Category Archives: Local News
Chilton man convicted of selling guns
A Chilton man is pleading guilty to a federal charge...for selling guns to a man in Australia. Prosecutors say 59-year-old Andy Huebschmann admitting to making guns, and parts, for a criminal and gun ...
Aug 05, 2019
Downtown shops try to benefit from Mile
Stores in downtown Appleton were hoping to get a boost from the crowds at Mile of Music. Jennifer Stephany of Appleton Downtown Incorporated says some put items on the sidewalks to draw attention to t...
Aug 05, 2019 (Image provided by Appleton Downtown Incorporated)
Grant will help with High Cliff playground
A grant will help the Friends of High Cliff State Park build a playground. Group President Paul Stelter says the David and Rita Nelson Family Fund is providing $100,000. The project is expected to cos...
Aug 05, 2019
Organizers planning for Mile of Music 8
The co-founder of Mile of Music says organizers are working on "a lot of cool stuff" leading up to next year's festival. Dave Willems says Mile 8 will be a little earlier, starting on July 30, 2020. H...
Aug 05, 2019 Mile of Music (Image courtesy Mile of Music)
Man gets 30 yrs for sexually assaulting kids
A Ripon man is going to prison for 30 years for sexually assaulting six children. Fifty-eight-year-old Terry Phelps was convicted of six charges in Fond du Lac County. If he lives long enough to be re...
Aug 05, 2019
Senators react to mass shootings
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh isn't saying whether he supports President Trump's call for strengthening gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings. But Johnson is showing signs of suppor...
Aug 05, 2019
Deer causes motorcycle crash, one dead, one hurt
A 68-year-old man is dead and a 70-year-old woman is hurt after a motorcycle crash on Saturday. Waupaca County Sheriff's officials say Thomas Goetsch and Patricia Goetsch are from Elkhart Lake. Deputi...
Aug 05, 2019
Schneider National cutting 85 jobs
Schneider National will lay off 85 workers because the Green Bay-based company is dropping its First to Final Mile service. The cuts will be made by the end of September. Schneider National says those...
Aug 02, 2019
32 people found sleeping outside in Fox Cities
The number of homeless people staying outside is up in the Fox Cities. Betsy Borns of Project RUSH says they looked around the area, several days ago, and found 32 people. She says they were sleeping ...
Aug 02, 2019
Mile artists get free dental work, screenings
Mile of Music artists can get free dental work done while they're in Appleton, along with screenings for hearing and skin cancer. It's part of the Artist Care program that's been in place since the th...
Aug 02, 2019
