1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (345+ words) I'm your neighborhood reporter for Fox Cities, living and working out of Appleton. APPLETON (NBC 26) " Fox Valley Technical College instructors in Appleton are weaving artificial intelligence tools into their classrooms, using the technology to train students for the demands of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (384+ words) GREENVILLE (NBC 26) " What began as a fun day on the ice has turned into an Olympic pathway for a New London teenager. Fifteen-year-old Caleb Dusek, a sophomore at New London High School, is working his way through the USA Luge…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (229+ words) APPLETON (NBC 26) " As students in Green Bay took to the streets Tuesday afternoon, a similar scene was playing out just south in Appleton. Starting at 2 p.m., students from multiple Appleton Area School District campuses walked out of class as part of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (319+ words) MANITOWOC COUNTY (NBC 26) " A childcare shortage affecting families nationwide is being felt along Wisconsin's Lakeshore, where local childcare centers say demand far exceeds available resources. A new loan program aims to help childcare providers expand their capacity to meet growing…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (197+ words) Researchers analyzed data from more than 10,500 children in the largest long-term study of brain development in the United States. The findings show a clear pattern: the younger children were when they received their first phone, the greater their health risks…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (475+ words) The Trump administration is setting new pathways for youth aging out of the foster care system under First Lady Melania Trump's "Be Best' initiative. President Donald Trump signed the executive order, alongside the First Lady, Thursday. "I predict this small…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (232+ words) New Mexico is now the first state in the nation to guarantee free child care for all families, regardless of income. The new initiative, which began Nov. 1, is expected to save families about $12,000 per child each year. "Child care is…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (375+ words) GREEN BAY (NBC 26) " Across the street from East High School October 23, students and community members gathered in Joannes Park for a call to action. "Bring Niko back," they chanted. The rally came one week after the school's head football coach,…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (281+ words) For the first time in history, the number of obese children worldwide has surpassed the number who are underweight, according to a new UNICEF report. The study found that one in 10 children globally are living with obesity, shifting the conversation…...

6+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (310+ words) I'm your neighborhood reporter for Fox Cities, living and working out of Appleton. APPLETON (NBC 26) " The benefits of reading to children begin as soon as they're born, according to experts who emphasize that early literacy creates a foundation for lifelong…...