Tag Archives: Local News

Library adding more security cameras
The City of Appleton is making some security improvements at the downtown library, and they include 10 new cameras. Director Colleen Rortvedt says those cameras will take care of some blind spots in t...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 21, 2019

Oshkosh booms from fighter jets
The booms that people were hearing around Oshkosh this morning are part of ongoing training by the Wisconsin National Guard. The fighter jets are making runs across the parts of the state through the ...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 21, 2019

Wrestling promoters sue arena owners
The owners of the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh are facing another lawsuit. ACW Wisconsin is accusing Fox Valley Pro Basketball of not paying bills from an event in April. The wrestling promoters ...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 21, 2019

Kaukauna could get new city logo
Kaukauna leaders are thinking about changing the city’s logo. Mayor Tony Penterman says council members agreed to hire a consultant to design a brand and logo. He thinks they’ll ask the co...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 21, 2019

Kimberly will take over outdoor siren
Kimberly is agreeing to take over the only outdoor siren in the village. Outagamie County is pushing communities to agree to maintain and replace them, when necessary. Village Administrator Dani Block...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 21, 2019

Calumet Co. jail inmate dies
The Calumet County Sheriff’s Department is reporting an 18-year-old inmate in the county jail died. Sheriff Mark Wiegert says corrections officers found the man just after midnight, and he wasn&...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 21, 2019

Busby officially resigns as coroner
Winnebago County’s longtime coroner is making it official that he’s resigning at the end of October. Barry Busby sent a letter to Sheriff John Matz, saying that his last day will be on Oct...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 21, 2019

Pillars meets matching grant goal
A group in the Fox Cities that helps the homeless reached its goal to get a matching grant. Pillars had 30 days to raise $30,000 to get another $30,000 from an anonymous donor. The group’s Beth ...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 21, 2019

Groundbreaking for Broadway Lofts
Affordable housing is going up in Green Bay. Ground was broken yesterday on the Broadway Lofts, a $23 million project in Green Bay’s Rail Yard district. City development director Kevin Vonck say...
Carol Patrizi Aug 21, 2019

Four in custody for fraud
Four Michigan men are being held in the Brown County jail for theft and credit card fraud. They were arrested yesterday after deputies caught them committing fraud at a Meijer store in Howard. They sa...
Carol Patrizi Aug 21, 2019



