Tag Archives: Local News
Group holds local conversation on racism
More than 800 people took part in an online event to learn more about social injustice and ending racism. Lawrence University’s Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Kimberly Barrett helped...
Aug 20, 2020
Protest organizer billed by Ashwaubenon
A woman is crying foul over a bill from the Village of Ashwaubenon for a protest she organized last month. Hannah Lundin of De Pere is being asked to pay more than $750. There’s an online petiti...
Aug 20, 2020
Kanye West won’t be on state’s presidential ballot
People in Wisconsin won’t be able to vote for rapper Kanye West in the presidential election. The state Elections Commission decided not to put him on the ballot, in a 5-1 vote today. West’...
Aug 20, 2020
Pelosi to Dems: Election ‘all riding on Wisconsin’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is telling state Democrats the presidential election is “all riding on Wisconsin.” She joined a virtual meeting today, with former U.S. Attorney General Eric Hol...
Aug 20, 2020
Evers proposes 1st Capitol statue of person of color
Governor Evers wants to put a new statue on the Capitol grounds, and it would be the first to honor a person of color. He’s looking for a $150,000 federal grant, and about two-thirds would be us...
Aug 20, 2020
Board of Regents signs off on state budget plan
The UW System’s Board of Regents is unanimously supporting a proposed two-year state budget. President Tommy Thompson wants to increase spending by 3-1/2 percent, and create a system-wide progra...
Aug 20, 2020
State’s unemployment rate drops to 7%
The job market bounced back a bit last month. The state’s unemployment rate went down from 8.6 percent in June to seven percent in July. Private companies also added more than 25,000 jobs. With ...
Aug 20, 2020
Trial ordered in Oshkosh murder
The suspect in an Oshkosh murder is facing a trial and pleading not guilty. A Winnebago County judge ruled during a preliminary hearing this morning there is enough evidence to order a trial for Joshu...
Aug 20, 2020
Rai: Something missing from school guidelines
The head of Prevea Health was hoping to see standard criteria for shifting between online and in-person classes included in a state agency’s guidelines for schools. The Department of Health Serv...
Aug 20, 2020
Local vets group closing in on milestone
The Fox Valley Veterans Council is nearing a milestone. President Jim Strong says over the past 10 years, the nonprofit has given nearly $1 million to local veterans. He says they’ve helped hund...
Aug 20, 2020
