Category Archives: Local News
Cowles hopeful for return of state wolf hunt
A lawmaker from northeast Wisconsin is hopeful the state can have another wolf hunting season soon. The federal government will take steps to remove the animal from the endangered species list. The st...
Mar 08, 2019 Sen Robert Cowles announces he won't seek re-election in the newly redrawn 2nd District
Kaul hopes bill will cut down on robocalls
State Attorney General Josh Kaul wants federal lawmakers to crack down on robocalls. He says the Traced Act would require telephone companies to create a system that detects and stops the calls. It wo...
Mar 08, 2019
Appleton taxpayers to pay more for expo center project
Appleton taxpayers are going to be on the hook for some more costs for the Fox Cities Exhibition Center. The city council is agreeing to spend about $75,000 on equipment for the facility. The items, l...
Mar 07, 2019 (Photo from WHBY archives)
City agrees to deal on expo center legal fees
Appleton taxpayers are footing an $80,000 bill for legal fees for the Fox Cities Exhibition Center. The city disputed what was nearly $130,000 in charges. City officials worked out an agreement with t...
Mar 07, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Expert: Signs of inappropriate relationships easy to miss
A local therapist says an inappropriate relationship between coaches and young athletes can easily go unnoticed. This comes after prosecutors accused a 30-year-old speed skating coach from Kaukauna wi...
Mar 07, 2019
Alta Resources looks to hire 300 workers
Alta Resources wants to hire 300 people at its Neenah locations. The customer service company is adding new clients, and expanding with its current ones. There are openings for full-time and part-time...
Mar 07, 2019
Appleton plows hope to improve side streets
Ruts of snow and ice are a pretty common site right now on many side streets around Appleton. Public Works Director Paula Vandehey admits the situation is probably the worst that people have seen in a...
Mar 07, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Safety a focus on anniversary of highway worker deaths
Today marks the 13th anniversary of the deaths of two Winnebago County highway workers near Oshkosh, on what was Highway 41. Marc Neumeyer and Dan Melhorn were hit by a car. Highway Commissioner Ray P...
Mar 07, 2019
Skating coach accused of having sex with teen
A speed skating coach from Kaukauna is accused of having sex with one of the girls on the team. Outagamie County prosecutors are charging 30-year-old Matthew Kitzis with two counts of sexual assault o...
Mar 07, 2019
Snowmobiler killed on Hwy. 54 near Shiocton
A 42-year-old Hortonville man was killed in a snowmobile crash this morning in the Shiocton area. Lt. Ryan Carpenter of the Outagamie County Sheriff's department says the man was on a trail around 9:4...
Mar 07, 2019
