Category Archives: Local News
Appleton launches 1st 'community school'
Jefferson Elementary on Appleton's southwest side is the district's first "community school." District Diversity Coordinator Pa Lee Moua says they want to help children and their families by connectin...
Sep 03, 2019 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
De Pere man caught after crime spree
A 66-year-old De Pere man is in custody, after a crime spree and chase in Marinette County. Sheriff's deputies say he was driving a stolen car from Green Bay when he hit a gas pump at a station in Cri...
Sep 03, 2019
Man charged in shooting over cabbage
Prosecutors are filing formal charges against a man accused of shooting at his house, after he got into an argument with his father over cooking cabbage. They say 31-year-old Robert McMahon of Menasha...
Sep 03, 2019
Suspect dies after police shooting
Fox Valley Metro police say the suspect in a chase died, after police shot him in Kaukauna. Lt. Mark Wery says the person was driving erratically on I-41, and Appleton police started the chase around ...
Sep 03, 2019
Abandoned dog dehydrated and starved
A dog is recovering after being abandoned. Fond du Lac police say he was left behind when his owners moved out of their home. The home's landlord found the dog on Sunday and called police. Renee Webb ...
Sep 03, 2019
Students back in school today
It's the first day of school for students around the Fox Valley. Appleton Superintendent Judy Baseman says they're stressing four areas, to make sure students have a good year. She says they're going ...
Sep 03, 2019
FVTC vet tech students have training partners
Fox Valley Technical College is using some partnerships to help students in the new veterinary technician program. Agriculture Department Chair Lori Nagel says they'll be working with animals at the F...
Sep 02, 2019
Schools to run safety drills early in year
With the school year underway, it won't be long before students will be going through safety drills. Glenn Rehberg is the head of the state's office of school safety, and he doesn't think they should ...
Sep 02, 2019
Father, son visit every Appleton park
An Appleton man and his six-year-old son toured every park in the city, during the summer. Keith Schuch says he wanted to make sure Blake got outside and played. The six-year-old has autism, and Schuc...
Sep 02, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Wrightstown boy healthy after liver transplant
A Wrightstown boy is going to be with his friends at school today, after he underwent a liver transplant several months ago. Eight-year-old Brayden Auten was hit by an unknown virus in April. His fath...
Sep 02, 2019
