s Venture Center. C...
Oct 01, 2019
Man charged in G.B. shooting
Prosecutors are charging a man with attempted murder for a shooting on Green Bay’s east side. Forty-four-year-old Tony Simmons, Sr. is accused of shooting a man and punching a woman at an apartm...
Oct 01, 2019
U.S. Venture trying to keep ramp costs low
Appleton leaders are going over the details of a proposed parking ramp for the U.S. Venture project, and the company’s CEO is pledging to work to keep the cost as low as possible. John Schmidt s...
Oct 01, 2019
Businesses to benefit from ‘Hamilton’ at PAC
The nearly three-week run of “Hamilton” at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center will be a boost for downtown businesses. The musical opens tonight, and there will be 24 performances throu...
Oct 01, 2019
Man gets 38 yrs in prison for molesting kids
A Neenah man is going to prison for 38 years for molesting children. David Velasco-Campechano’s victims were between seven and 14 years old, and he posted videos and pictures of them online. He ...
Oct 01, 2019
Court upholds lawnmower drunk driving arrest
A state appeals court is upholding a man’s drunk driving conviction for being on a riding lawnmower on a street. Police stopped Keith Shoeder in Rhinelander after he left a bar in 2017. He argue...
Oct 01, 2019
Special election dates for Congress to be moved
The dates for a special election for Congress in northern Wisconsin are going to change. Wisconsin Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney says ones Governor Evers chose don’t comply with a f...
Oct 01, 2019
Annual precipitation records in jeopardy
Some precipitation records will fall in northeast Wisconsin this year. StormCenter 2 Chief Meteorologist Steve Beylon says Green Bay will set a new mark this week. The precipitation record for Green B...
Oct 01, 2019
Prosecutors: Murder suspect had mental health issues
Prosecutors believe the man charged with killing his mother in Appleton had mental health problems. Investigators think 35-year-old Bradley Boettcher beat his mother to death in the apartment they sha...
Oct 01, 2019
