Category Archives: Local News
Memorial Park pond to be treated for carp
The DNR will be treating a pond in a park on Appleton's north side get rid of an invasive fish. Memorial Park's fishing pond normally has rainbow trout, bass, and panfish. Kabel Helmbrecht is with the...
Nov 30, 2017 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Dodge County sheriff received call from scammer
The top cop in Dodge County had some fun with a phone scammer. Sheriff Dale Schmidt was at work on Tuesday when he got a call from someone on an invalid number. He says she wanted him to give her acce...
Nov 30, 2017
Calumet Co. joins suit over opioids
Calumet County is joining 47 other counties in lawsuits against prescription drug companies over opioids. Calumet is the first one in the Fox Cities area to get involved in a suit. Kimberly Tenerelli ...
Nov 29, 2017
LEAVEN expands to help people make connections
A non-profit that provides emergency support to people in the Fox Valley is expanding. LEAVEN will use the extra room to bring in more community partners to help people find long-term solutions to the...
Nov 29, 2017
'Waitress' opens run at PAC
The musical "Waitress" is in downtown Appleton this week. It's the 32nd Broadway show to make its Wisconsin premiere at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. "Waitress" tells the story of a woman who...
Nov 29, 2017
7 hunters shot in gun deer season accidents
Seven people were shot in deer hunting accidents over the nine-day gun season. Jon King is the DNR's hunter education administrator. He says five of them were self-inflicted gunshot wounds, because hu...
Nov 29, 2017
Young farmer talks about new trend
A young farmer in the area is weighing in on a national report that shows the number of young farmers is up for only the second time in the last century. Kelly Oudenhoven grew up on a small farm, and ...
Nov 29, 2017
Walker wants ads to attract workers, Nelson responds
Governor Walker wants to spend $7 million on a national ad campaign, in hopes of bringing more workers to Wisconsin. He says the focus would be on military veterans and their families, along with youn...
Nov 29, 2017
Oshkosh Corp. eyes fall of 2019 for new headquarters
Oshkosh Corporation is hoping to move into its new headquarters by the fall of 2019. The Fortune 500 company considered several locations, before formally picking a site in Oshkosh one week ago. The c...
Nov 29, 2017
Whitetails Unlimited reacts to deer numbers
A regional director for a conservation and hunting group is reacting to the totals from this year's gun deer season. The DNR reports that nearly 196,000 deer were registered. That's down 0.8 percent f...
Nov 29, 2017
