Category Archives: Local News
Outagamie Co. emergency management director out
The head of Outagamie County wants the sheriff to take over as emergency management director. The board will vote on that proposal tonight. Action 2 News learned that Lisa Van Schyndel is no longer th...
Jun 09, 2020 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)
Appleton man hurt in crash
A 54-year old Appleton man has critical injuries after a crash yesterday evening. Outagamie County sheriff officials believe he lost control of a motorcycle on Highway PP, south of Highway B in the to...
Jun 09, 2020 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Police group calls 'defunding' talk counterproductive
The leader of a statewide group that represents police officers believes talk of "defunding" police is "reckless." Jim Palmer of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association says the idea seems to me...
Jun 09, 2020
Oshkosh council could decide on holding block parties
Another staple of summer, the neighborhood block party, might not happen in Oshkosh this year. The Common Council will give direction to city staff tonight on whether to accept any applications for th...
Jun 09, 2020 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Champion Center makes national list
A national organization says the Community First Champion Center is one of the best new sports facilities in the country. The industry group Connect Sports picked four venues in that category. General...
Jun 08, 2020
Appleton's History Museum will open Friday
People will be able to go to the History Museum at the Castle again, starting Friday. Chief Curator Dustin Mack says they made some changes around the downtown Appleton building. He says they took ste...
Jun 08, 2020
Oshkosh Avenue Bridge reopening
The Oshkosh Avenue Bridge in Oshkosh is scheduled to open at 6 a.m. Tuesday. It was closed in February to refurbish the bridge, and replace the concrete for the road. The drawbridge opened for boats i...
Jun 08, 2020 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Appleton has 4 new COVID-19 cases
Appleton's health department is reporting four more confirmed COVID-19 cases. Two of them caught it from another known case. One got it through community spread, and the other case is still under inve...
Jun 08, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Appleton police answering questions online
Appleton police have a new section on the department's website to let people reach out with questions, and see the answers to other ones. Police Chief Todd Thomas says he'll respond to them. He says t...
Jun 08, 2020
Protest turns tense in Appleton Saturday
The day-long protests in downtown Appleton took a tense turn, later at night. Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas says some people made their way from Houdini Plaza to the police station. He says the gr...
Jun 08, 2020
