Brown County News

Firefighters are looking for hot spots this morning. They're going up in a ladder truck and hitting any of the hot spots with water.

High near 57 degrees, low of 36 with patchy frost after 1 a.m. Wind gusts up to 34 mph.

The American Red Cross has designated Langlade Elementary School a shelter for people displaced by the Hilltop Place apartment complex fire.

Suburbs are now the center of rising poverty in Brown County rather than the city of Green Bay, the Green Bay Press Gazette reports .

Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma has Brown County Emergency Management preparing for the worst, telling families to make a plan before bad weather hits.

The City of Green Bay has agreed to pay $20,000 to settle a police brutality case, the Press-Gazette reports .

At a news conference at the Brown County Courthouse last Thursday afternoon which received substantial coverage on local television, local leaders called on State Senators Robert Cowles and Frank Lasee to join a rising chorus of GOP senators who have been wavering in support of Walker's plan to reject billions in federal Medicaid dollars for ... (more)

In a couple weeks you'll notice some Brown County sheriff's deputies patrolling in brand new squad cars after the cars are outfitted with the proper equipment.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has denied a Brown County man's petition to hear an appeal to his conviction for killing his four-month-old son.

Fire appears to have destroyed one of the buildings at Hansen Pallet on County Highway P in the Luxemburg area.

The Brown County Sheriff's Department reports 21 people have been taken into custody in connection with an alleged prostitution ring in Brown County including the Howard-Suamico areas.

The company say the outage was caused by an equipment malfunction at the substation that routes power to the customers who were affected.

Kaukauna could be the site of a new Walmart store. Mayor Gene Rosin says a Milwaukee-based developer has expressed interest.

The Brown County District Attorney says he has a huge problem on his hands. Two-thousand cases are waiting to be prosecuted, but he doesn't have not enough staff nor time to do it.

Charges have been filed against a Chicago man for stealing credit cards from health club locker rooms in Brown County.

BROWN COUNTY, Wisc. If you're heading in the area of Highway 41 and Highway 29, pay close attention.

The Bay Area Humane Society wants to clear up some confusion about losing one of its contracts.

Area food pantries got a boost today thanks to the Salvation Army, the Post Office and local residents.

Two members of the Green Bay police department will take part in Friday's ceremony honoring officers killed in the line of duty at the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial.

Today a group called "Citizen Action" held and event in Green Bay aimed at convincing our local Republican lawmakers to take a second look at the budget plan.