Category Archives: Local News

Police investigate car with possible blood on it
Appleton police are investigating a car that was found on the city's north side, with what appears to be blood covering the driver's side. Officers went to the corner of E. Bradford Avenue and N. Unio...
Apr 05, 2018

Mile of Music details coming in 2 weeks
Mile of Music organizers will announce the first 50 artists, and other plans for the downtown Appleton festival, in two weeks. The kickoff event is set for Thursday, April 19 at 11:45 a.m. The sixth M...
Apr 05, 2018

Man arrested in Brown Co. child porn case
A 41-year-old New Franken man is facing a series of child pornography charges, and investigators say he also shared pictures of adults online. The Brown County Sheriff's department says Jason Pristels...
Apr 05, 2018

Jones Park work to start soon
Construction workers could get going on the Jones Park renovation project in downtown Appleton in a couple of weeks. The city council signed off on the higher-than-expected bids last night. Parks Dire...
Apr 05, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)

Kaukauna plans hearing on clerk-treasurer
The Kaukauna city council is planning a special meeting about the accusations against the city clerk-treasurer. Mayor Gene Rosin says members are responding to a complaint letter from a citizen, askin...
Apr 05, 2018
Federal grant to help fight election hacking
The state is getting $7 million from the federal government to help protect election records from hackers. Spokesman Reid Magney of the Elections Commission says their statewide registration system ha...
Apr 05, 2018

Road changes planned by possible library site
Appleton's leader is responding to questions about traffic around the proposed downtown library. The city council voted unanimously last night to continue talks with a developer, about including the l...
Apr 05, 2018
Brown Co. house fire could be suspicious
Brown County Sheriff's deputies say an early morning house fire in the eastern part of the county could be suspicious. Firefighters were called to the 7000 block of Highway W in the town of Morrison, ...
Apr 05, 2018

Appleton to continue library talks
Appleton's city council will keep working with a developer on the plans for a new downtown library. Members voted unanimously Wednesday night to continue the process. Commercial Horizons wants to incl...
Apr 04, 2018

Walker weighs in on election results
After sending a warning on Twitter about a possible "blue wave" in elections later this year Governor Walker weighed in on Tuesday's results at bill signings today. Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dall...
Apr 04, 2018



