Category Archives: Local News
Santa visit to Appleton tonight is postponed
Santa's visit to Appleton for Tuesday night is postponed. Organizers say the rain Tuesday night means Santa won't be able to go on his tour until tomorrow night. The route will be the same. Santa's to...
Nov 24, 2020
Body of missing hunter found
The body of a hunter missing since October 29th has been found in the Manitowoc River. Manitowoc County Sheriff's officials say Joshua Lueptow was duck hunting on the river when they received a report...
Nov 24, 2020
Theme of photo contest in Appleton, hope
Appleton is holding a photo contest for people who live in the city. The idea is to replace the images in the Houdini Welcome Tower with pictures of hope. Spokeswoman Sheng Riechers says pictures can ...
Nov 24, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Santa and Mrs. Claus touring Appleton
Santa won't be visiting Appleton as part of the Downtown Christmas Parade this year, but kids will still get a chance to see him in their neighborhoods over the next five weeks. The Christmas Parade o...
Nov 24, 2020 (Photo from WHBY archives)
Hunter killed on Washington Island
Washington Island Police say a hunter is dead following an accidental shooting. Steven Hoogester of West Bend shot himself while exiting a ground blind on the north end of the island around 5:00 Sunda...
Nov 23, 2020
Fauci warns of worse situation in Wisconsin
The leading health experts in the country have grave concerns about coronavirus trends in Wisconsin. Doctor Anthony Fauci tells "Up Front" that he worries Thanksgiving could result in even worse commu...
Nov 23, 2020
Gas prices dip again
Gas prices are heading back down in the Fox Valley. Gas Buddy Dot Com reports the average for regular unleaded fell eight cents in the Appleton area last week to a dollar-76 a gallon. Gas prices were ...
Nov 23, 2020
Percentage of positive COVID tests is dropping
Wisconsin is starting to see a decline in the positivity rates for COVID-19 tests. The state Department of Health Services reports 25-percent of tests came back positive on Sunday. That is the lowest ...
Nov 23, 2020
Website connects businesses to shoppers across the state
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is trying to encourage people in the state to shop local. Saturday is small Business Saturday and Secretary Missy Hughes knows one designated shopping da...
Nov 23, 2020
Two more COVID-related deaths in Appleton
The city of Appleton reports another two COVID-related deaths. The city Health Department says both victims were in their 60's. They both lived in the Outagamie County portion of the city. Appleton ha...
Nov 20, 2020
