Category Archives: Local News
Name released from deadly Hwy. A crash
The Milwaukee man killed in a crash on Highway A, north of the Fox Cities last night, was 61-year-old Jesus Flores. Outagamie County Sheriff's deputies say Flores crossed the centerline and hit an onc...
Aug 6, 2019 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
G.B Humane Society against proposed rule
The Wisconsin Humane Society in Green Bay is concerned about a proposal by state officials to creates tighter restrictions for dogs and puppies transferred to Wisconsin from out of state. The rule wou...
Aug 6, 2019
Kimberly declares a disaster
Kimberly officials are looking for help after a storm blew threw the village more than two weeks ago. The board declared the community a disaster last night in hopes of working with the county on disa...
Aug 6, 2019
One dead, one hurt in traffic crash
A 63-year-old Milwaukee man is dead after a crash in Outagamie County last night. The sheriff's department says he crossed the center line of Highway A, between Center Valley Road and Krueger Road, in...
Aug 6, 2019 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Paper industry has $11 bil regional impact
A report shows the paper industry has an $11 billion economic impact in northeast Wisconsin. New North Executive Director Barb LaMue says about 110 companies are involved with papermaking, and about 1...
Aug 5, 2019
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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2019
