Category Archives: Local News
PAC marking 15th anniversary
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is turning 15 years old this weekend. Saturday is the anniversary of the opening night show with singer Tony Bennett, in 2002. Maria Van Laanen is the president o...
Nov 22, 2017
Hanna reacts to departure of Paper Valley's leader
With the opening of the new expo center about two months away, the leader of the Radisson Paper Valley hotel is leaving. Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna hopes the hotel owners will hire an experienced new ge...
Nov 22, 2017
Thousands turn out for Appleton's Christmas Parade
The sidewalks were packed along College Avenue in downtown Appleton for last night's Christmas Parade. Three of the entries took home awards. Djuanna Hugdahl of Appleton Downtown Incorporated says a n...
Nov 22, 2017
Schmitt talks about his decision to step away in 2019
The mayor of Green Bay is talking about why he won't run for re-election in 2019. Mayor Jim Schmitt made the announcement yesterday. He's over halfway through his fourth, four-year term. During his ti...
Nov 22, 2017
Opening weekend deer numbers down from last year
During the opening weekend of the nine-day gun-deer season, hunters didn't bring home quite as many deer as last year. Nearly 103,000 were registered, and that's a drop of almost 12 percent. Sixty-tho...
Nov 21, 2017
Former Howard trustee gets 12 yrs in prison
A former Howard village board member is going to prison for 12 years for fondling one of his former piano students. 64-year-old James Widiger will also spend 10 years on probation. A jury convicted Wi...
Nov 21, 2017
Green Bay Packers plan to open skating rink in one week
The Green Bay Packers are planning to open the ice skating rink in the Titletown District one week from tomorrow. The team hasn't announced the admission or skate rental prices yet. The opening will b...
Nov 21, 2017
Power outage impacted 6,700 in Appleton and Kimberly
A power outage impacted about 6,700 We Energies customers on Appleton's east side and in the Kimberly area. The utility says an equipment issue at a substation was to blame. Some spots didn't have pow...
Nov 21, 2017
Oshkosh man gets 7 years probation for child neglect
A 21-year-old Oshkosh man will spend seven years on probation after his infant daughter had numerous broken bones. Richard Root was sentenced in Winnebago County court this morning. He entered a no co...
Nov 21, 2017
Appleton meets expectations on state's report card
The state's report card on school districts and individual schools gives Appleton three out of five stars for meeting expectations. Badger Elementary, Wilson Middle, Roosevelt-Kaleidoscope Middle, and...
Nov 21, 2017
