Category Archives: Local News
Local farm asks for help
The owners of a small dairy farm near Fremont are asking for help. The dairy industry in the state is struggling and over 300 farms stopped milking last year. Mary Rieckmann and her husband John own a...
Mar 27, 2019
Appleton author has ideas for teen education
An Appleton man is making his case for a different way to teach some teenagers. Author John Wiley wrote a book called "Bottom Half Teens." He believes Fox Valley community leaders, schools and busines...
Mar 27, 2019
Appeals court reinstates some lame-duck laws
A state appeals court is siding with Republicans, and putting a Dane County judge's ruling on hold over last year's lame-duck session. The 3rd District Court decided the laws will remain in place whil...
Mar 27, 2019
Woman reported missing in Brown Co.
The Brown County Sheriff's department is looking for a missing 47-year-old woman. Deputies say Jessie Lemanski's family hasn't heard from her in two weeks. They believe Lemanski could be in danger. In...
Mar 27, 2019
Appleton man arrested for Manitowoc double murder
Police say a 35-year-old Appleton man is the suspect in a double murder in Manitowoc. Fifty-one-year-old Richard Miller and his 19-year-old daughter Jocelyn were found dead in their Dale Street home, ...
Mar 27, 2019
Patterson pleads guilty in Closs case
The suspect in the kidnapping of Jayme Closs and the murder of her parents is pleading guilty. Twenty-one-year-old Jake Patterson agreed to a deal with prosecutors, and he was convicted in Barron Coun...
Mar 27, 2019
Arrest made in murders of Manitowoc father, daughter
Police have a suspect in custody for the murders of a Manitowoc man and his daughter. They're confirming an arrest in the shooting deaths of 51-year-old Richard Miller and 19-year-old Jocelyn. They're...
Mar 27, 2019
Area hotels late on paying room tax
Neenah's mayor is questioning why the hotel that benefits the most from the Fox Cities Exhibition Center in downtown Appleton hasn't paid its room tax. The Red Lion Paper Valley owes over $142,000. Mo...
Mar 27, 2019
Gas tax could continue to rise
The proposal from Governor Evers to raise the state's gas tax would let it continue to climb in future years. The governor is including an eight-cent hike in the gas tax in his budget to help pay for ...
Mar 27, 2019
Hagedorn talks about Supreme Court race
Voters will pick the state's next Supreme Court justice next Tuesday. Appeals Court Judges Brian Hagedorn and Lisa Neubauer are running. Conservative groups are backing Hagedorn and Neubauer is gettin...
Mar 27, 2019
