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West-side Green Bay street to close from July 29 until early October to replace bridge
GREEN BAY - Larsen Road on Green Bay's west side will close between Lambeau and South Taylor streets, the Department of Public Works announced Thursday. Here's what you need to know: Why is the road closed? ...
'I was just outraged'; Green Bay settles lawsuit, agrees to pay $200,000
The lawsuit was brought on by the Wisconsin State Senate after listening devices were discovered in City Hall. Senator André Jacque says that he was appalled and worried about sensitive conversations.
Green Bay settles eavesdropping lawsuit with two plaintiffs as legal bills top $1 million
GREEN BAY - The city has settled with two plaintiffs and a federal judge dismissed a third plaintiff, bringing an end to a federal lawsuit over the installation of audio recording devices in Green Bay City Hall that has cost taxpayers more than $1 million. Former City Council member Tony Theisen, one of...
Green Bay committee OKs $10 million in contracts for 'once-in-a-generation' development on JBS-donated land
GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Finance Committee approved over $10 million in contracts on Tuesday to build a first-of-its-kind neighborhood in the city, combining multi-family and multi-generational housing that project leaders hope will be a "model for the nation" in a time of housing insecurity. Calnin & Goss, an Appleton-based excavation...
Green Bay mayor settles city hall spying case
(The Center Square) – Green Bay’s mayor has agreed to never spy on people at city hall again. Mayor Eric Genrich made the promise as part of the settlement in the lawsuit over hidden microphones at city hall. Genrich had the microphones installed outside of the city council chambers in 2021. The mics fed back to the city’s police department. The mayor at the time defended the microphones as a...
Green Bay area non-profits celebrate Community Block grants
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Several Green Bay area non-profits are celebrating into the weekend after being selected to receive federal grant money through the city. The money comes from what’s called the Community Block Grant Program. It’s vital federal funding the city receives every year and can choose how to disperse it into the community to help target key issues and services. This year, more than $300,000 will be split up between seven non-profits.
Point-in-time count: Number of people unhoused in Brown County surges from last year
GREEN BAY- Overnight on Wednesday, Newcap, a local nonprofit in Green Bay that addresses homelessness, partnered with the Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition to lead its point-in-time count — a count of the number people who are unhoused in Green Bay. The count is conducted twice a year — once in...
Things to do in Green Bay this weekend: Sunflower Festival, Blizzard playoffs
GREEN BAY - Get the family outside for some sunflowers or hay rides this weekend, or support a local playoff game. Here are some things going on around the Green Bay area this weekend. Beer Baron Cemetery Walk ...
Impactful Local Nonprofits Awarded $300K+ by City of Green Bay, Federal Programming
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — For more than half a dozen local nonprofits, Friday was a big day. More than $300,000 in total was awarded to them thanks to grants from the city of Green Bay as part of the Community Development Block Program, a federal program. “I was...
DNR Investigating New Manure Spill That Killed Fish In Wisconsin
It's common knowledge that water bodies are important in many ways, while also serving as great places to have recreational fun. That's why it's important to protect them from pollution and other things that can disrupt the natural ecosystem. However, despite our best efforts, water bodies are compromised in various ways.
Northeastern Wisconsin business leaders, mayors urge civility, voting over partisanship, anger
DE PERE - Kurt Voss and Sachin Shivaram disagree politically on many things — Voss hosted Donald Trump Jr. in De Pere; Shivaram hosted President Joe Biden in Manitowoc — but they still meet monthly for breakfast to talk politics and business. Voss, CEO of AmeriLux, and Shivaram, CEO of Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry,...
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