Category Archives: Local News
Appleton parking fine in snow emergency stays at $20
The fine for parking on the street during a snow emergency in Appleton will stay at $20. The city council voted down a proposal to raise it to $100 on an 8-to-7 vote. Wausau also has a $100 fine but G...
Aug 16, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Voices of Men leader resigns over sexual harassment
The community engagement director for a group that works to prevent domestic abuse and sexual assault against women by reaching out to men and teenage boys is resigning over sexual harassment. Goodwil...
Aug 16, 2018
Intersection at Hwy. CE and Buchanan Road to reopen
It's been about three months since part of the intersection of Highway CE and Buchanan Road in Combined Locks closed and it will reopen again at least temporarily. Andy Rowell is an engineer for the O...
Aug 16, 2018
Neenah facility builds kitchen to create social connections
A year-old program that serves young adults with mental health challenges will soon have a kitchen to help create social connections. Stakeholders broke ground today on an addition to the home that of...
Aug 16, 2018
IRS urges people to double check withholding amount
The IRS is calling on people to make sure they're withholding the right amount from their paychecks. Spokesman Christopher Miller says there were some recent changes to the tax code and people might o...
Aug 16, 2018
State giving Oshkosh Corp. $8 mil in tax credits
The state is announcing $8 million in tax credits for the Oshkosh Corporation, for the company's new headquarters project and an expansion of its Oshkosh Defense business. The Wisconsin Economic Devel...
Aug 16, 2018
City will now build ramp for U.S. Venture project
The city of Appleton will now be in charge of building an underground parking ramp for the proposed U.S. Venture headquarters in the downtown. The city council approved the change in the development a...
Aug 15, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Walker talks education in Ashwaubenon
Governor Walker stopped at a manufacturing company in the Green Bay area yesterday to push for his re-election. Walker says he put more funding for education in the last budget than state Superintende...
Aug 15, 2018
Man accused of trafficking in Fox Cities
Prosecutors are charging a Chicago man with trafficking two women in the Fox Cities, and he's accused of also doing that in at least nine states. Thirty-nine-year-old Glenwood Brown, Jr. is facing two...
Aug 15, 2018
Freedom leaders plan to move quickly on new town hall
Freedom leaders plan to quickly move forward with building a new town hall after Tuesday's advisory referendum. 60 percent of voters chose the smaller version of the project with 39,000 square feet. I...
Aug 15, 2018
