Category Archives: Local News
Harbor House tours part of fundraising effort
The community can get a chance to see what a domestic abuse shelter near downtown Appleton has, and will have, during a fundraising campaign. Harbor House is trying to raise money to support its progr...
Sep 7, 2017
Vukmir officially running for U.S. Senate
After months of speculation, a Republican lawmaker is joining the race for U.S. Senate. State Sen. Leah Vukmir of Brookfield is also a registered nurse. She was elected to the state Senate in 2010, an...
Sep 7, 2017
Appleton native speaks about brain injuries
A doctor on the forefront of research on traumatic brain injuries in athletes and military veterans is in the Fox Valley today. Dr. Ann McKee is from Appleton. She's the director of the CTE Center at ...
Sep 7, 2017
Press conference set on Oshkosh police shooting
The Winnebago County district attorney will hold a press conference this afternoon to talk about a deadly police shooting in Oshkosh. Twenty-eight-year-old Isaiah Tucker was killed, after police say h...
Sep 7, 2017
Hortonville bypass decision 'slap in the face'
The village administrator in Hortonville says the likely two-year delay of the Hortonville bypass is a "slap in the face." The Legislature's budget committee didn't earmark any money toward the Highwa...
Sep 7, 2017
Finance committee passes state budget
The overdue state budget is on its way to the full Legislature after the Joint Finance Committee wrapped up its work on the plan last night. While Republicans say the plan makes the best use of the st...
Sep 7, 2017
State ACT scores hold steady
Scores held steady for Wisconsin's Class of 2017 on the ACT college entrance exam. The latest records show the average score on the exam was 20.5 for the second year in a row. That's behind the nation...
Sep 7, 2017
Work is progressing on expo center
Leaders from around the Fox Cities toured the construction site of the Fox Cities Exhibition Center in downtown Appleton yesterday. Kurt Wolfgram is the project manager for Miron Construction. He says...
Sep 7, 2017
Man charged in stabbing at Appleton bar
Prosecutors are charging a 42-year-old man for a weekend stabbing at a bar on Appleton's north side. Luis Avila was in Outagamie County court yesterday afternoon on charges of first-degree reckless in...
Sep 6, 2017
Hortonville bypass delayed again
The Hortonville bypass is apparently going to be on hold again. Republican Senator Roger Roth of Appleton says they don't have any funding specifically earmarked for the Highway 15 project. Republican...
Sep 6, 2017
