Category Archives: Local News
Work planned for Calumet Street in Appleton
There's a road project planned on a busy street on Appleton's southeast side next year. Outagamie County highway officials will talk about their plans tonight. Highway Commissioner Dean Steingraber sa...
Nov 8, 2018
Vos wants to explore limiting Evers' powers
The Republican leader of the Assembly is talking about possibly trying to limit the power of Governor-elect Tony Evers. Speaker Robin Vos says he's open to seeing if there are ways to "rebalance" powe...
Nov 7, 2018
Evers prepares for transition into new job
Governor-elect Tony Evers says he's already preparing for the transition to his new job. Governor Walker conceded defeat yesterday afternoon. Evers later talked with reporters in Madison. He says they...
Nov 7, 2018
PAC warns about fraudulent tickets for 'The Lion King'
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in downtown Appleton is warning people about fraudulent tickets for an upcoming big show. Tickets for "The Lion King" don't go on sale until next week. PAC spokes...
Nov 7, 2018
Prof reacts to Walker's loss
A Lawrence University political science professor says Democrats have been trying to get Governor Walker for a long time, and they finally pulled it off. Walker lost his re-election bid to Democratic ...
Nov 7, 2018
West De Pere to work on building plans after vote
The West De Pere school board and administrators now have building projects to plan, after yesterday's successful referendum questions. Voters agreed to spend $64.8 million on four schools. They inclu...
Nov 7, 2018
Police think garage fires are suspicious
Appleton police believe the two garage fires on the city's north side are suspicious. Sgt. Dave Lund says there are a number of similarities, and they could be connected. He says the detached garages ...
Nov 7, 2018
Walker concedes governor's race
Governor Walker is conceding the race to Democratic challenger Tony Evers. He issued a statement this afternoon. Walker says his campaign determined that any change from ballots in Milwaukee wouldn't ...
Nov 7, 2018
Kaul claims victory
The Democrat running for state attorney general is declaring victory. Josh Kaul spoke in Madison this morning and set out some of his priorities. Kaul says he'll be a watchdog for people in the state ...
Nov 7, 2018
Baldwin quickly wraps up U.S. Senate race
It didn't take long for one statewide race to be over. Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin was declared the winner over Republican Leah Vukmir, not long after the polls closed at 8 p.m. It will be B...
Nov 7, 2018
