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Brown County extends sales tax
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The 1/2 percent sales tax continues in Brown County. The county board votes to extend the tax until the county’s debt is eliminated, which is projected to be in 2037. Sin...
Landen Moore Aug 18, 2022

NWTC president to retire
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The president of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is retiring. Dr. H. Jeffrey Rafn will step down July 1, 2023. Rafn has served as NWTC president since 1997. He also serve...
Landen Moore Aug 18, 2022

1 displaced after Sheboygan house fire
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — One person is displaced after a house fire in Sheboygan. It happened Monday evening in the 700 block of Michigan Avenue. Crews arrived to find fire coming from the garage and b...
Landen Moore Aug 18, 2022

Driver evades law enforcement after lengthy chase
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. — A driver gets away from law enforcement after leading a chase in Fond du Lac and Dodge counties. A deputy tried pulling the driver over for speeding on State Highway 2...
Landen Moore Aug 18, 2022

Wisconsin issues health advisory over fentanly-laced drug deaths
MADISON, Wis. — The Department of Health Services issues a public advisory after the increase in deaths from drugs laced with synthetic substances, especially fentanyl. Officials say fentanyl is...
Landen Moore Aug 18, 2022

Poll shows Evers over Michels, Barnes over Johnson
MADISON, Wis. — Governor Evers leads his Republican challenger Tim Michels in the latest Marquette Law School Poll, 45 percent to 43 percent. That same poll shows Democrat Mandela Barns leading ...
Carol Patrizi Aug 17, 2022

Large amount of fentanly found during Shawano County drug bust
SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. — A drug bust in Shawano County reportedly yields enough fentanyl to kill 500 people. Menoninee Tribal police followed a vehicle from a suspected drug house Tuesday afternoo...
Landen Moore Aug 17, 2022

Worker dies at Kaukauna paper mill
KAUKAUNA, Wis. — A worker dies at a paper mill in Kaukauna. It happened Tuesday evening during operating hours at the Ahlstrom-Munksjo Thilmany Paper Mill. The worker’s name and further de...
Landen Moore Aug 17, 2022

Smoke forces evacuation of Menasha building
MENASHA, Wis. — A Menasha building is evacuated because of smoke. Crews responded to Opportunity Way late Tuesday morning after smoke was coming from the vents. Firefighters were able to locate ...
Landen Moore Aug 17, 2022

Winnebago County won’t take private money for elections
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Winnebago County goes on record opposing acceptance of private money to run elections. The Board of Supervisors Tuesday votes in favor of a resolution prohibiting the use of priv...
Landen Moore Aug 17, 2022




