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2 days ago | 
fox11online.com | David Go
APPLETON (WLUK) -- It's been six years since Appleton issued its last ticket for truancy. That wait will last a bit longer. The city voted to delay any enforcement of fines for truancy in the school district, despite rising absences in the student body. The district is the largest in the state without truancy tickets.
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3 days ago | 
fox11online.com | David Go
APPLETON (WLUK) -- Finding a suitor for a 43-acre college campus is no small task, especially when multiple counties own the site. The counties can now look for a new use for the campus, vacated as UW-Oshkosh at Fox Cities closes its doors after 77 years of serving the Fox Valley. Outagamie County's 36-person board approved a resolution, the final step in the county agreements.
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4 days ago | 
fox11online.com | David Go
KAUKAUNA (WLUK) -- One of downtown Kaukauna's historic buildings has a new purpose - a private community center that serves adults with disabilities. "There were holes in the floor and wires hanging," said Bryanna Moder, describing the building when they took over. "But we loved the old brick.
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1 week ago | 
fox11online.com | David Go
De Pere (WLUK) -- Talks have lasted decades, but construction on the South Bridge Connector project is now underway. The county shared those plans with residents on Thursday. "[We]look at that input," said Chris Hardy, Highway Commissioner for Brown County. "We evaluate that amongst all the other variables that we're considering for the design."The meeting drew a big crowd - for a big project.
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1 week ago | 
fox11online.com | David Go
Neenah voted to create an ordinance to charge a $30 wheel tax. (WLUK/David Go)
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1 week ago | 
fox11online.com | David Go
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- The average out-of-pocket cost for a four-year college degree, excluding living expenses, is now $30,000, according to a recent study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The study's results say that price is worth it. But although numbers don't lie, they also don't tell the whole story. So, we traveled to UW-Oshkosh to see if students who made the choice to pursue a four-year degree had any regrets.
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1 week ago | 
fox11online.com | David Go
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- The average out-of-pocket cost for a four-year college degree, excluding living expenses, is now $30,000, according to a recent study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The study's result say that price is worth it. Numbers don't lie, but they also don't tell the whole story. So we traveled to UW-Oshkosh to see if those who made that choice had any regrets. Of the 10 students we talked with, they all gave the same answer.
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2 weeks ago | 
fox11online.com | David Go
The Barlow Planetarium unveiled a new planetarium on Friday - a portable one. (WLUK/Mike Moon)
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2 weeks ago | 
fox11online.com | David Go
Local businesses expected to see an uptick in customers during draft week, but those customers never arrived. (WLUK)"We ramped up for everything," said Kendal Koch, owner of Mad Apple Burger & Billiard Co. "We made sure were staffed. We got extra inventory and stuff. And it's really a testament to what Lambeau Field did, because they really retained those customers and kept them there."Instead, it was a fairly normal week -- sentiments that were indicative of the businesses FOX 11 spoke with.
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2 weeks ago | 
fox11online.com | David Go
First, Speaker Robin Vos criticized the memo last week. "The very fact that Tony Evers is instructing his employees to either break federal law or not cooperate with law enforcement is a new low for Tony Evers," said Vos, a Republican who serves as speaker of the state assembly and represents the southern part of Racine County. FOX 11 asked his response on the Republican backlash, who say he's encouraging state employees to violate federal law. "That's baloney," said Evers.
