Category Archives: Local News
Man accused of driving drunk, hitting house
An Appleton man was arrested for driving drunk, after the State Patrol says he crashed into a house on the city's southeast side. Troopers and Appleton police were called to a home on Chestnut Lane ar...
May 28, 2020
Judge denies De Pere man's release
A federal judge in Green Bay is denying a De Pere businessman's request to be released early from his prison sentence. Ron Van Den Heuvel is serving 7-1/2 years at a federal prison camp in Duluth, aft...
May 28, 2020
State reports 4.8% of new COVID-19 tests were positive
The state is reporting 4.8 percent of new coronavirus tests came back positive. That's down from 5.7 percent yesterday, but higher than Tuesday (3.6%) and Monday (4.1%). There are now 16,974 confirmed...
May 28, 2020
Appleton pools won't open, youth sports canceled
City pools in Appleton will be closed this summer because of coronavirus. Parks and Recreation Director Dean Gazza says they considered holding swimming lessons, but decided against it. He says even i...
May 28, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
17-year-old charged after crash on Main St. Bridge
A 17-year-old Green Bay girl is formally charged after a crash Monday morning on the Main Street Bridge. Ayne Valle-Nunez was charged in Brown County Court yesterday with one count of drunk driving an...
May 28, 2020
Deputies not seeing jump in alcohol, drug, abuse calls
The Outagamie County Sheriff's Department isn't seeing a significant increase in alcohol and drug problems during the pandemic. But Sgt. Nathan Borman says he's concerned about what will happen, when ...
May 28, 2020
Evers concerned more people aren't wearing masks
Governor Evers believes wearing a mask is one of the most important things people can do, when they're out in public. He says it shouldn't be a political statement, and it's not controversial. He beli...
May 27, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Neenah honors graduates with parade
Before their virtual graduation ceremony last night, members of Neenah High School's Class of 2020 got together one last time. The school district put together a parade through the city for the nearly...
May 27, 2020 (Image provided by the Neenah Joint School District)
Communities deciding what to do at pools
Some public pools in northeast Wisconsin will be open this summer, and others won't. Little Chute will have a 100-person capacity at Doyle Park, when people can start going there on June 7th. In De Pe...
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 fund helping more groups
More nonprofit groups in the region are getting help through a special COVID-19 fund. The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and United Way Fox Cities are handing out $153,000 to 12 organi...
May 27, 2020
