Category Archives: Local News
Apprenticeship program targets more girls
Students from about 30 schools in the Fox Valley are taking advantage of a youth apprenticeship program. They're learning about steam fitting, plumbing, pipe fabrication, and heating and cooling syste...
Oct 29, 2018
Deputies: Man hit, killed while going to mailbox
Investigators believe a man was trying to get a newspaper or mail from his mailbox, when he was killed in a crash south of Winneconne. The Winnebago County Sheriff's department says 81-year-old Russel...
Oct 29, 2018
2 killed in crash near Omro
Two people died after a three-car crash west of Omro. Winnebago County Sheriff's deputies say 75-year-old Gary Martin and his 75-year-old wife, Julie, were in a car that was hit head-on on Highway 21 ...
Oct 29, 2018
Girl dies in go-cart accident
A 12-year-old central Wisconsin girl is dead after a go-cart accident in Marinette County yesterday around 3 p.m. The sheriff says Madison Pluger of Spencer was on private property, on Town Line Road ...
Oct 29, 2018
Local synagogue leader reacts to shooting
The head of a local synagogue says they're reevaluating security after a gunman shot and killed worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend. Jonathan Costa is president of Cnesses Israel in ...
Oct 29, 2018
Five hurt in three vehicle crash
Five people were hurt in a three vehicle crash on Highway 21 and Edgewater Ridge Road in Omro yesterday afternoon. One person was flown to a hospital and the others were taken by ambulance. The Winneb...
Oct 29, 2018
Appleton looks at adding officer, SWAT equipment
Some Appleton city council members could try to add another police officer and buy equipment for the department's SWAT team. Alderwoman Christine Williams says Police Chief Todd Thomas included that i...
Oct 28, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Tusler and Gavin talk about race for Assembly seat
There's a race for a seat in the Assembly that covers parts of the Fox Cities. Republican Representative Ron Tusler of Harrison is facing Democrat Scott Gavin of Little Chute in the 3rd District. Tusl...
Oct 28, 2018
Appleton church celebrates 50 years
A church in Appleton is celebrating 50 years on the north side of the Fox River. The First Congregational United Church of Christ was originally in the downtown. The congregation raised over one milli...
Oct 28, 2018
Expert says student loans can hurt relationships
College students graduated with an average of almost $39,500 in student loans last year and a local expert says that debt can impact their relationships. Dean Listle is with Secure Retirement Solution...
Oct 28, 2018
