Category Archives: Local News

Governor Walker is ordering flags in the state to be at half-staff tomorrow in honor of a former lawmaker from Neenah. Former Sen. Mike Ellis died last month, and his memorial service is tomorrow. Ell...

An Australian packaging company is buying Neenah-based Bemis Company. It's a $6.8 billion stock deal. Officials from Bemis and Amcor say they'll create a global leader in consumer packaging. Neenah Ma...

Another year of Mile of Music is in the books and organizers say attendance in up from past years. The festival started last Thursday and ended yesterday. Dave Willems is a co-founder of the event. He...

A group of kids in Oshkosh raised over one thousand dollars for the homeless over the weekend through a lemonade stand and bake sale. Seven-year-old Livi got the idea to have the fundraiser after watc...

The state's attorney general is calling on stores to pull synthetic marijuana from their shelves. The state Department of Health Services reported the first death in Wisconsin from the product last we...

There's hope that Jones Park will be open in time for next year's Mile of Music. The downtown park was the biggest venue for the first four festivals. It's been shut down for the past two years becaus...

The head of the Green Bay police department says he know there's a drug problem in his neighborhood. Chief Andrew Smith believes smurfing is going on where he lives on the east side. Smurfing is where...

Waupaca County Sheriff's deputies want to talk with a potential witness in an investigation. They released pictures of a woman from the surveillance video from an Appleton business. They say the woman...

There's a chance for some spotty rain showers Saturday and Sunday, and the co-founder of Mile of Music says they designed the festival in downtown Appleton with weather in mind. Dave Willems says ther...

There are usually lines outside of bars and other venues during Mile of Music in downtown Appleton, and firefighters want to make sure businesses are following their capacity rules. Battalion Chief Et...