Category Archives: Local News
Appleton school district pauses efforts to reinstate truancy ordinance [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Area School District puts a pause on efforts to reinstate a truancy ordinance in the city. Superintendent Greg Hartjes says they want more time to consult with parents a...
May 20, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Area School District)
2 UW-Platteville students dead in apparent murder-suicide
UPDATE: School officials say Helms shot Martin before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Martin was airlifted to a Madison hospital where she was pronounced dead. No one else is believed to be...
May 20, 2025 Police investigate an incident in Wilgus Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus in Platteville, Wis., May 19, 2025. (Photo courtesy WMTV)
Two Fox Valley high school students to take the stage in NYC
APPLETON, Wis. -- Two Fox Valley high schoolers will take their musical and acting skills to New York City. Isaac Schultz of Brillion High School and Greta Nolte of Fox Valley Lutheran High School are...
May 19, 2025 Isaac Schultz of Brillion High School and Greta Nolte of Fox Valley Lutheran High School will represent
Northeast Wisconsin in the Jimmy Awards/National High School Musical Theatre Awards In New York City in June. (Fox Cities Performing Art Center photo)
1 killed, 1 hurt in Oconto County crash
TOWN OF LITTLE RIVER, Wis. -- One person is dead and another is injured following a crash in Oconto County. The sheriff's office says a car rear-ended a pickup truck along U.S. Highway 41 in the town ...
May 19, 2025 Oconto County Sheriff's Office logo (Image courtesy Oconto Co. Sheriff's Office)
Manitowoc man arrested for fifth OWI in Menasha traffic stop
MENASHA, Wis. -- A Manitowoc man is arrested on suspicion of his fifth operating a motor vehicle under the influence offense. Nicholas Roedell, 41, was pulled over on U.S. Highway 10 near Racine Road ...
May 19, 2025 (Image provided by Wisconsin State Patrol)
Cellcom makes progress in restoring voice service
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Cellcom makes slow but steady progress in restoring cellphone service following an outage last week. On Saturday, Cellcom announced the restoration of some voice services. In a post...
May 19, 2025 scanrail / Depositphotos.com
Improperly discarded ashes spark Fond du Lac garage fire
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- Improperly disposed ashes from a fire pit are the cause of a garage fire Sunday in Fond du Lac. The fire was reported at 10:19 a.m. in the 100 block of N. Seymour Street. Fond du ...
May 19, 2025 jag_cz / Depositphotos.com
Fire causes $100,000 damage to Appleton home
APPLETON, Wis. -- A fire causes $100,000 in damage to an Appleton home. The Appleton Fire Department responded around 8 a.m. Sunday to a report of smoke coming from an unoccupied home in the 1700 bloc...
May 19, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
Appleton considers changing a portion of North Oneida Street to two-way traffic
APPLETON, Wis--A portion of North Oneida Street in downtown Appleton may go from a one-way to a two-way. Traffic Engineer Eric Lom says patients at the new Mosaic Health Clinic in the 100-block of One...
May 16, 2025 cloudia / Depositphotos.com
Severe weather causes 'significant' damage in Dodge County [AUDIO]
JUNEAU, Wis. -- The Dodge County Sheriff's Office reports significant damage as a result of severe weather Thursday evening. According to the National Weather Service, a tornado was confirmed over May...
May 16, 2025 Houses and trees are damaged in Mayville, Wis., as a result of severe weather May 15, 2025. (Photo courtesy Wisconsin State Patrol)
