Category Archives: Local News
Williams will stand trial for stabbing child, mother
Doctors believe an Appleton man accused of stabbing a three-year old child to death is mentally competent to stand trial. Demetrius Williams is charged in Outagamie County Court with first-degree inte...
May 14, 2020
Fishing tourney on Lake Winnebago cancelled
One of the largest fishing tournaments on Lake Winnebago is cancelled. The Mercury National Walleye Tournament won't be held in Fond du Lac next month because of public health concerns. It's the first...
May 14, 2020
UWGB campus will open to staff, faculty
All of the UW-Green Bay campuses will reopen to faculty and staff on July 1st so they can get ready for the fall semester. They'll still be encouraged to work from home and protocols will be in place ...
May 14, 2020
Ewald running for Hansen's Senate seat
Another Democrat is jumping into the race to replace the retiring State Senator Dave Hansen of Green Bay. Sandra Ewald is the former president of Advocate Aurora Health in northeast Wisconsin. Hansen ...
May 14, 2020
Gas leak forces evacuation in Appleton
A gas leak forced part of a neighborhood on Appleton's north side to evacuate. Construction crews severed a high-pressure line at the corner of Morrison and Spring streets around 8 a.m. Several nearby...
May 14, 2020
Fire damages historic Eden Town Hall
The historic Eden Town Hall was damaged in a fire yesterday afternoon. Crews were called to the building around 12:30 p.m. and smoke was coming from the roof. Investigators believe the fire was caused...
May 14, 2020
Mile of Music in downtown Appleton cancelled
Appleton's Mile of Music festival is cancelled. The event that draws tens of thousands to the downtown was scheduled for July 30-August 2. Co-founder Dave Willems says they considered about a dozen al...
May 14, 2020
State reports 6.3% of new test results were positive
The state is reporting 6.3 percent of new coronavirus test results over the past day came back positive. That's the same percentage as yesterday. There are now 11,275 confirmed cases in Wisconsin, and...
May 14, 2020
Bayland wants court to toss bankruptcy case
The bankruptcy of the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh could come to an abrupt end next month. Bayland Buildings is asking a federal court to throw out the case. The company is owed $13 million by th...
May 14, 2020
DOT making progress on early I-41 expansion plans
The DOT is working on traffic projections, and the environmental report, for the proposed I-41 expansion between the Appleton area and De Pere. The agency held an online community meeting yesterday, w...
May 14, 2020
