Category Archives: Local News
Confidential mail working for abuse victims
A program that allows crime victims to use a confidential mailing address is six months old, and a staffer at a local domestic abuse shelter says it's been a great tool. Wendy Gehl is with Harbor Hous...
Oct 5, 2017
Proposed Appleton budget has familiar big-ticket items
The proposed budget for Appleton includes a number of big-ticket items and projects. Mayor Tim Hanna says they're ones that city leaders have already been working on. They include almost $2 million to...
Oct 5, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Appleton Coated mill sale will be finalized
The sale of the Appleton Coated paper mill to a company that plans to close the facility in Combined Locks will be finalized tomorrow. Outagamie County Judge Gregory Gill approved the sale to Industri...
Oct 5, 2017
Grothman open to looking at banning bump stocks
In the wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting, a Republican congressman says lawmakers should look at a device called a bump stock. The shooter, Stephen Paddock, apparently used the item. They make semi-...
Oct 5, 2017
Trauma center leader reacts to Las Vegas shooting
The director of a local trauma center is talking about how they prepare for situations like the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Dr. Ray Georgen works at ThedaCare's hospital in Neenah. He says no matter h...
Oct 5, 2017
Grand Chute hotel robbed
Grand Chute police are looking for the person who robbed the Microtel Inn last night. Police say the suspect walked into the hotel in the 300 block of North Metro Drive around 6:30 p.m. demanding mone...
Oct 5, 2017
Hanna unveils proposed Appleton budget
The proposed budget for the city of Appleton would raise property taxes by almost 3-1/2 percent for 2018. Mayor Tim Hanna says it was a challenging process. He says that's because new growth was less ...
Oct 4, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Groups call for action to prevent gun violence
There was a call for action at the Capitol today to prevent gun violence. Some Assembly Democrats were joined by several groups to talk about the issue. Jeri Bonavia is with Wisconsin Anti-Violence Ed...
Oct 4, 2017
Oshkosh has 2 concepts for municipal golf course
Oshkosh leaders are considering two different concepts for the future of Oshkosh's Lakeshore Municipal Golf Course. They held a community meeting tonight and they're holding another one tomorrow. The ...
Oct 4, 2017 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Plea deal reached in Shawano Co. crash that killed 3 teens
Nearly three years after three teens were killed in a Shawano County crash, the suspected driver entered no contest pleas. Twenty-year-old Ryan Swadner of Cecil was convicted of three counts of homici...
Oct 4, 2017
