Category Archives: Local News
2 housing projects planned for downtown Appleton
Developers are proposing two separate housing projects on the east end of College Avenue in downtown Appleton. Both are on the north side of College Avenue. Deputy Community Development Director Monic...
May 17, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Funeral arrangements set for firefighter
The funeral for Appleton Firefighter Mitch Lundgaard will be early next week. The Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin says there will be a public visitation on Monday afternoon. It will be at Appl...
May 17, 2019
Evers orders flags at half-staff for firefighter
Flags around the state are at half-staff, in honor of Appleton Firefighter Mitch Lundgaard. Governor Evers is issuing the order, and it will last through Lundgaard's burial. Evers issued a statement, ...
May 17, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Lundgaard's wife issues statement
The wife of Firefighter Mitch Lundgaard is issuing a statement through a family friend. The Facebook post credited to Lindsey Lundgaard calls her husband "an amazing husband and an even more amazing d...
May 17, 2019
Culver thinks welcome center naming is good fit
The name of a well-known alum adorns the Alumni Welcome and Conference Center at UW-Oshkosh. The building is now known as the "Culver Family Welcome Center" after UW-O alum Craig Culver. He looks as i...
May 17, 2019
Prosecutor won't file charges in Schmitt loan probe
A special prosecutor will not file any criminal charges in an investigation of former Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt. A number of city council members accused Schmitt of perjury and fraud, in connection ...
May 17, 2019
Search underway for Oshkosh man
An Oshkosh man is missing, and authorities have been searching in southeast Fond du Lac County this week. Oshkosh police say the 30-year-old man was last seen on Sunday, and his van was found at the A...
May 17, 2019 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Fox River Locks opening today
Boaters can start using the Fox River Locks again starting today. The Fox River Navigational System Authority will run them through September 15th. Director Jeremy Cords says they're working on a way ...
May 17, 2019 (Image from the Fox River Navigational System Authority)
Truck drivers from Wis. competing at FVTC
Truck drivers from around the state are in the Appleton area for a competition tomorrow. The Truck Driving Championships will be at Fox Valley Technical College in Grand Chute. Neil Kedzie of the Wisc...
May 17, 2019
Lundgaard's death was department's 1st in 86 yrs
The death of Appleton Firefighter Mitch Lundgaard in the first for the department in 86 years. He's also the fourth in history to be killed in the line of duty. Department records show Firefighter Lou...
May 17, 2019
