Category Archives: Local News
Appleton students create 211 PSA
A public service announcement created by a group of local high school students aims to help young people struggling with mental health. Appleton East High School partnered with the United Way Fox Citi...
May 7, 2019
Deputies: Boy 'extremely fortunate' after shooting
Brown County Sheriff's deputies say a two-year-old boy is "extremely fortunate" after a gun went off in Bellevue. The boy was shot in the leg Monday night and the bullet grazed the child's chest. Inve...
May 7, 2019
Study: Medicaid expansion would lower premiums
A report from an independent firm shows expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would lower premiums on the private health insurance market between seven and 11 percent. Wakely Consulting Group shows 25,000 t...
May 7, 2019
Group sees record homelessness in Fox Cities
The newly-consolidated homeless services agency in the Fox Cities is helping a record number of people. Pillars is reporting more than 1,200 people needed temporary shelter last year. Another 500 rece...
May 7, 2019
Tourism numbers climb in Fox Cities
Tourism numbers in the Fox Cities rose by almost five percent last year. The Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau is reporting $493 million in visitor spending in 2018. Spokeswoman Mary Rhode bel...
May 7, 2019 (Image provided by Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Holecaust survivor celebrates 90th birthday
A women's soccer team is helping an Appleton Holecaust survivor celebrate his 90th birthday. Henry Golde is a lifelong fan of the sport, so workers at Carolina Manor Assisted Living brought in Green B...
May 7, 2019
Woman pleads not guilty in connection to shooting
A woman is pleading not guilty in connection with a shooting in Oshkosh. Twenty-five-year-old Clea Bowden of Greenville is charged with being party to attempted first-degree intentional homicide in Wi...
May 7, 2019
Bike lanes set for Appleton St.
The plans for converting Appleton Street in downtown Appleton into a two-way street also include bike lanes. The city wants to put them in north of College Avenue to Atlantic Street. Traffic Engineer ...
May 7, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Bill would legalize ballot selfies
A state lawmaker wants to make it legal for voters to take selfies with their ballot on Election Day. Republican Sen. Dave Craig of Big Bend believes it's a free speech right. He says the ban is archa...
May 7, 2019
Bear spotted in Little Chute
Fox Valley Metro police say a black bear was wandering around the north side of Little Chute. They say the adult bear was just minding its own business in the Cherryvale Avenue area north of I-41. Pol...
May 7, 2019
