Category Archives: Local News
Snow emergency fine could go to $100 in Appleton
The cost of violating a snow emergency parking order in Appleton might get a lot more expensive. The city council could vote tonight on whether to raise that fine from $20 to $100. Police say about 14...
Aug 01, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Distracted driving causes more crashes than alcohol
An expert says there are about three distracted driving crashes in the state every hour. David Pabst is the director of transportation safety for the state DOT. He says the state is doing a good job o...
Aug 01, 2018
State tax holiday includes more than school items
Wisconsin's sales tax holiday starts today and there are some unexpected items included in it. The state revenue department says it was thinking about back-to-school shopping when making the list but ...
Aug 01, 2018
Baldwin: No cuts to Oshkosh Defense JLTV program
Wisconsin's Democratic U.S. Senator says she worked to restore a proposed cut to vehicles that are made by Oshkosh Defense. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Madison says it was shortsighted to try to reduce t...
Jul 31, 2018
Hwy. 441 interchange with Oneida Street closes today
The Oneida Street interchange along Highway 441 is shutting down for about three months starting today. Crews will be building a diverging diamond system there. Oneida Street will also be shut down be...
Jul 31, 2018
Next year's fly-in will be 50th in Oshkosh
Next year will be the 50th that EAA AirVenture will be in Oshkosh, and organizers are trying to come up with ways to celebrate the milestone. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski says the planning is underway...
Jul 31, 2018
DOJ raising awareness about 'smurfing'
The state justice department is trying to crack down on people buying over-the-counter medicine to sell it, so criminals can make meth. Attorney General Brad Schimel was in Green Bay this morning. He ...
Jul 31, 2018
Nelson reacts to mill credits
The top official in Outagamie County is questioning where Governor Walker and the state were when the former Appleton Coated paper mill closed last year. Six-hundred people lost their jobs at the faci...
Jul 31, 2018 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)
Girl gives Oshkosh police lemonade stand money
An Oshkosh girl donated the money she made at her lemonade stand over the weekend to the Oshkosh K-9 unit. Officer Kate Mann says nine-year-old Samantha was very proud of the money she earned. Mann sa...
Jul 31, 2018 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
DOT kicks off distracted driving campaign
A new campaign hopes to raise awareness about distracted driving. DOT officials were in Oneida this morning to help kick it off. They partnered with students at Indian Community School in Milwaukee to...
Jul 31, 2018
