Category Archives: Local News
Numbers slip slightly for Fox River Locks
The numbers are in from the Fox River Locks this past season, and there was a slight decline in boats, canoes, and kayaks. The Fox River Navigational System Authority tracks the usage from May to Octo...
Nov 19, 2018
Home sales down in October
October was more of the same for the housing market. Sales slipped by 2.2 percent last month, compared to October of 2017. The median price was up by almost 6-1/2 percent to $184,000. David Clark is a...
Nov 19, 2018
Trial ordered in beating that led to man's death
A 34-year-old Kaukauna man will stand trial in the beating of an Oshkosh man. Christopher Barry is charged with aggravated battery. He was in Winnebago County court for a preliminary hearing this morn...
Nov 19, 2018
Schimel won't ask for recount
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel is conceding to Democrat Josh Kaul. Schimel says he won't ask for a recount, even though state law allows it because the margin of his defeat was less than one...
Nov 19, 2018
Escapee arrested in Appleton
A man who escaped from the Drug Abuse Correctional Center in Oshkosh was arrested in Appleton. Oshkosh police say 26-year-old Roemance Toney escaped Saturday afternoon and was arrested yesterday morni...
Nov 19, 2018 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Protect hearing while hunting
An audiologist is warning hunters to take care of their hearing while out in the woods. Cassandra Bedore is with Prevea Health. She says the level of a gunshot is about 140 decibels which is just like...
Nov 19, 2018
Local group hosts civil discourse discussion
A local group is hoping to bring people all across the political spectrum together through a community discussion. The Appleton chapter of the League of Woman Voters is hosting a forum today called "C...
Nov 19, 2018
Appleton leader doesn't want to move city hall
If the city builds a new library in downtown, Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna doesn't want to move City Hall into the current library. That possibility has been talked about in the past. City Hall is in the ...
Nov 18, 2018
New Outagamie Co. sheriff prepares for new role
Outagamie County will have a new sheriff next year and he's starting his fourth week learning about the job. Sergeant Clint Kriewaldt won the Republican primary in August and he was unopposed in this ...
Nov 18, 2018 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Former DNR secretary weighs in on state of agency
A former DNR secretary says the agency has a lot of work to do to restore its credibility. Wisconsin Wildlife Federation President George Meyer was the DNR secretary from 1993 to 2001. He says right n...
Nov 18, 2018 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
