Category Archives: Local News
Owners plan to re-zone former Trinity Church
The owners of what's called the "bluff site" in downtown Appleton want to take a formal step in the redevelopment process. The city's plan commission unanimously agreed to re-zone the former Trinity L...
May 09, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Local companies could see more Foxconn contracts
Local companies have a good chance of getting more contracts to help build the Foxconn plant in southeast Wisconsin. That's the feeling of Connie Loden of the NEW North economic development group. She...
May 08, 2018
Fox Crossing leaders look at creating quiet zones
Fox Crossing leaders are exploring creating quiet zones for trains. Village Administrator Jeff Sturgill says they want to evaluate four railroad lines to see what improvements would be necessary. He s...
May 08, 2018 (Image from Village of Fox Crossing)
DOJ hopes to prevent domestic abuse homicides
The state justice department is hoping to prevent domestic abuse homicides by providing training across the state. 73 people in Wisconsin were killed in domestic violence incidents last year. That's t...
May 08, 2018
Police: 5 officers shot at 50-yr-old man with gun
Appleton police say five officers each fired at least one shot at a man on the city's east side yesterday. Chief Todd Thomas released a statement Tuesday afternoon, saying 50-year-old David Robinson w...
May 08, 2018
New trail to be part of Loop the Lake
About six weeks before the Loop the Lake Trail opens in Neenah and Menasha, there's a switch in part of the route. Menasha's city council is accepting an anonymous donor's offer to build a paved trail...
May 08, 2018 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
Paper Valley renovations progressing
Remodeling work at what's now the Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley in downtown Appleton is ongoing. The name change took place yesterday, after the owners decided to drop their affiliation with Radisson. H...
May 08, 2018
Fox River levels still high
There are still concerns about high water levels along the Fox River in Outagamie County, several days after the Sheriff's department put a slow, no-wake order in place. Staff Sgt. Gary Shortess of th...
May 08, 2018
2 identified after house fire in Clayton
Winnebago County Sheriff's deputies positively identified the two bodies found in a fire at a home in the town of Clayton last week. Twenty-seven-year-old Ashley Mielke of Appleton, and 36-year-old Je...
May 08, 2018
Police plan to release more details on shooting
Appleton police say they're going to have more information about a police shooting on the east side last night. Sgt. Dave Lund says the department will issue a written statement this afternoon. He say...
May 08, 2018
