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Jury rejects insanity defense for man convicted of hate crime in stabbing death in Green Bay prison
GREEN BAY – A prisoner who killed a Black prisoner at Green Bay Correctional Institution in 2022 did not have a mental illness impacting his decisions, a jury decided Thursday. It was the second verdict during a four-day trial. Joshua Scolman, 40, was convicted Tuesday of killing 25-year-old Timothy...
Ashwaubenon multi-venue restaurant project paused indefinitely after village denies funding
ASHWAUBENON − A new Anduzzi's Restaurant project will not move forward after the village of Ashwaubenon declined Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) funding. A site plan application for the project at 789 Armed Forces Drive was submitted on March 20, by GRAEF, an architecture and engineering firm. The application was approved with conditions on April 9 by the Village of Ashwaubenon's plan review committee but denied with a 4-2 vote by the plan commission board. It was finally approved in Tuesday's board meeting with a 4-3 vote, with three votes against due to parking concerns.
Winning $350,000 SuperCash ticket sold at De Pere Y-Mart store
DE PERE - A winning SuperCash ticket was sold at a De Pere gas station. The $350,000 prize was bought at De Pere Y-Mart, 1017 Fourth St., for the Wednesday drawing, Wisconsin Lottery announced. The winning numbers are 20-24-26-35-37-39. The odds of winning the $350,000 top prize are 1 in...
Operators of sober living facilities meet in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Representatives of sober living facilities from across the state are gathering in Green Bay this weekend to increase the quality of sober housing in the state. County health officials and state Department of Health Services employees will also be there. They’ll talk about best practices...
Multiple agencies needed to put out barn fire in Outagamie County
BUCHANAN, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities say multiple agencies were needed to assist in putting out a barn fire Monday afternoon in Outagamie County. According to a release from the Buchanan Fire Department, Crews from the Buchanan Fire Department, along with crews from Combined Locks, Hollandtown Fire, and Wrightstown Fire responded at 2:29 to a reported fire at N296 Loderbauer Road in Buchanan.
Hundreds convicted of a crime in Milwaukee County are at an aging state prison many want closed
State records indicate nearly 60% of the more than 1,000 men who are inmates at a state prison near Green Bay were convicted in southeast Wisconsin. And of that, 44% of the 1,014 men — that’s 445 — were convicted in Milwaukee County. Concern about conditions at...
What's being built in front of PetCo on Calumet Street? The Buzz has answers | The Buzz
APPLETON - Construction has begun on a new Pizza Hut at 3865 E. Calumet St. In September 2022, the City of Appleton issued a site plan approval for the location, which will be the third in Appleton. The chain pizza restaurant will be drive-thru, pick-up and delivery only with no space for dine-in seating. There will be six seats available for customers to wait for orders.
Fentanyl leads to most overdose deaths in Brown County. Officials take steps to curb opioid overdoses.
GREEN BAY – 2023 marked the second deadliest year for overdose deaths in Brown County over the last six years and a majority of the deaths involved fentanyl. Regardless of whether 2024 is headed in the right direction, Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach said at a media event Wednesday that even one overdose death is "too high."
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