Category Archives: Local News
Car that hit FdL ambulance ran red light
State Patrol says a car that hit a Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue ambulance yesterday morning ran a red light. Sgt. Andrew Hyer says surveillance video at the intersection of Johnson and Main streets gav...
Sep 16, 2020
COVID-19 spike coincides with campuses opening
Coronavirus cases started jumping in Wisconsin around the same time college campuses opened. Thirty-nine percent of cases last week were 18 to 24 year olds. Dr. Ryan Westergaard of the state Departmen...
Sep 16, 2020
Menasha officer attacked
A 25-year-old Fox Crossing man is in custody, a suspect in the attack of a Menasha police officer. Police say officers were called to a store in the 1200 block of Appleton Road yesterday around 4:30 p...
Sep 16, 2020 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
Woodford wants library project on current site
The latest proposal for a new or expanded Appleton Public Library would keep it at the same downtown site. Mayor Jake Woodford says it's a way to remove hurdles from previous plans and move forward. H...
Sep 15, 2020 (Photo provided by Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford)
Evers looking for options to keep mask order
The statewide mask rule will currently be in place for less than two weeks. Governor Evers says they're considering what could be done. He believes it's an important part of keeping people safe and pr...
Sep 15, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
State expert: Boater likely legally drunk
A state expert believes it's likely a Neenah man was legally drunk at the time of a deadly boat crash on Lake Winnebago. Brian Sullivan is on trial in Winnebago County this week on two counts of homic...
Sep 15, 2020
Packers prep fanless Lambeau Field
There won't be any fans inside Lambeau Field for Sunday's Green Bay Packers game, but workers were still getting ready yesterday. The team is putting tarps over the first nine rows of the stands with ...
Sep 15, 2020 Survey shows majority in favor of eliminating Lambeau Field Stadium District Board
ATW sees 10% increase in August passengers
Passenger numbers at Appleton International Airport continue to bounce back slowly. The August total of more than 25,000 was up 10 percent from July. Airport spokesman Patrick Tracey thinks they're se...
Sep 15, 2020 (Image from Appleton International Airport)
Inmate dies in Manitowoc Co. jail
An inmate died this morning in the Manitowoc County jail. Sheboygan County Sheriff's deputies are working on the investigation. They report a correctional officer found a man laying on a mattress in a...
Sep 15, 2020
Appleton students get mix of laptops, tablets
The Appleton school district is getting about 3,200 laptops, and 1,900 tablets for students at the start of the school year. Superintendent Judy Baseman says the tablets are for 4-K and kindergarten. ...
Sep 15, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
