Category Archives: Local News
Zuelke Building remodel will preserve history
The planned remodel of the Zuelke Building in downtown Appleton will focus on preserving its history. Anuj Rastogi is with Milwaukee View, the firm that's working on the $15 million project. He says t...
Dec 20, 2017
Holiday travel season starts today
Holiday travelers are starting to hit the road today, and it's going to be the busiest Christmas season on record. AAA Wisconsin is making that projection. Spokesman Nick Jarmusz says about two millio...
Dec 20, 2017
Schimel: Opioid suits will be long battle
The state's attorney general believes it could be a long legal battle between counties in Wisconsin and some drug companies over opioids. Two-thirds of the counties are joining federal lawsuits, argui...
Dec 20, 2017
U.S. Venture's decision to leave Kimberly 'very difficult'
The head of U.S. Venture says they had to do a lot of soul searching before they decided to leave Kimberly for downtown Appleton. The company is planning to build a nearly $50 million headquarters on ...
Dec 20, 2017
Police hold emergency training at UW-Osh
The Oshkosh police are holding an emergency training exercise later this morning at UW-Oshkosh's Kolf Sports Center. Officer Kate Mann says the university's police department, Oshkosh fire department,...
Dec 20, 2017 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Project would be largest in downtown history
Appleton's leader believes the U.S. Venture headquarters will draw other developers to build in the downtown. Mayor Tim Hanna says the project would potentially be the largest in the downtown's histor...
Dec 19, 2017
U.S. Venture project takes step forward
U.S. Venture wants to build a new corporate headquarters in downtown Appleton, and the proposal cleared a hurdle Tuesday night. The city council endorsed a development agreement for the nearly $50 mil...
Dec 19, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Freedom teen wins Mile scholarship
A sophomore at Freedom High School will get free music lessons for a year, thanks to a program at the Mile of Music festival. Olivia Harn won this year's scholarship from Tundraland. She'll take piano...
Dec 19, 2017
Oneida woman convicted for deadly fire
A 49-year-old Oneida woman reached a plea deal in a deadly fire in Hobart. A Brown County judge convicted Roni Anderson of felony murder in the June 2015 death of 89-year-old Harold Ambrosius. She was...
Dec 19, 2017
G.B. police warn of thieves posing as workers
Green Bay police say people are posing as water department workers to try to get into homes. They say typically two men show up, claiming to be from the water utility or Wisconsin Public Service. They...
Dec 19, 2017
