Category Archives: Local News
Police have car from robbery, FBI on case
Appleton police say they tracked down the car that was used in a pharmacy robbery last weekend on the city's north side. Three men took a large amount of prescription drugs at gunpoint, from the CVS a...
Apr 25, 2018
Stretch of College Ave. to close downtown
Several blocks of College Avenue in downtown Appleton will be shut down for about two weeks, while crews replace some of the crosswalks. City spokesman Chad Doran says those crosswalks are deteriorati...
Apr 25, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Appleton yard waste pickup starts next week
Now that spring weather is here, Appleton crews will start picking up yard waste next week. The free collections will run through the week of May 21st. City spokesman Chad Doran says people start aski...
Apr 25, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
DNR approves Foxconn air permits
Foxconn says the DNR approved the air permits for the company's proposed flat-screen manufacturing campus in southeast Wisconsin. Foxconn applied for a half-dozen air permits and didn't release any ot...
Apr 24, 2018
Police prepare for Drug Take Back Day
Police departments around the state are preparing for a big collection day for prescription drugs. Attorney General Brad Schimel was in Green Bay yesterday to talk about the opioid problem. The state'...
Apr 24, 2018
Ag secretary tours farms damaged by storm
The leader of the state's ag department took tours of local farms yesterday to see the damage caused by the big snowstorm. Secretary Sheila Harsdorf says there are several problems that farmers could ...
Apr 24, 2018
Teen arrested for Oshkosh school break-ins
Oshkosh police say they caught a 17-year-old boy for two break-ins at a school, just north of the downtown. Officer Kate Mann says the teen burglarized Merrill Middle and Elementary School on W. New Y...
Apr 24, 2018
United Way looks back on past year
Stakeholders for the United Way Fox Cities gave an update on the past year this morning. The nonprofit held its annual report to the community in downtown Appleton. President Peter Kelly says they inv...
Apr 24, 2018
Railroad quiet zone work progressing
The city of Appleton is working to create a "quiet zone" to silence train whistles, and officials will have to make some minor parking changes. City crews will be putting in temporary or permanent med...
Apr 24, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
LU wins national DownBeat awards
A music magazine is honoring two groups from Lawrence University with national awards. DownBeat released its winners, and the downtown Appleton school's jazz ensemble took home one of the top ones in ...
Apr 24, 2018
