Category Archives: Local News
Appleton Historical Society hosts open house
The doors will be open tonight at the new Appleton Historical Society Museum and Resource Center in the downtown. The nonprofit group is hosting an open house from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The museum is in th...
Jul 28, 2017
Roth reacts to Foxconn plans
A Republican from Appleton says northeast Wisconsin should benefit from the Foxconn development. Senate President Roger Roth says job growth would extend beyond just the southeast part of the state. R...
Jul 28, 2017
George H.W. Bush spoke in Appleton area 25 yrs ago
Twenty-five years ago today, former President George H. W. Bush was in the Appleton area. The Republican spoke at what was then called the Outagamie County Regional Airport. Tom Sutter is the presiden...
Jul 28, 2017
D-Day plane being restored in Oshkosh
Work is progressing on the plane that led the aerial invasion on D-Day, and it's being done in Oshkosh. The plane named "That's All Brother" is on display in Boeing Plaza at EAA AirVenture again this ...
Jul 28, 2017
Ashwaubenon officer improving after crash
An Ashwaubenon police officer is improving after he was hit by a suspected drunk driver last Saturday night. The police department says Officer Brian Murphy isn't in critical condition anymore. The 34...
Jul 28, 2017
Foxconn will build large plant in Wis.
A technology company will build a massive plant in southeast Wisconsin to make liquid-crystal displays. Foxconn's leader made the announcement this afternoon at the White House. Governor Walker says t...
Jul 28, 2017
Nicholson officially in race for U.S. Senate
A Republican is officially running for U.S. Senate in the fall of next year. Former Marine Kevin Nicholson of Delafield threw his hat in the ring today by releasing a video. The video brands him as a ...
Jul 28, 2017
80-yr-old former American Airlines plane at EAA
A former passenger plane at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh gives people a chance to see what it was like to fly on an airline's plane in the 1930s and 40s. A DC-3 that was part of the American Airlines fle...
Jul 28, 2017
Weather turns Children's Parade into a party
The weather is posing a problem for the annual Children's Parade in downtown Appleton this afternoon. Organizers from the Building for Kids are changing their plans. Spokeswoman Katy Compton says they...
Jul 28, 2017
EAA honoring Doolittle Raiders
More than a dozen B-25 planes from the World War II era are in Oshkosh for today's 75th anniversary celebration of the Doolittle Raiders. About 80 pilots and crew members volunteered for the mission t...
Jul 28, 2017
