Category Archives: Local News

A longtime opponent of the rent-to-own industry is encouraged by a bipartisan vote yesterday against a proposal to lift some consumer protections. But Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh ...

Two men from northeast Wisconsin will have to spend 10 days in jail, and pay thousands of dollars in fines, for illegally poaching a bull elk near the Nevada-Utah state line. Ed Singler of Shiocton an...

People have a chance to learn more about the proposed library project in downtown Appleton tonight. The city is hosting an open house at the current library from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The plans call for th...

The head of the Appleton police department is talking about school safety. Chief Todd Thomas issued a statement this morning, outlining some of his ideas to help. He says in the wake of school shootin...

Governor Walker is calling a special session of the Legislature to take up several proposals dealing with school safety. They include creating a $100-million dollar school safety grant program, and es...

A long-term project on I-41 by the Highway 441 expansion gets started today. Kurt Peters is the DOT's construction project manager. He says they'll be reducing I-41 northbound to two lanes. Peters say...

A traveling football exhibit is expected to bring at least 37,000 visitors to downtown Appleton. The Pro Football Hall of Fame's "Gridiron Glory" opens at the History Museum at the Castle on June 30. ...

Two people are in custody after Appleton police say someone shot a BB gun outside of Menards on the city's east side. They say the two were asked to leave the store because of suspicious activity arou...

A lawmaker from Oshkosh believes Senate Republicans killed a bill to shut down the state's troubled youth prison. A committee yesterday made changes to the proposal that the Assembly passed. Republica...

A 27-year-old woman is in custody on possible charges of homicide and arson, in the death of her brother in a house fire. Outagamie County Sheriff's department says 23-year-old Cody Nachtrab was found...