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Fire causes $100,000 damage to Appleton home
APPLETON, Wis. -- A fire causes $100,000 in damage to an Appleton home. The Appleton Fire Department responded around 8 a.m. Sunday to a report of smoke coming from an unoccupied home in the 1700 bloc...
May 19, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
Appleton considers changing a portion of North Oneida Street to two-way traffic
APPLETON, Wis--A portion of North Oneida Street in downtown Appleton may go from a one-way to a two-way. Traffic Engineer Eric Lom says patients at the new Mosaic Health Clinic in the 100-block of One...
May 16, 2025 cloudia / Depositphotos.com
Severe weather causes 'significant' damage in Dodge County [AUDIO]
JUNEAU, Wis. -- The Dodge County Sheriff's Office reports significant damage as a result of severe weather Thursday evening. According to the National Weather Service, a tornado was confirmed over May...
May 16, 2025 Houses and trees are damaged in Mayville, Wis., as a result of severe weather May 15, 2025. (Photo courtesy Wisconsin State Patrol)
Appleton West H.S. sports facility named for Happel's
APPLETON, WI -- The new indoor sports practice facility at Appleton West High School will be named for a long-time educator. Claudine and Jim Happel are paying 250-thousand dollars for naming rights o...
May 15, 2025
Colorado man convicted in Oshkosh prostitution sting
OSHKOSH, WI -- A Colorado man arrested in an prostitution sting in Oshkosh reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Romon Mitchell is convicted in Winnebago County Court on charges of Possession of a Fir...
May 15, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
Appleton considers two way traffic for 100 block of North Oneida [AUDIO]
APPLETON, WI -- A portion of North Oneida Street in downtown Appleton may go from a one-way to a two-way. Traffic Engineer Eric Lom says patients at the new Mosaic Health Clinic in the 100-block of On...
May 15, 2025 Appleton considers two-way traffic plan in 100 block of North Oneida Street
Upgrades for NOAA weather radio system finished before severe weather
GREEN BAY, WI -- The National Weather Service says its weather radios are now back in service. The Green Bay office shut down the system this morning and completed an information technology system upg...
May 15, 2025 Technical upgrades cause NOAA to temporarily shutdown weather radio transmissions (Google Image)
Woman convicted in Fond du Lac stabbing death
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Fond du Lac woman who stabbed another person to death reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Annaka Trudell is convicted in Fond du Lac County Court on a reduced charge of first-...
May 15, 2025 Annaka Trudell (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. District Attorney's Office)
Neenah police rescue ducklings from enclosed courtyard
NEENAH, Wis. -- A family of ducks is reunited with the help of Neenah police. Officers were called to the Marathon Flats: 55 Plus retirement community Tuesday morning to find a flock of baby ducks tra...
May 15, 2025 A police officer guides ducklings out of a courtyard at Marathon Flats: 55 Plus Community in Neenah, Wis., May 13, 2025. (Photo courtesy Neenah Police Dept.)
Appleton looking to put more restrictions on drinking in parks [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The city of Appleton is looking to put more restrictions on drinking in its parks. The parks committee approves a new rule that would ban the consumption of alcohol within 20 feet of...
May 14, 2025 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
