Brown County News

Seven people were charged with felonies Friday for allegedly dealing methamphetamines to undercover informants - sometimes in an elementary school or church parking lot.

Brown County narcotics agents arrested five men and a teenager late Thursday after making a series of methamphetamine buys.

Brown County has collected more hazardous household waste this year than any previous year.

The city of Green Bay paid more than $300,000 to a Wausau-based law firm to handle legal issues related to 13 of the city's labor unions in 2007 and 2008.

Allouez has become the latest municipality to join a countywide fire department cooperative agreement.

Last week's bust of a drug ring will put a dent in Fox Valley marijuana supplies - at least temporarily.

Since the beginning of the Door County Home Builders Association 30 years ago, competitors have become friends.

The Brown County Sheriff's Department has released the names of the three people injured in an early morning crash on Highway 41.

A person from Portage County has died from the H1N1 virus. Without releasing much personal information, the health department said the patient had underlying health conditions.

TOWN OF SCOTT - The New Franken Fire Department and Brown County Sheriff's Department are waiting to confirm that a man has been rescued after his boat capsized in the waters of Green Bay.

A familiar sound of the holiday season can once again be heard throughout Northeast Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has revised its rules on shoreland development in an effort to give many property owners more expansion flexibility while protecting the environment.

News of death and severe illness because of the swine flu makes Alfredo Atkinson of Green Bay anxious.

Jim Doyle's trade mission to Israel is scheduled to begin on Friday. According to the State Department of Commerce, the weeklong trade mission is designed to promote several of Wisconsin's industries.

Many ceremonies were held in Northeast Wisconsin to recognize Veterans Day. The Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena hosted an annual ceremony.

Reynold C. Moore was brought to Brown County Circuit Court from prison Tuesday for a hearing.

A 32-year-old Sobieski man was charged Monday in Oconto County for robbing two convenience stores at gunpoint in two months.

The Brown County Board approved a 2010 budget Monday that was $589,086 lower than County Executive Tom Hinz's proposed budget and one that would increase the county's portion of the property tax about $6 on every $100,000 of property value.

Brown County sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal confrontation in the Town of Scott.

The Brown County Health Department has received a limited supply of seasonal flu vaccines for all age groups.