Category Archives: Local News

Kaukauna man's Christmas display moving
A homeowner's Christmas display in Kaukauna will be moving to the city's industrial park. Some neighbors have complained about the number of people driving to Rusty Court to check it out. The Industri...
Mar 06, 2019

Menasha closing TIF district
A TIF district that covers a business park in Menasha will close early. The area is southeast of the intersection of Midway and Appleton roads. Menasha Mayor Don Merkes says they created the district ...
Mar 06, 2019 (Image provided by City of Menasha)

Students learning about Outagamie Co. govt
Students from four local high schools are learning more about county government today. They're taking part in the annual Outagamie County Youth in Government program. County Board Chair Jeff Nooyen sa...
Mar 06, 2019
Elizabeth Smart to speak in Closs' hometown
Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart is coming to northwest Wisconsin to speak in the hometown of Jayme Closs. The 13-year-old Closs escaped in January, after prosecutors say she was held captive for a...
Mar 06, 2019
Vinland fire damages construction company
A fire significantly damaged a construction company's building west of Neenah. Crews went to J.J. Geffers Construction on Commerce Plaza Drive in the Town of Vinland around 11 p.m. Tuesday. Town of Ne...
Mar 06, 2019
Iowa man convicted of murdering Oshkosh man
A jury says the death of an Oshkosh man in an Iowa bar was murder. Members handed down a guilty verdict in the trial of 49-year-old Rodney Henricksen. He was charged with second-degree murder in the d...
Mar 06, 2019

Vietnam veterans visit DMZ
It was another day of reflection and reconciliation in Vietnam for veterans traveling with the Old Glory Honor Flight back to the country they served. Action 2 News reporter Jeff Alexander is travelin...
Carol Patrizi Mar 06, 2019
Fire in De Pere causes a traffic jam
A fire at a restaurant on Main Avenue in downtown De Pere forced police to shut down the west lane of the Main Avenue bridge for about an hour. That caused a major traffic jam. Crews were called to Ni...
Carol Patrizi Mar 06, 2019

County leaders, Oneida Nation commit to clean water
Four county executives and the Oneida Nation have a first-of-its-kind Water Quality Pact. The county leaders were from Brown, Outagamie, Fond du Lac.and Winnebago. They signed the agreement to fight f...
Carol Patrizi Mar 06, 2019

'Voodoo lily' blooms in Neenah-area greenhouse
A unique flower is blooming at a greenhouse just west of I-41 in the Neenah area. Watter Farms owner Brian Hans says the "voodoo lily" is about four-and-a-half feet tall. He says the most striking fea...
Mar 06, 2019



