Category Archives: Local News
Body pulled from Fox River near Omro
The Winnebago County Sheriff's department says a body was found in the Fox River Sunday morning. Deputies say they got a call just before 7:30 a.m. at the Eureka Dam Campground near Omro. They say the...
Oct 29, 2017
Man rescued from Winneconne fire
Firefighters say a neighbor helped rescue a man from a house fire in Winneconne Sunday morning. Crews were called to a home on 3rd Street around 9:30 a.m. They say a man in his 20s was home, and a nei...
Oct 29, 2017
Weekend furnace calls serve as reminder
Appleton firefighters say two weekend calls can serve as a reminder to make sure people have their furnaces inspected. At one home Saturday night, dust and ash were blowing out of vents. This morning,...
Oct 29, 2017
2 victims of wrong-way crash were going to family wedding
Two people from the Appleton area, killed in a crash in Brown County last Friday, were heading to a family wedding in Door County. Fifty-six-year-old Lynn Eckes was the mother of the groom, and 84-yea...
Oct 29, 2017
3 dead in wrong-way crash on Hwy. 57
Deputies say a crash in Brown County left three people dead, and two others with life-threatening injuries. The Sheriff's department says a 38-year-old Green Bay man was going the wrong way in the nor...
Oct 27, 2017
Police search for missing Oshkosh teen
Oshkosh police are looking for a missing teen. They say Dwayne Doss was last seen leaving home last Sunday. They say he's a black transgender boy, 5-4 and 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. P...
Oct 27, 2017
Crash shuts down Hwy. 57 by Dyckesville
UPDATE: Three people were killed in the crash on Highway 57. http://www.whby.com/2017/10/27/3-dead-in-wrong-way-crash-on-hwy-57/ A stretch of Highway 57 North in northeast Brown County is shut down be...
Oct 27, 2017
Appleton leaders to spend tomorrow on budget
Members of the Appleton city council will be going through the proposed budget for next year in an all-day session at City Hall. It's called "Budget Saturday." Ald. Kathy Plank is the chair of the fin...
Oct 27, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
L.C. hosting open house at municipal services building
People will have a chance to check out Little Chute's new municipal services building tomorrow. The village is holding an open house from 10 a.m. to noon. The new facility is on E. Elm Drive, south of...
Oct 27, 2017
Paper mill in Shawano gets $40 mil upgrade
A paper company is making a major investment at its mill in Shawano. The move comes as the future of the Appleton Coated mill in Combined Locks is up in the air, and a Grand Chute company announced th...
Oct 27, 2017
