Category Archives: Local News
Appleton considers eliminating No Mow May, allowing longer lawns all year
APPLETON, Wis--The city of Appleton may do away with No Mow May. The city's Municipal Services Committee approves a resolution that would no longer allow people to completely skip mowing their lawns f...
Jun 25, 2024
Thousands without power after strong overnight thunderstorms
APPLETON, Wis. -- Strong thunderstorms overnight leave thousands of Northeast Wisconsinites in the dark. Wisconsin Public Services' power outage map shows about 280 outages currently affecting roughly...
Jun 25, 2024
Two killed, two seriously injured, in Ashwaubenon crash
ASHWAUBENON, Wis--Two people are dead, two others are seriously injured, in a crash in Ashwaubenon. The Brown County Sheriff's Office says a 19-year old Wabeno woman ran off westbound Highway 172 near...
Jun 24, 2024 (Image from the Brown County Sheriff's Office)
Valley Transit lands $25M federal grant for new transit center
APPLETON, Wis--Valley Transit lands a $25-million federal grant for its new transit center in Appleton. The money is coming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The new transit center along North O...
Jun 24, 2024 (Image provided by Valley Transit)
Packers name Ed Policy as next Chairman, President and CEO
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers select Ed Policy as the organization's next Chairman of the Board, President and CEO. Mark Murphy will continue leading organization until July of 2025 with Po...
Jun 24, 2024 Image: Green Bay Packers
Pedestrian hit by train, killed in Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a train in Oshkosh. Police say the 23-year-old Oshkosh man was struck at the E. Parkway Avenue crossing shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday. He was pr...
Jun 24, 2024 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
No charges against deputy in fatal Grand Chute shooting
APPLETON, Wis. -- Criminal charges will not be filed against an Outagamie County sheriff's deputy in connection with a fatal shooting incident. The district attorney's office finds that Sgt. Ellis Bro...
Jun 24, 2024 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Davis gets life without possiblity of release in Jacquely Rooney murder
FOND DU LAC, WI -- A Fond du Lac man is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release for the 2022 death of a Fond du Lac County woman. Gary E. Davis was convicted on multiple charges...
Jun 21, 2024 Gary Davis (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. Jail)
Highway 55 in Kaukauna still closed after pavement cleared of bricks
KAUKAUNA, WI -- After initially saying a section of Highway 55 in Kaukauna was reopened to traffic, the Wisconsin DOT says those lanes remain closed, as they have been since bricks from a portion of a...
Jun 21, 2024 The aftermath of the partial collapse of the Galleria of Tile building in Kaukauna, Wis., is seen June 16, 2024. (Photo courtesy City of Kaukauna)
Man reported missing from Menasha found safe
UPDATE: A missing man from Menasha has been found and is now safe at home. Menasha Police issued an alert after Jorge Jara was reportedly last seen in the 600-block of Appleton Street around 11:45 Thu...
Jun 21, 2024 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
