Category Archives: Local News
Appleton bans vaping in public places
Appleton is the largest city in northeast Wisconsin to restrict the use of electronic cigarettes. The city council last night voted unanimously to ban e-cigarettes in public. In a separate vote the co...
Mar 21, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Winnebago Co. board debates buying land in Oshkosh
The Winnebago County Board is still debating whether to buy more land next to the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh. The Parks Department wants to acquire 63-acres of farmland east of the current park....
Mar 21, 2019
Oshkosh could have new senior-living development
A major new senior-living development could be going up on the west side of Oshkosh. Heritage Senior Living is looking to build 225 units along Witzel Avenue just west of I-41. Development Director Ma...
Mar 21, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Cheer, dance coach faces trial on sex charges
A judge is ordering a trial for a former cheer and dance coach charged with child sex crimes. Twenty-nine-year-old Eric Fisher was working in Manitowoc, at Galaxy All-Star Cheerleading. He waived his ...
Mar 20, 2019
Missing G.B. veteran found safe
A missing veteran from Green Bay is safe. The state cancelled a Green Alert for 38-year-old Yuri Burrows last night. Police believe he was last seen at a bar in the Howard area Monday night. They issu...
Mar 20, 2019
Grand Chute adds e-cigarettes to smoking ban
Grand Chute is adding vaping to the town's smoking ban. Police Chief Greg Peterson says people won't be able to use e-cigarettes in places like bars and restaurants. Little Chute was the first communi...
Mar 20, 2019
Woman in river likely killed in South Dakota
Investigators believe a woman found dead in the Menominee River was killed in South Dakota. Two boys found the body of Tamara LaFramboise last Saturday. The river runs between Marinette and Menominee,...
Mar 20, 2019
Door Co. deputies pull body from Lake Michigan
The Door County Sheriff's department helped pull a body from Lake Michigan. The body was in the water near Cave Point County Park. Deputies plan to release more information on Thursday morning. Fifty-...
Mar 20, 2019
ATW sees increase in passengers for spring break
With spring starting this week more people are flying out of the Appleton International Airport. Airport Director Abe Weber believes it's the busiest spring break they've seen yet. He says there are a...
Mar 20, 2019 (Image from Appleton International Airport)
Vandal breaks church's stained glass windows
There's thousands of dollars in damage to the stained glass windows at a downtown Appleton church. A vandal hit the neighborhood around City Park Monday night. Parts of the windows are shattered at Al...
Mar 20, 2019
