Category Archives: Local News
Harbor House holding vigil in Chilton
People will gather in Chilton tonight to remember victims of domestic violence. Harbor House is holding a candlelight vigil at Calumet Medical Center at 6:30 p.m. Spokeswoman Morgan Kirchenwitz says t...
Oct 02, 2017
Oshkosh police growing hair to help hurricane victims
Oshkosh police officers can grow beards and mustaches, and let their hair down, if they want to help the victims of recent hurricanes. Officer Joe Nichols says Chief Dean Smith is relaxing the departm...
Oct 02, 2017 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Roth, Steineke want permitting change for wetlands
Two Republican lawmakers from the Fox Cities want to eliminate the rule that developers get a permit from the DNR to build on wetlands. Sen. Roger Roth of Appleton and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Ste...
Oct 02, 2017
Two from Menasha hurt in crash
Winnebago Co. sheriff's officials are blaming a mechanical issue for a crash that injured a man and woman from Menasha. The accident happened Sunday morning just before 9:00 a.m. in the 5800 block of ...
Oct 02, 2017
Two arrested for drunk driving in Green Bay
Green Bay police say a 15-year-old boy and a 54-year-old man were both drunk when they crashed early Sunday morning in downtown. Police say the condition of the Green Bay man, who was arrested for his...
Oct 02, 2017
Fond du Lac woman dies in crash
One woman is dead after a motorcycle crashed into the back of a car in Calumet County. Sheriff's officials says the Fond du Lac woman was a passenger on a motorcycle traveling on Hwy 55 and Artesian R...
Oct 02, 2017
Appvion files for bankruptcy
One of the major employers in the Fox Cities is filing for bankruptcy protection. About 850 people work for Appvion in the Fox Cities. The company announced the decision to file for Chapter 11 yesterd...
Oct 02, 2017
'Coop Tour' teaches people about raising chickens
People got a chance to check out different chicken coops around Appleton yesterday during Appleton's first Coop Tour. City Peeps hosted the event. The group lobbied to let people raise chickens in the...
Oct 02, 2017
Grothman wants to legalize industrial hemp
A local congressman is supporting a bill that would let Wisconsin farmers grow hemp. Republican Congressman Glenn Grothman of Glenbeulah is a co-sponsor of the Industrial Hemp Farming Act. He says it ...
Oct 02, 2017
Boy Scout raises $40K for Harbor House playground
Children at a domestic abuse shelter in Appleton have a new playground, thanks to the work of a Boy Scout. Seventeen-year-old Trevor Kislewski raised $40,000 to build it at Harbor House, for his Eagle...
Oct 02, 2017
