Category Archives: Local News
People got sneak peek at Hwy. 441 25 yrs ago
Highway 441 opened 25 years ago today, and Appleton's leader remembers that people were getting a sneak peak of the new road before cars were allowed on it. Mayor Tim Hanna says people walked, biked a...
Sep 24, 2018
Group gets big substance abuse grant
A non-profit that provides transitional work for people in early recovery from drug or alcohol abuse is getting money to help increase substance abuse awareness in the workplace. Lynn McLaughlin is th...
Sep 24, 2018
App gives advice on leftovers
There's help for people who aren't sure when to throw out leftovers. The USDA has a special app called FoodKeeper. It can calculate if leftovers are good to eat, based on what's in them, and when they...
Sep 24, 2018
Viral sack video features Appleton North grad
A graduate of Appleton North High School helped make a video that's going viral, after Packers linebacker Clay Matthews was penalized again for roughing the passer. Alyssa Gruender and her boyfriend S...
Sep 24, 2018
Guard soldiers to go to Afghanistan
About 400 Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers from northeast Wisconsin will be going to Afghanistan. Capt. Joe Travato is a spokesman for the National Guard, and he says they're from the 2nd Battal...
Sep 24, 2018
Neenah Burger King robbed
Neenah police are investigating an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant on the west side. They say around 10:00 p.m. a man with a gun robbed the Burger King in the 900 block of South Green Bay Road...
Sep 24, 2018
Fox Cities Marathon raises about $75K for nonprofits
More than 4,000 runners participated in the Fox Cities Marathon yesterday. Organizer Sue Pawlowski says there were half and full marathons that went through six different cities. She says they had all...
Sep 24, 2018
Hwy. 15 to close near N.L.
Drivers heading between Hortonville and New London on Highway 15 will have to find a different route for a couple of weeks. The DOT is shutting down the road between Cross and River roads to replace a...
Sep 24, 2018
Group has new suicide prevention message
A local group has a new message to hopefully stop people from considering suicide. It's "Tell Someone. I'll Listen. Tell Me." Cindy Reffke is with Prevent Suicide Fox Cities. She says the idea came fr...
Sep 24, 2018
Hwy. 441 opened 25 yrs ago
People had a new way to get around the Fox Cities 25 years ago today. Highway 441 opened, giving drivers quicker access to Menasha and the southeast side of Appleton. Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna says the...
Sep 24, 2018
