Category Archives: Local News
Trout Museum of Art eyes relocation in new Appleton park
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Trout Museum of Art is looking to move out of its current home along College Avenue in Downtown Appleton. Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region CEO Curt Detjen says the ...
Jul 26, 2022 Trout Museum of Art logo (Trout Museum of Art)
Oshkosh Arena at risk of losing liquor license
The Oshkosh Arena is at risk of losing its liquor license. The Oshkosh Common Council agenda features an item calling for the setting of a hearing date to revoke the license issued to Fox Valley Pro B...
Jul 26, 2022 (Photo courtesy: visitoshkosh.com)
Two confirmed monkeypox cases in Appleton
APPLETON, WI -- Two monkeypox cases are now confirmed in Appleton. The Appleton Health Department says the first case of orthopoxvirus, which is presumed to be monkeypox, was confirmed July 21. A seco...
Jul 25, 2022
Longtime EAA president dies as AirVenture kicks off
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Longtime EAA President Tom Poberezny dies as AirVenture 2022 kicks off. EAA says Poberezny died Monday morning after a brief illness. Tom served as president from 1989-2010, succeedin...
Jul 25, 2022 The Experimental Aircraft Association remembers one of its former presidents, Tom Poberezny, on the day of his passing, July 25, 2022. (EAA)
Nelson drops out of US Senate race
APPLETON, Wis. -- Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson suspends his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Nelson cited financial issues as the reason. He is endorsing Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, whom he says is...
Jul 25, 2022 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)
Storm damage hits EAA grounds ahead of AirVenture
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A strong thunderstorm causes damage at the EAA grounds in Oshkosh ahead of AirVenture 2022. EAA says the storm knocked down some trees and branches in the drive-in campgrounds, result...
Jul 25, 2022
Appleton pizzeria owner sentenced to prison for tax evasion
GREEN BAY, Wis--The owner of an Appleton restaurant will spend six months in prison for tax evasion. Paul Vanderlinden is also sentenced in Green Bay Federal Court to a year on supervised release for ...
Jul 22, 2022 (Photo: Brown County Jail)
Outagamie County deputies rescue ducklings, eagle
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. -- Outagamie County sheriff's deputies were busy saving wildlife on Thursday. Three deputies with the department's Courthouse Security Division rescued several ducklings from a ...
Jul 22, 2022 An Outagamie County sheriff's deputy attempts to rescue ducklings in a sewer outside the county courthouse in Appleton, Wis., July 21, 2022. (Outagamie Co. Sheriff's Office)
Alcohol, speed factors in Fox River boat crash: Report
OSHKOSH, Wis. --A DNR report sheds more light on a hit-and-run boat crash on the Fox River earlier this month. Officers who investigated the crash say a powerboat owned by Jason Lindemann struck the O...
Jul 22, 2022
Fond du Lac man convicted of voter fraud in 2020 election
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Fond du Lac man accused of voting illegally in the 2020 election reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Lawrence Klug is convicted on a misdemeanor count of Providing False Infor...
Jul 22, 2022
