Category Archives: Local News
FirstEve set for tonight in downtown Menasha
The New Year's Eve celebration in downtown Menasha is back again this year. FirstEve runs from 11 p.m. to just after midnight. Organizers are having a ball drop at midnight, and live music starts at 1...
Dec 31, 2018
Sears stores in Fox Cities date back decades
The closing of Sears in the Fox River Mall in Grand Chute is bringing back memories of when the store was in downtown Appleton for decades. Dave Kalz is with the Appleton Historical Society. He says t...
Dec 31, 2018
History Museum award one of 2018's top local stories
A museum in downtown Appleton won the highest national honor for museums and libraries earlier this year. The History Museum at the Castle's National Medal for Museum and Library Service was one of th...
Dec 31, 2018
Man beaten, shot fired in Oshkosh
Oshkosh police say several people attacked a man in Menominee Park, on the city's east side, and one of the suspects fired a gun. Lt. Andrew Lecker says officers went to the park around 1:30 a.m. Mond...
Dec 31, 2018 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Body found after fire
Langlade County sheriff's officials say an autopsy will be done on the body found in a home on Highway Z in the town of Elcho, about 20 miles north of Antigo. The remains were found after firefighters...
Dec 31, 2018
Ice rescue, fishermen safe
Two fishermen were rescued from the Bay of Green Bay early yesterday morning after ice broke away. The Illinois men were on a chunk of ice about 300 yards from Volk's Landing on Edgewater Beach Road. ...
Dec 31, 2018
Domestic abuse advocate reacts to deaths in Fox Cities
There were three murder-suicides in the Fox Cities in 2018 and an advocate for domestic abuse victims is reacting to the deaths. Beth Schnorr is the executive director of Harbor House. She says it's b...
Dec 30, 2018
Appleton mixed-use library project a top story of 2018
A developer wants to include a new library in downtown Appleton in a mixed-use development on the site of the Soldiers Square parking ramp. The proposal and the city's decision to pick it over a numbe...
Dec 30, 2018
Leader of Grand Chute reacts to Sears closing
The leader of Grand Chute is reacting to the decision by Sears to close its store in the Fox River Mall. Town Chair David Schowalter says it's a sad situation but people knew it was going to happen. H...
Dec 30, 2018
Evers wants to move state to GAAP accounting
Governor-elect Tony Evers says he wants to move the state budget away from cash accounting and toward GAAP accounting. Evers says people in the state expect transparency when it comes to the budget. H...
Dec 30, 2018
