Category Archives: Local News
No one hurt in Appleton house fire
No one is hurt in an Appleton house fire. Crews were called to the home along the 700-block of North Division Street around 10:30 this (Tuesday) morning to find flames coming from the back of the buil...
Nov 23, 2021 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
Fire at De Pere industrial plant
Crews put out a fire at a De Pere industrial plant. The fire at Sustana along Mathew Drive was reported around 4:00 this morning There were flames coming from the roof of an outbuilding that handles m...
Nov 23, 2021 De Pere Fire Rescue emblem (Image courtesy De Pere Fire Rescue)
Local fire departments not part of t-shirt sales
Several local fire departments say they are not involved in t-shirt sales to raise money. Social media posts claim shirts sold by trendytee.com benefit local fire fighters--but Little Chute, Appleton,...
Nov 23, 2021
Appleton sees a rash of garage thefts
Appleton Police have advice on how to stop home burglaries: lock the doors. Lieutenant Meghan Cash says officers responded to three garage thefts last week alone. She thinks they could have been avoid...
Nov 23, 2021 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Fond du Lac County investigators identify "Jane Doe" from 2008
D-N-A testing finally reveals the identity of a woman found dead in the woods near Theresa in November of 2008. The body of 19-year old Amy Marie Yeary of Rockford, Illinois was discovered by deer hun...
Nov 23, 2021
Optional masking coming to Appleton Schools
Mandatory masking will continue in the Appleton Area School District until mid-January. The district's board of education approved a recommendation that requires masking for staff, students and visito...
Nov 23, 2021 Appleton Schools will go to optional masking in January 2022
Appleton Christmas parade to proceed; Silent procession planned for Waukesha community
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Downtown Appleton Christmas parade will go on, with a special recognition to the victims and families of the Waukesha community. Parade officials shared the decision Monday after...
Nov 22, 2021
Children's Hospital provides update on parade victims
Eighteen victims of the Waukesha Christmas Parade incident were brought to Children's Hospital Wisconsin for treatment Sunday night. Six kids underwent emergency surgeries last night. Two are being op...
Nov 22, 2021
How to Help: Funds created for those impacted by Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy
Waukesha, Wis. -- Some funds have been created to support families impacted by the tragic incident at the Waukesha Christmas parade. United for Waukesha Community Fund A joint effort by the Wau...
Nov 22, 2021
Local TV weatherman hospitalized with COVID-19
A local T-V news anchor is hospitalized with COVID-19. Fox 11 says meteorologist Pete Petoniak was admitted last Monday night with complications from the virus. Petoniak was fully-vaccinated. His cond...
Nov 22, 2021
