Category Archives: Local News
Upgrades at ATW done
The upgrades to the terminal at Appleton International Airport are done. Director Abe Weber helped show off the changes yesterday afternoon. He says the project included renovations to the ticket coun...
Feb 05, 2019 (Image from Appleton International Airport)
7-year-old's death raises questions on guardianship
The death of a seven-year-old boy in Manitowoc County is leading some people to ask how the suspects in the case got custody of the boy. Ethan Hauschultz was killed last April while his uncle and aunt...
Feb 05, 2019
Appleton man sentenced to prison on drug charges
The owner of a former jewelry store on Appleton's north side is going to prison for two-and-a-half years on drug charges. 60-year-old Michael Witzke was convicted of selling meth at Knights Jewelry on...
Feb 05, 2019
Ashwaubenon sees development boom
There's a lot of change happening in Ashwaubenon with at least seven different construction projects in the works. Village President Mary Kardoskee wants the village to attract more young people with ...
Feb 05, 2019
Shawano Co. couple delivers baby in family SUV
A couple in Shawano County delivered a baby in the family's SUV on the way to the hospital Monday morning. Pilar Gauthier and her husband Matt Grall tried to drive on the icy roads. Gauthier says they...
Feb 05, 2019
Evers wants to close 'dark store loophole' in budget
Governor Evers says his proposed budget will include a provision to eliminate what's called the "dark store loophole." Big-box retailers are using the loophole to argue their properties should be asse...
Feb 05, 2019
Part of Menasha's Broad Street to become two-way
A stretch of Broad Street in Menasha will become a two-way street later this summer. Public Works Director Joel Radomski says they're switching from a one-way road, east of Racine Street. The DOT is m...
Feb 05, 2019 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
Paper Transport takes over part of Appleton firm's work
A De Pere trucking company is taking over a portion of an Appleton company's business. Paper Transport will carry products for Great Northern Corporation. The company expects to see a 10 percent incre...
Feb 05, 2019
Lake Winnebago hosts windsurfing competition
Some of the best windsurfers in the world are competing on Lake Winnebago this week. The World Ice and Snow Sailing Championships are based in Fond du Lac. Ed Schneider of the Winnebago Association of...
Feb 05, 2019
Evers doesn't want to rush closing Lincoln Hills
While Governor Evers says it wouldn't be "ideal" to delay the shutdown of the state's troubled youth prison, they can't rush the process. Evers wants to put more funding in his proposed budget for gua...
Feb 05, 2019
