Category Archives: Local News
Appleton Area School District struggling with science proficiency [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis--Reading and math aren't the only subjects where students of color are struggling in the Appleton Area School District. A new report finds the district has not been able to close achieve...
Mar 05, 2025 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Man charged in Appleton drug overdose death
APPLETON, Wis. -- A $150,000 cash bond is set for a Menasha man accused in a drug overdose death. Julius Elmer is charged in Outagamie County Court with being party to first-degree reckless homicide a...
Mar 05, 2025 Julius Elmer (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Jail)
Incident involving armed man forces lockdowns at Menasha schools
MENASHA, Wis. -- A police incident causes a brief lockdown at three Menasha schools. Officers were called to a residence in the 600 block of 9th Street in the 1 p.m. hour Tuesday on the report of a ma...
Mar 05, 2025 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
Senior living proposed for former Kimberly-Clark headquarters in Fox Crossing
FOX CROSSING, Wis--The former headquarters of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Fox Crossing may become senior living. Evergreen Retirement Community of Oshkosh has purchased the 43-acre property alon...
Mar 04, 2025 (Photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society)
Closure of I-41 off-ramp in Grand Chute begins Monday
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- A long-term ramp closure in Grand Chute begins Monday. Crews will be working on the ramp from southbound Interstate 41 to Wisconsin Avenue as part of the I-41 expansion project be...
Mar 03, 2025 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation)
1 killed, 1 hurt in Fond du Lac County crash
TOWN OF WAUPUN, Wis. -- A Menominee Falls woman is dead following a crash in Fond du Lac County. Alexa Dunn reportedly crossed the centerline along State Highway 26 in the town of Waupun and struck a ...
Mar 03, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
1 hurt in De Pere duplex fire, explosion
DE PERE, Wis. -- One person is hurt in a house fire and explosion in De Pere. Crews were called to the duplex along Terry Lane around 1:45 p.m. Saturday to find smoke and the windows blown out. A resi...
Mar 03, 2025 jag_cz / Depositphotos.com
APD says Mauthe investigation closed
APPLETON, WI -- An investigation into former St. Francis Xavier principal Mike Mauthe is now closed, according to the Appleton Police Department. Our media partner Action 2 News has filed an open reco...
Feb 28, 2025 (Image provided by Xavier Catholic Schools)
First woman APD officer to be honored at FVTC
APPLETON, WI -- The first woman to serve as an Appleton police officer will be honored for her service. Mildred Gardner joined the police department in 1922. The Appleton Police Department's Facebook ...
Feb 28, 2025 Mildred Gardner, first woman to serve in the APD, to be honored at Women in Public Safety Day
Menasha man arrested in 2022 overdose death
APPLETON, WI -- A Menasha man is arrested in connection with an August 2022 overdose death. Appleton Police officers took 31-year-old Julius Elmer into custody Thursday on charges of 1st Degree Reckle...
Feb 28, 2025 Appleton Police Department logo (Image courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)
