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Oshkosh officials continue work on budget
The Oshkosh Common Council resumes work tonight on its 2020 budget. City manager Mark Rohloff says the focus of this workshop will be major projects. He says debt management will be a big issue. The O...
Sep 18, 2019
Winnebago moving away from elected Coroner position
Winnebago County is moving away from having an elected Coroner. The Winnebago County Board approves a resolution calling for the elimination of the elected Coroner position switching to a hired Medica...
Sep 18, 2019
Waupaca teen charged with terrorist threat
Waupaca police continue to investigate a threat by a student at Waupaca High School. Seventeen-year-old Dominick Silva is charged as an adult with a terrorist threat and he’s out on bond. Court ...
Sep 18, 2019
New prosecutors could help with reforms
Winnebago and Outagamie counties will each get two more prosecutors. Winnebago County District Attorney Christian Gossett hopes that will help expand the county’s treatment and diversion program...
Sep 18, 2019
Police on lookout for THC vaping cartridges
Local drug investigators are watching for vaping cartridges with THC in them. They’re not only illegal, but they’re linked to most of the cases of severe lung illnesses tied to vaping. Lt....
Sep 17, 2019
Bill would help families of fallen officers
A proposal to give health insurance coverage to the families of police officers killed in the line of duty comes 10 years after lawmakers guaranteed it after firefighters die. The widows of three poli...
Sep 17, 2019
Dinner highlights hemp
Hemp growers got a chance to showcase their crop, during a special dinner in Green Bay last night. Dennis Nelson brought leaves from his own field in Suamico to Tenet Restaurant. He says the raw leave...
Sep 17, 2019
List includes Appleton in ‘Best Places to Live’
Appleton is on a list of the “Best Places to Live in America.” Money magazine is ranking the city 89th. Two other Wisconsin cities are also on the list. Madison is ranked eighth, and Wauke...
Sep 17, 2019
Local counties getting more prosecutors
There will be two new prosecutors in Outagamie and Winnebago counties. Governor Evers stopped in Green Bay today to announce how he’s distributing 60 positions that are included in the state bud...
Sep 17, 2019
Birkholz’s widow supports bill for families
The widow of a Fond du Lac police officer killed in the line of duty is pushing for a bill to pay the health insurance premiums for the immediate families of fallen officers. Ashley Birkholz lost her ...
Sep 17, 2019
