Category Archives: Local News

Winnebago County Sheriff's deputies are releasing the names of the two sisters who were killed when they were thrown from a boat on Lake Winnebago. Twenty-six-year-old Lauren Laabs and 20-year-old Cas...

The owner of a commercial cleaning business in the Appleton flats is pleading guilty to federal tax fraud. The U.S. Attorney's office says Kurt Van Voorhis failed to pay more than $200,000 in payroll ...

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash on I-41 near Ballard Road in Appleton that injured a highway worker. That person was part of a painting crew and was taken to a hospital with non-life thr...

A 53-year-old Appleton woman died in a crash between a motorcycle and bicycle last night in the village of Harrison and Calumet County Sheriff's officials say alcohol was a factor. They say she was a ...

Winnebago County Sheriff's officials are looking into what caused two boats to crash on Lake Winnebago Saturday night killing two Neenah women and a dog. They say alcohol and drugs are not factors. Th...

People have another chance tonight to weigh in on the future of Outagamie County's Plamann Park and a proposed new dog park. Outagamie County Planning Director Kara Homan says it's the second communit...

Architects working on the proposed library in downtown Appleton met with a number of focus groups while they were in town last week. Mindy Sorg of OPN Architects says they're talking about potential w...

Oshkosh leaders might consider putting local rules in place for pedal pubs. City Manager Mark Rohloff says they've heard from at least one person interested in bringing one to the city. He says they d...

Farmers across the state will get more details on the federal government's trade relief package by the end of the month. The Trump Administration plans to give $12 billion in aid. USDA Trade Under Sec...

State health officials are reporting the first human case of West Nile Virus in Wisconsin this year. The person lives in Dane County in southcentral Wisconsin. The Department of Health Services says t...