Category Archives: Local News
Kenny G to play at PAC
Musician Kenny G is coming to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center this fall. The Grammy-winning saxophonist will play in downtown Appleton on October 13. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m.
Apr 30, 2018
Neenah could create massage therapy license
The city of Neenah might create a local license for massage therapy businesses. Mayor Dean Kaufert says it would require every therapist to have a state license. He says in some places around the coun...
Apr 30, 2018 (Image: City of Neenah)
Appleton No. 1 for home sales to millennials
The Appleton area is the top housing market in the country for millennials. The website Realtor.com says 57 percent of home sales are to people in that age group, and that's the highest percentage nat...
Apr 30, 2018
Teen ordered to stand trial for Oshkosh murder
The teen accused of murdering another man in Oshkosh will face a trial. Seventeen-year-old Charles Martin waived his preliminary hearing in Winnebago County court this morning. Prosecutors say he stab...
Apr 30, 2018
Democratic Sen. wants FDA to act
The FDA is promising to take a close look at non-dairy products labeled milk, and the State's Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin says the agency needs to act Baldwin says federal standards define milk a...
Apr 30, 2018
Animals die in barn fire
One dog, two pigs and 30 chickens were lost in a barn fire over the weekend in the town of Springvale. Fond du Lac County Sheriff's officials say multiple departments were called to W11766 Hwy. T at 5...
Apr 30, 2018
Two cars and a garage destroyed in a fire
A garage and two cars were destroyed in a fire near Appleton's downtown last night. Crews were called to the 600 block of West Summer St. just before 12:00 p.m. for a fire in a detached garage. Crews ...
Apr 30, 2018
Appleton program grades more than academics
Appleton's school district plans to expand a new way of grading students. Chief Academic Officer Kevin Steinhilber says it separates academic learning from life skills. He says they assess students in...
Apr 30, 2018
Wolf River flooding breaks 96-year-old record
The water level on the Wolf River in Shiocton broke a 96-year-old record. Yesterday the river measured 14.13 feet. The old record was 14.1 set in 1922. The National Weather Service says water is only ...
Apr 30, 2018
Elevated fire risk for Northeast Wisconsin
There's an elevated fire risk in northeast Wisconsin. The DNR says that yesterday was the busiest fire day of the year so far. Officials say there were 35 reports of wildfires throughout the state by ...
Apr 30, 2018 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
