Category Archives: Local News
Flatoff tells jurors his side of standoff story
The man charged in a deadly standoff in Neenah told his side of the story Monday afternoon. Forty-eight-year-old Brian Flatoff is representing himself, and he made his opening statement to jurors. Win...
Mar 05, 2018
Poll shows state is divided over Foxconn
A poll found that people in the state are divided about the proposed Foxconn plant in southeast Wisconsin. Marquette University Law School reached out to about 800 registered voters. Poll director Cha...
Mar 05, 2018
PAC's next season unveiled
The lineup for the next season at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is out, and it features six Broadway shows. "The Lion King" will be back for three weeks in February of next year. It will be th...
Mar 05, 2018
2 local museums nominated for national award
A national group is nominating two local museums for a prestigious award. The History Museum at the Castle in Appleton and the National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon are in the running for the 2018 N...
Mar 05, 2018
Mile of Music plans mini-festival next Monday
The organizers of Mile of Music are putting together a mini-festival for next Monday while a big convention is downtown Appleton. The annual Governor's Conference on Tourism will be at the new Fox Cit...
Mar 05, 2018
Walker: Schools should be as secure as airports
Governor Walker says he wants to make schools in the state as secure as airports. He's not ready to offer any specific details, but he's drawing on security steps that were taken after 9-11. Walker sa...
Mar 05, 2018
5 finalists set for Appleton fire chief
There are five finalists to be the next chief of the Appleton fire department. The police and fire commission already interviewed about 10 candidates. Chief Len VanderWyst retired last Friday. City Hu...
Mar 05, 2018
Kaleidoscope school focuses on activity
The focus on physical activity at a middle school in Appleton recently caught the eye of a journalism project in New York City. Kaleidoscope Academy at Roosevelt Middle School, on the north side, was ...
Mar 05, 2018
Poll: Majority back gun law changes
A poll shows 81 percent of voters in the state support background checks on private gun sales and at gun shows. The Marquette University Law School also found that 56 percent favor a ban on assault-st...
Mar 05, 2018
Jury in place for Flatoff trial
Ten men and four women will hear the case of a man charged with more than a dozen felonies for a standoff in Neenah more than two years ago. Forty-eight-year-old Brian Flatoff is on trial in Winnebago...
Mar 05, 2018
