Category Archives: Local News
Appleton celebrates second Light Up Night tonight
The second annual Light Up Night event is happening tonight in downtown Appleton. It's put on by the Trout Museum of Art, and it takes place in Houdini Plaza and along College Avenue. Museum president...
Nov 10, 2017
'The King and I' is coming to the Fox Cities PAC
The revival of a classic musical is coming to downtown Appleton in January. Tickets for Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I" go on sale today. Trisha Witt is a spokeswoman for the Fox Cities Per...
Nov 10, 2017
Fire in G.B.
The Red Cross is helping four people after a fire in an apartment building on Green Bay's east side caused $40,000 in damage. Officials say crews were called to the apartment in the 1200 block of Bros...
Nov 10, 2017
Outagamie County leader reacts to Appvion cuts
The cuts at Appvion are just the latest in the paper industry in the Fox Cities. About 600 workers at Appleton Coated were laid off several weeks ago, and the future of the mill in Combined Locks is i...
Nov 09, 2017
Appvion cutting 200 jobs in Appleton
About 200 workers at Appvion in Appleton will lose their jobs next year because of a consolidation. The paper company will shut down three coaters for carbonless paper, along with rewinding and sheeti...
Nov 09, 2017 (Image provided by Appvion)
Oshkosh police arrest man for arson
A 19-year-old Fond du Lac man is in custody on a possible arson charge, in connection with a weekend fire on the Oshkosh's north side. No one was hurt at a home in the 1500 block of Jackson Street las...
Nov 09, 2017 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Some funding restored for Kort Peace Park
There will be some work done next year on a proposed park along the Fox River in Appleton after all. The city council removed $100,000 in funding for design work at Ellen Kort Peace Park last month. M...
Nov 09, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
FVTC gets new simulator for deadly force situations
Criminal justice students at Fox Valley Technical College have a new tool to train for making split-second decisions on whether to use deadly force. Instructor Cory McKone says the three-screen Shoot/...
Nov 09, 2017
G.B. police holding meetings to hear from community
People in Green Bay have a couple of chances tonight to talk with police, and it's part of a recent effort to connect with the community. Capt. Kevin Warych says they've been holding monthly meetings,...
Nov 09, 2017
Gallagher hopes vets take part in history project
The Library of Congress is working on Veterans History Project, and a congressman from northeast Wisconsin wants local vets to talk about their experiences. Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher of Gr...
Nov 09, 2017
