Category Archives: Local News
Appleton hears questions about chlorine in city water
Appleton city staff heard some complaints and concerns over the weekend, because city water had a chlorine smell or taste. Utilities Director Chris Shaw says the issue was on the south side, and it ha...
Sep 28, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
New cases at King Veterans Home, 1 death
There are more cases of COVID-19 at the state's King Veterans Home in Waupaca County. Nine residents and eight staff members caught it. One died. Officials haven't released whether the person was a re...
Sep 28, 2020
Housing leader wants fewer regulations
The head of a federal housing agency was in Green Bay this morning for a roundtable discussion on affordable housing. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson wants to reduce regulations. He...
Sep 28, 2020
Law firm asks judge to block mask order
A conservative law firm is asking a judge to block the public health emergency Governor Evers declared in July, and extended last week. It includes the statewide mask order. The Wisconsin Institute fo...
Sep 28, 2020
Moped driver killed in FdL crash
A Fond du Lac man was killed when he was hit by a car while on a moped. Fond du Lac police say 62-year-old Thomas Norton pulled out in front of a car at the corner of Forest Avenue and S. Pioneer Road...
Sep 28, 2020
State has 1,716 new coronavirus cases
There are 1,716 new COVID-19 cases in the state, after four straight days of more than 2,000. The state is reporting 21.9 percent of tests came back positive. The seven-day average is 18.2 percent. Th...
Sep 28, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak at King Veterans Home
The state Department of Veterans Affairs is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19 at the King Veterans Home in Waupaca County. In a letter sent to family members last Friday, staff report three residen...
Sep 28, 2020
Fire in Appleton may be arson & hate crime
A fire that damaged a house in Appleton over the weekend may be a case of arson, and a hate crime. Crews were called to a home along E. South Street around midnight Saturday night, after a neighbor sa...
Sep 28, 2020 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Appleton parking revenues down drastically
With more people working from home, and fewer people coming to downtown Appleton, the city's parking revenues are taking a big hit. Through the end of August, they were down nearly $2 million from wha...
Sep 28, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Partnership wants to sit down with businesses
An economic development group wants to reach out to local companies to see how they're doing. Jayme Sellen of the Fox Cities Regional Partnership says they're hoping to check in, to talk about retaini...
Sep 28, 2020
