Category Archives: Local News
Cameras help catch hit & run driver
Appleton police are crediting traffic cameras and tips for the arrest of a hit-and-run suspect. Officer Meghan Cash says officers took an Appleton man into custody around 5 a.m. today. The crash happe...
Oct 21, 2019
Home sales up in September
Last month was a good one for the housing market in the state. Economist David Clark of the Wisconsin Realtors Association says sales were up about five percent in September, compared to a year ago. T...
Oct 21, 2019
Name released of woman killed in crash
The woman killed in a crash last Monday east of Freedom was 52-year-old Laura Fahrbach of Shiocton. Outagamie County Sheriff's deputies say she hit a semi, after running a stop sign at Highways S and ...
Oct 21, 2019
DNR considering water rule changes
The DNR is working on changes to water pollution rules, and they could cost well-users, farmers, and wastewater treatment plants millions of dollars. The agency wants to restrict manure in areas that ...
Oct 21, 2019 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Hanna not running for re-election
Appleton's longtime leader will be leaving office next year. Mayor Tim Hanna made the announcement this afternoon at City Center Plaza, in the same place where he launched his first campaign before th...
Oct 21, 2019
One killed, three hurt in head-on crash
One man is dead and three other people are hurt after a head on crash yesterday afternoon around 4 p.m. in Shawano County. Sheriff's officials say the cars crashed at Highway 47/55, north of Highway A...
Oct 21, 2019
Appleton police identify hit and run driver
Appleton police have identified the suspect in a hit and run. Officers say the driver of a black Jeep rear-ended a motorcycle near Wisconsin Avenue and Oneida Street last night. The Jeep continued wes...
Oct 21, 2019 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Supple to help dedicate new field
Former Oshkosh North softball star Sydney Supple is back in her hometown this weekend to officially open the new ball field that she helped build. The diamond in Rainbow Park was financed through dona...
Oct 18, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Pilot killed in crash was from De Pere
The pilot killed in yesterday's crash near a private airfield is from De Pere. The Brown County Sheriff's Department says John Fiddelke hit a truck on Dutchman Road in the Town of Ledgeview. Patrick S...
Oct 18, 2019
UWO-Fox Cities sees enrollment drop
There's a big drop in the number of students at UW-Oshkosh's Fox Cities campus this fall, and administrators believe the economy is behind it. About 1,100 people signed up for classes, and that's down...
Oct 18, 2019 (Image provided by the UW System)
