Category Archives: Local News
Xylophone coming to downtown Appleton
People might find a xylophone along College Avenue in downtown Appleton soon. Appleton Downtown Incorporated wants to put the musical instrument close to the corner with Morrison Street in front of Ci...
Sep 11, 2018 (Image provided by Appleton Downtown Incorporated)
Schimel reacts to assault kit backlog criticisms
The state's top cop is responding to criticism that it took too long to clear the backlog of sexual assault kits. There were more than four-thousand untested kits from as far back as 1984. Attorney Ge...
Sep 10, 2018
87-year-old woman rescued from Fox River
Police say an 87-year-old woman was rescued from the Fox River in Little Chute today. This is Fox Valley Metro Chief Dan Meister. He says she went off the trail, down an embankment, and into the water...
Sep 10, 2018
Local drone expert helps search for woman
A local drone expert was on the west coast to help with the search of a missing woman. Bill Bongle is a retired police captain and he now owns Titletown Drones in Suamico. He went to Washington state ...
Sep 10, 2018
Police: Man shot at person in Neenah apartment
Neenah police believe a man fired a shot at another person yesterday, sparking a standoff at an apartment just west of the Main Street Bridge. Officers shut down the 600 block of Main Street and evacu...
Sep 10, 2018
Port has $147 mil economic impact
The numbers are in for the economic impact of the Port of Green Bay. Port Director Dean Haen says it was $147 million last year. He says that's up 77 percent from their last study from 2010. Haen says...
Sep 10, 2018
Nelson goes after Walker over roads
Outagamie County's top official is criticizing Governor Walker....over roads. County Executive Tom Nelson was on a conference call set up by the state Democratic Party this afternoon. He reacted to a ...
Sep 10, 2018 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)
Suicide prevention group sees local progress
The leader of a local suicide prevention group believes they're making progress in the Fox Cities. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Barb Bigalke is the executive director of the Center for Suici...
Sep 10, 2018
Man, woman found dead in Manitowoc home
Manitowoc police say two people are dead from apparent gunshot wounds. They say they found a 51-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman in a home in the 3700 block of Dale Street on the west side. Office...
Sep 10, 2018
Schimel: Rape kit testing backlog clear
The head of the state justice department says testing on all of the unanalyzed sexual assault evidence kits, dating back to the 1980s, is now finished. Attorney General Brad Schimel made the announcem...
Sep 10, 2018
