Category Archives: Local News
Rise Together gets help from local company
A non-profit received $100,000 from workers and the owners of WOW Logistics. The company partnered with Rise Together in 2017. The group educates young people about issues like mental health, drug abu...
Jan 6, 2019
Evers holding Kids' Gala in Appleton Sunday
Governor-elect Tony Evers is holding three kids' galas, leading up to his inauguration. One of them will be in downtown Appleton on Sunday afternoon. It'll be at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center ...
Jan 4, 2019
More details coming on Oshkosh women's pro hoops team
A professional women's basketball team would play in Oshkosh from May to August. That's one of the few details that are currently available on the team that's expected to be coming to the Menominee Na...
Jan 4, 2019
Taxiway design for Oshkosh aviation park set for 2019
There will be progress this year on plans to build a taxiway between the runway system at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh and the Aviation Business Park. The park is on the southeast side of the a...
Jan 4, 2019
Manitowoc officer cleared in deadly shooting
A Manitowoc police officer is being cleared of any criminal charges in a police shooting last September. Twenty-five-year-old Bruce Smith was shot while firefighters and police officers were respondin...
Jan 4, 2019
Players Choice closes, Xtreme Air remains open
Players Choice of the Fox Cities, northeast of Appleton, is closed. The indoor sports facility on Highway JJ is also home to Xtreme Air. Xtreme Air is independently owned, and remains open. Players Ch...
Jan 4, 2019
Gabriel Furniture building has long history
A building that has a long history in downtown Appleton will go through some changes this year. The owners of Gabriel Furniture, at the corner of College Avenue and Morrison Street, are retiring. Joe ...
Jan 4, 2019
Walker not ruling out another run for office
Days before he leaves office, Governor Walker says he might be interested in running for office again, maybe even for governor in four years. Walker says it's likely that Republicans will want a "new ...
Jan 4, 2019
Paper company reaches proposed deal in PCBs case
One of the paper companies involved with the cleanup of PCBs from the Fox River reached a proposed settlement with the state and federal governments. P.H. Glatfelter would pay $20 million for the work...
Jan 4, 2019
Judges drop out of Appleton school truancy court
Outagamie County judges won't be involved in the Appleton school district's truancy court system anymore. The district received a letter today from Eighth District Chief Judge James Morrison of Marine...
Jan 4, 2019
