Category Archives: Local News
Appleton makes College Avenue 'road diet' permanent [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The College Avenue "road diet" in downtown Appleton will become permanent. The Appleton Common Council voted unanimously Wednesday to keep one lane of eastbound traffic, one lane of ...
Mar 6, 2025 (Image provided by the city of Appleton)
Fox Cities Exhibition Center continues to operate in the red [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis--The Fox Cities Exhibition Center continues to operate in the red. The 2024 financial report for the expo hall shows a loss of more than $162,000, despite an increase in events and reven...
Mar 5, 2025 (Image provided by the Fox Cities Exhibition Center)
Appleton Area School District struggling with science proficiency [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis--Reading and math aren't the only subjects where students of color are struggling in the Appleton Area School District. A new report finds the district has not been able to close achieve...
Mar 5, 2025 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Man charged in Appleton drug overdose death
APPLETON, Wis. -- A $150,000 cash bond is set for a Menasha man accused in a drug overdose death. Julius Elmer is charged in Outagamie County Court with being party to first-degree reckless homicide a...
Mar 5, 2025 Julius Elmer (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Jail)
Incident involving armed man forces lockdowns at Menasha schools
MENASHA, Wis. -- A police incident causes a brief lockdown at three Menasha schools. Officers were called to a residence in the 600 block of 9th Street in the 1 p.m. hour Tuesday on the report of a ma...
Mar 5, 2025 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
Senior living proposed for former Kimberly-Clark headquarters in Fox Crossing
FOX CROSSING, Wis--The former headquarters of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Fox Crossing may become senior living. Evergreen Retirement Community of Oshkosh has purchased the 43-acre property alon...
Mar 4, 2025 (Photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society)
Closure of I-41 off-ramp in Grand Chute begins Monday
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- A long-term ramp closure in Grand Chute begins Monday. Crews will be working on the ramp from southbound Interstate 41 to Wisconsin Avenue as part of the I-41 expansion project be...
Mar 3, 2025 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation)
1 killed, 1 hurt in Fond du Lac County crash
TOWN OF WAUPUN, Wis. -- A Menominee Falls woman is dead following a crash in Fond du Lac County. Alexa Dunn reportedly crossed the centerline along State Highway 26 in the town of Waupun and struck a ...
Mar 3, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
1 hurt in De Pere duplex fire, explosion
DE PERE, Wis. -- One person is hurt in a house fire and explosion in De Pere. Crews were called to the duplex along Terry Lane around 1:45 p.m. Saturday to find smoke and the windows blown out. A resi...
Mar 3, 2025 jag_cz / Depositphotos.com
APD says Mauthe investigation closed
APPLETON, WI -- An investigation into former St. Francis Xavier principal Mike Mauthe is now closed, according to the Appleton Police Department. Our media partner Action 2 News has filed an open reco...
Feb 28, 2025 (Image provided by Xavier Catholic Schools)
