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UW-Green Bay receives $2.3M gift to benefit several programs

GREEN BAY, Wis. — New pianos for music students are among the many ways a recent $2.3 million gift from Dean Emeritus Robert “Bob” J. Bauer will benefit students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. A decades-long professor and leader at the university, Bauer passed away in January of this year. “We are incredibly grateful for this amazing gift from Professor Bauer,” UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander said in a news release. “Bob’s dedication to UW-Green Bay and to the many things that make our city great were always inspiring to me. He truly saw the potential ...

Remember when?

NIAGARA, Wis. — This week’s “Remember When?” — provided by the Niagara Area Historical Museum — looks back on how the arrival of a determined paper manufacturer marked the beginning of “life behind the mill.” When John Frambach Stoveken, born in New York in 1841, set out ...

Time of day may have saved lives in Wisconsin tornado

First responders searched homes and buildings Tuesday for possible victims, a day after a powerful tornado touched down in northeastern Wisconsin, hollowing out homes and toppling power lines as it remained on the ground for more than 20 minutes. The Fox Cities region, which is home to ...

Tornado tears through Fox Valley area, leaving 30K without power

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A tornado struck northeastern Wisconsin on Monday, blackening the midday sky and sending workers sheltering in office basements as fierce winds splintered homes, scattered twisted metal across a highway and knocked out power to more than 30,000 people. There were no ...

Man bound over for trial in Niagara bar stabbing

MARINETTE, Wis. — A Fond du Lac man has been bound over for trial on a felony battery charge in a stabbing at a Niagara, Wis., bar on Memorial Day weekend. Jason Kallenbach, 40, on July 20 waived his preliminary hearing in Marinette County Circuit Court on charges of aggravated battery — ...

Tornado causes extensive damage, power outages in Fox Valley area

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A tornado struck northeastern Wisconsin today, blackening the midday sky and sending workers sheltering in office basements as fierce winds splintered homes, scattered twisted metal across a highway and knocked out power to more than 30,000 people. There were no ...