Tag Archives: Local News

Work starting on hotel in downtown L.C.
A hotel in downtown Little Chute will start taking shape. Cobblestone Hotel and Suites will be at the corner of Main and Madison streets. Village Administrator James Fenlon hopes it will lead to more ...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 31, 2020

Hwy. 96 open in Kaukauna after project
Construction on Highway 96 in Kaukauna is done. The DOT rebuilt the road between Lawe and Claribel streets. There are also on-street bike lanes, and safety improvements at some of the intersections. W...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 31, 2020

Lawmakers don’t meet for special session
The special session on policing didn’t last long today. Majority Republicans in the Assembly and Senate took the formal steps of opening the session, and they went into recess in less than 30 se...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 31, 2020

Steineke to lead task force on race
The leader of the Assembly task force on racial disparities is from the Fox Cities. Majority Leader Jim Steineke of Vandenbroek will be the chair. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos also wants members to look...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 31, 2020

Johnson supports Trump visit to Kenosha
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh is calling it a “sad state of affairs” that Governor Evers is asking President Trump to stay out of Wisconsin. Trump plans to come to Kenosha to...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 31, 2020

State may need help with unemployment fund
Wisconsin might need to borrow money from the federal government to pay unemployment benefits. The number of claims, and the amount of time many people have been jobless, are depleting the state’...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 31, 2020

Brown Co. joining child custody pilot program
The Brown County Child Support Agency will take part in a pilot program. The goal is to find out if people involved in child custody and paternity issues feel better about the outcome, if they underst...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 31, 2020

Local groups seek federal funding for tourism plan
Several groups want to put together a master plan for tourism in the Fox Cities, and they’re applying for federal stimulus money to help pay for it. Appleton Community Development Director Karen...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 31, 2020

New clinic opens in Fox Crossing
A new clinic in Fox Crossing is opening today. Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Specialists built a 60,000 square foot facility on W. American Drive, near the Highway CB exit from Highway 10. Dr. Joe Mc...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 31, 2020

Many arrested in Kenosha not from city
Most of the people arrested in connection with protests and riots in Kenosha aren’t from that city. The police department reports of the 175 people taken into custody in the past week, 102 of th...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 31, 2020




