Category Archives: Local News
Amber Alert issued for 13-yr-old girl
There's an Amber Alert for a 13-year-old girl from western Wisconsin after her parents were found dead. The Barron County Sheriff's department says Jayme Closs is missing and in danger. Sheriff Chris ...
Oct 15, 2018
Ariens closes deal on Brillion Iron Works site
The former Brillion Iron Works plant in Brillion is now owned by the Ariens Company. Ariens spokeswoman Ann Stilp says they started looking at buying the 140-acre site about a year ago. She says they'...
Oct 15, 2018
Name released of Kaukauna man killed in rollover
The Marinette County Sheriff's department is releasing the name of the Kaukauna man killed in a rollover crash. Deputies say 36-year-old Ryan Vandenheuvel missed a curve on a rural road, and hit some ...
Oct 15, 2018
Forum tonight on dark store loophole
A group wants to help voters learn about an advisory referendum that will be on next month's ballot in Outagamie County. The League of Women Voters of Appleton is holding a forum in the downtown tonig...
Oct 15, 2018
Oshkosh B&G Club collecting winter clothes
The Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh is looking for cold-weather clothes to keep kids warm. Tracy Ogden is with the non-profit. She says it's a big part of what they do every fall. Ogden says each club ...
Oct 15, 2018
Sears in Fox River Mall to stay open
Sears in the Fox River Mall in Grand Chute is not on the list of stores that will be closing, after the retailer filed for bankruptcy protection today. About 140 Sears and Kmart locations will be shut...
Oct 15, 2018
Walker, Evers back two-thirds funding for schools
Both of the major-party candidates for governor now say they'll boost funding for schools to cover two-thirds of their costs. Governor Walker made that pledge today, after Democrat Tony Evers vowed to...
Oct 15, 2018
DOT: Study of Hwy. 23 expansion done
The proposed expansion of Highway 23, between Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, could take another step forward soon. The DOT announced today the environmental study of the possible four-lane highway is fini...
Oct 15, 2018
Neenah starts new garbage, recycling pickup
Today is the first day of automated garbage and recycling pickup in Neenah. Mayor Dean Kaufert says they delivered about 20,000 carts, and they have five new trucks to go house to house. He says they ...
Oct 15, 2018 (Image: City of Neenah)
Pedestrian killed on Hwy. 96 near Medina
The Outagamie County Sheriff's department is investigating the death of a man who was hit by a vehicle along Highway 96, near Medina. Deputies say the body of the 35-year-old was found in the south di...
Oct 15, 2018
