Gov. Walker tours fire damage

Governor Walker was in Douglas and Bayfield counties yesterday, touring the damage left by the largest wildfire in Wisconsin, in the past 33 years. The blaze destroyed 17 homes, and a number of other buildings, while it burned 8,100 acres…

posted 2013-05-17 05:02:59 by WHBY

Salvation Army says need still high

The Salvation Army Fox Cities gave out more than 51,000 meals during its noon feeding program last year, and helped more than 37,000 people through its food pantry. Salvation Army officials announced the numbers yesterday, during an annual report to…

posted 2013-05-17 05:01:19 by WHBY

2013-05-16

25-year-old woman killed in Oshkosh fire

Oshkosh police are releasing the name of a woman who died after an duplex caught fire late Wednesday night. 25-year-old Theresa Schmitz was trapped on the second floor of the duplex in the 1600 block of Ohio Street. Firefighters were…

posted 2013-05-16 19:53:27 by WHBY

UW officials respond to Gov. Walker revision

UW-System officials are planning some significant changes in how they handle reserve funds, after Governor Walker revised his budget proposal for the schools. Walker is calling for a two-year tuition freeze and is cutting a funding increase from $181 million…

posted 2013-05-16 13:04:07 by WHBY

Jobs numbers show mixed results

Revised numbers from the Walker administration show the state added 32,000 private sector jobs between December of 2011 and the end of last year. The figures from the Department of Workforce Development update job numbers from the fourth-quarter of 2012. …

posted 2013-05-16 13:03:19 by WHBY

Lawrence students opening art gallery

A vacant store on College Avenue is getting new life today, thanks to art students at Lawrence University. Lawrence senior J-R Vanko is helping to open the Rabbit Gallery in the former Avenue Arts store next to the City Center…

posted 2013-05-16 13:02:12 by WHBY

Bay Beach holding math and physics event

Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay is serving as a classroom this week for about 400 students. Green Bay mayor Jim Schmitt says the middle and high school students are using their math and science knowledge to measure the…

posted 2013-05-16 13:01:09 by WHBY

Group holding fundraiser for tennis courts

A wine tasting tonight is raising money to keep tennis courts in an Appleton park. The Making Tennis Courts Happen group wants keep tennis in City Park. Alderwoman Cathy Spears says those courts are the oldest in the city, and…

posted 2013-05-16 13:00:36 by WHBY

One dead in Oshkosh fire

Oshkosh firefighters had to work fast last night to try to save a person trapped on the second level of a burning duplex. Fire department spokesman John Holland says crews got the 911 call around 11:30 p.m. and they got…

posted 2013-05-16 11:30:33 by WHBY

Appleton council delays bike lane decision

The Appleton city council will take a more time to think about a plan to add bike lanes to Mason Street. The city council referred the issue back to the municipal services committee last night. The plan is controversial, because…

posted 2013-05-16 05:05:54 by WHBY

Appleton officers receive awards

The Appleton city council honored several police officers last night, for their work over the past year. Police Chief Pete Helein recognized Officer Adam Nagel for his work on drng and gang cases. He also presented officers Jeremy Haney and…

posted 2013-05-16 05:04:46 by WHBY

Neenah passes food truck rules

Mobile food vendors will soon need a license to operate in Neenah. In an attempt to find a "happy medium" between brick and mortar restaurants and food trucks, the Neenah city council approved a set of new rules for mobile…