Category Archives: Local News
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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2019
Pulaski police arrest man after search
Pulaski police have a 26-year-old man in custody. They arrested Daniel Williams yesterday morning after looking for him for about five hours. They believe Williams broke into several homes and cars. P...
Mar 7, 2019
Veterans on Old Glory Honor Flight are highly decorated
Veterans on the Old Glory Honor Flight to Vietnam are near the end of their two week journey. Action 2 news reporter Jeff Alexander says the men, who come from all over northeast Wisconsin, are highly...
Mar 7, 2019
State girls basketball tourney back in G.B.
The state girls basketball tournament is back in the Green Bay area this weekend. The first games are today at the Resch Center. Spokeswoman Brenda Krainik of the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visi...
Mar 7, 2019 (Image provided by the WIAA)
State could hold wolf hunting season again
If the federal government drops protections for gray wolves the state would hold a wolf hunting season again. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is going to propose removing the animal from the endang...
Mar 6, 2019 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
$36 mil spent on Assembly, Senate elections
Candidates and outside groups shelled out nearly $36 million during last fall's races for the state Legislature. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign says the total is 27 percent higher than the old recor...
Mar 6, 2019
Appleton makes list of 100 best places to live
Appleton is on a list of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the country. The website Livability ranks the city 56th. The article says the city has tons of great amenities and almost none of the headac...
Mar 6, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
