Category Archives: Local News
Appleton man killed in plane crash in Vinland
A 68-year-old Appleton man was killed in a plane crash, southwest of Neenah, this morning. Lt. Tim Eichman of the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department says the ultralight plane went down in a field i...
Sep 12, 2017
Fazoli's on College Ave. robbed
Grand Chute police are looking for the man who robbed the Fazoli's restaurant on W. College Avenue just before 9:00 p.m. Monday. Police went to the restaurant to check on an alarm. They say the man de...
Sep 12, 2017
Highway 441 expansion is halfway done
Work on the Highway 441 expansion is about at the halfway point. That's according to the project manager for the DOT Tom Buchholz. They started working in the area around the Oneida Street interchange...
Sep 12, 2017
Panel votes against climate change proposal
The debate over climate change hit Appleton City Hall last night. The parks and recreation committee voted 4-1 against aligning with the goals of the Paris Agreement. The proposal also called for the ...
Sep 11, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
State sends unprecedented number of troops to Florida
A spokesman for the Wisconsin National Guard is calling the activation of 2,500 troops from the state to help with hurricane recovery in Florida unprecedented. Captain Joe Trovato says they've mobiliz...
Sep 11, 2017
G.B. decommissions city's 9-11 memorial
Green Bay's 9-11 Memorial is deteriorating, and police officers and firefighters gathered around it Monday, for a decommissioning ceremony. Crews removed a piece of steel girder that was from the Worl...
Sep 11, 2017
$5 mil bond for man charged with shooting at deputies
A 62-year-old Waupaca County man is in custody on a $5 million bond, after sheriff's deputies say he shot at them. Prosecutors are charging James Dax with six counts of attempted murder...and making t...
Sep 11, 2017
A major bridge project is starting in Winneconne
Work started today on a new bridge over the Wolf River in Winneconne. DOT spokesman Mark Kantola says they're building a second bridge, and it's just south of the current one on Highway 116. He says t...
Sep 11, 2017
Rock the Block focuses on Appleton neighborhood
A local chapter of Habitat for Humanity will have volunteers out in full force this week to help beautify an area on Appleton's north side. Thirty projects are on the latest Rock the Block schedule. T...
Sep 11, 2017
Appleton, Oshkosh firefighters to help with Irma
Six Appleton firefighters and two of the department's rescue boats are on the way to Florida, to help with the response to Hurricane Irma. Three Oshkosh firefighters are heading there too. Appleton Ba...
Sep 11, 2017
