Category Archives: Local News
Playground smoking ban progresses
Appleton's city council is expected to take up a proposal next week to ban smoking within 20 feet of a playground. The parks and recreation committee signed off on it unanimously last night. Ald. Rach...
Jul 10, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Holiday week leads to blood shortage
The Red Cross declared an "emergency blood shortage" in Wisconsin, and a local blood supplier says there's an urgent need for all types. Kris Belanger is with the Community Blood Center that's based i...
Jul 10, 2018
Group expects growth around Oshkosh Corp.
The leader of a business group says a lot of things are coming together around the site of Oshkosh Corporation's new headquarters. Jason White is the CEO of the Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Co...
Jul 10, 2018
Another medical clinic planned in F.C.
There are plans for another large medical facility in Fox Crossing. Women's Care of Wisconsin is proposing a 60,000 square-foot building on American Drive. Village Administrator Jeff Sturgill says it'...
Jul 10, 2018 (Image from Village of Fox Crossing)
Senators react to high court pick
The two U.S. Senators from Wisconsin are weighing in on President Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh supported the choice of Brett Kavanaugh. He says he...
Jul 10, 2018
Boy hurt in Oshkosh bike crash
A seven-year-old boy was hurt in a bicycle crash last night just west of downtown Oshkosh. Police say the boy was hit by a car in the 600 block of Frederick Street around 7 p.m. They say his injuries ...
Jul 10, 2018 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Plamann Park visitors up with aqua park
Plamann Park in Grand Chute has more than doubled its attendance from last year at this time thanks to an inflatable aqua park. Outagamie officials said the park needed to separate itself from other p...
Jul 10, 2018
Dog dies in Bellevue house fire
Fire crews from Bellevue and several neighboring departments, including Green Bay, De Pere and Ledgeview, were called to battle a mobile home fire Monday night. The blaze broke out in the Bellevue Tra...
Jul 10, 2018
Sports facility takes step forward
There's only one more hurdle to clear before a sports facility in Grand Chute can move forward. Appleton's finance committee unanimously signed off on the details for the Fox Cities Champion Center la...
Jul 09, 2018
Police warn about gunshots in town of Neenah
People in the Town of Neenah say someone fired gunshots in their direction twice since last month. Both incidents happened on Sundial Lane north of Winneconne Avenue. Roger Cardinal says he heard the ...
Jul 09, 2018
