Category Archives: Local News
Panel votes down parking lot on ramp site
A proposal to build a parking lot on the site of the former Blue Ramp, next to Appleton's City Hall, isn't gaining much traction. The municipal services committee opposed the idea on a 3-1 vote. Ald. ...
Sep 24, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Advocate notes domestic abuse deaths in rural areas
A local advocate for victims of domestic violence says a report shows more people are being killed in rural areas. Wendy Gehl of Harbor House in Appleton says that's unusual. End Domestic Abuse Wiscon...
Sep 24, 2019
Group trying to register people to vote today
There's a push locally, and around the country today, to register more people to vote. The League of Women Voters is taking part in the campaign. State Executive Director Erin Grunze says they're hold...
Sep 24, 2019
Evers to push GOP on gun bills, medical pot
Governor Evers says he'll push Majority Republicans in the Legislature to pass changes to gun laws, and legalize medical marijuana, this fall. The governor and Democrats introduced bills requiring uni...
Sep 24, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)
2nd GOP candidate running for Congress
A second Republican is getting in the race for a northern Wisconsin congressional seat. Army veteran Jason Church of Hudson hopes to succeed Congressman Sean Duffy in the seventh district. The 30-year...
Sep 24, 2019
Name released of man killed in Ledgeview crash
The construction worker killed in a crash in the Town of Ledgeview yesterday morning was 46-year-old Eric Anderson of the De Pere area. Brown County Sheriff's deputies say he was trying to unload a bu...
Sep 24, 2019
Deadly FdL fire caused by smoking
The house fire in Fond du Lac that claimed three lives was caused by smoking. Division Chief Troy Haase of the fire department says based on interviews, and the location of the fire, they determined i...
Sep 24, 2019
Homeowner, 3 others hurt in house explosion
The Shawano County Sheriff's Department says the owner of a home on Verg Road was one of four people hurt in an explosion yesterday afternoon. They say Steve Verg and the others were taken to a hospit...
Sep 24, 2019
Missing Appleton man seen in Stevens Point
A missing Appleton man is seen in Stevens Point. There's a Silver Alert for 67-year-old Armando Rodriguez. Police say he was spotted at a KFC Restaurant between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. yesterday. Police say...
Sep 24, 2019
Drunk, speeding driver hurts others
Sheboygan County Sheriff's deputies are blaming a drunk driver for a crash on I-43 this morning. Deputies say the driver was speeding before crashing into the back of another car around 12:30 a.m. It ...
Sep 24, 2019
