Category Archives: Local News

Video of Appleton officer goes viral
A video of an Appleton police officer leading the cheering section at Appleton East's football game last Friday is going viral. The police department posted it on Facebook on Saturday morning and sinc...
Sep 18, 2017

Walker signs Foxconn incentives package
The state's part of the deal with Foxconn is done. Governor Walker signed a bill into law yesterday afternoon, offering the company up to $3 billion in incentives. Foxconn would get all of the money b...
Sep 18, 2017

Neenah police, N&M Transfer collecting items for Irma victims
There's a collection drive in Neenah today for victims of Hurricane Irma. Police are partnering with N&M Transfer to send a semi with supplies to southern Florida. They're accepting items at Pick ...
Sep 18, 2017

Man arrested for driving drunk, hitting boy on bike
A 32-year-old Appleton man is in custody for a weekend hit-and-run crash. Menasha police say he was driving drunk when he hit a 10-year-old boy on a bike on Saturday afternoon. Lt. Chuck Saar says the...
Sep 18, 2017 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)

WPS crews helping in Florida
About 24 Wisconsin Public Service crew members are in the Daytona and St. Augustine area, helping to restore power to those impacted by Hurricane Irma. Field supervisor Steven VanCampenhout is based o...
Carol Patrizi Sep 18, 2017

G.C. police arrest 2 teens for weekend murder
Grand Chute police have two people in custody for a murder on the town's east side. Police say three people got into an argument yesterday afternoon that turned physical. They arrested a 17-year-old b...
Carol Patrizi Sep 18, 2017

Man faces sexual assault and other charges in Oshkosh
Oshkosh police say 27-year-old man is in custody for multiple sexual assault complaints, several burglaries, a battery and stealing a vehicle. Police say it all happened Saturday between 2:00 a.m. and...
Carol Patrizi Sep 18, 2017 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)

Truck goes in river in Kaukauna
Kaukauna police have a 21-year-old man in custody for driving his pickup truck into the river near Island and Elm Streets in front of Veterans Memorial Bridge. Police were called to the area around 9:...
Carol Patrizi Sep 18, 2017

Shelter weighs in on impact of hurricanes on homeless
A local expert is weighing in on what happens to the homeless population after storms like Hurricane Irma. Chris Lashock is with Homeless Connections in downtown Appleton. He says large storms affect ...
Sep 18, 2017
SECURA to be features on 'World's Greatest!'
A local business will be recognized for its workplace culture on the "World's Greatest!" TV show today. SECURA Insurance is an Appleton-based company and the employee motto is "Be real. Earn it. Have ...
Sep 18, 2017



