Category Archives: Local News
Former coach sentenced in child sex case
A former Coleman High School junior varsity volleyball coach is going to prison for nine years and nine months in a child sex case. Forty-two-year-old Jason Nieminski entered no contest pleas to five ...
Dec 30, 2019
G.B. police to handle Appleton overdose investigation
Appleton police say a 37-year-old man died, less than three hours after he was initially treated for a cocaine overdose. They say a woman asked police to come to her house in the 600 block of W. Verbr...
Dec 30, 2019
Salvation Army short of fundraising goal
The Salvation Army Fox Cities is about $100,000 short of the nonprofit's $1.1 million fundraising goal. Spokeswoman Kristal Knudtson says the numbers actually turned out better than she thought they w...
Dec 30, 2019
Trump plans Milwaukee rally
President Trump will be coming to Wisconsin in a couple of weeks. He's planning a rally on Tuesday, January 14th in downtown Milwaukee. It will be at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, and it's scheduled...
Dec 30, 2019
Panel to wait on voter list decision
The state Elections Commission plans to wait until a court battle is over before deciding what to do with more than 230,000 voters on the state's voting list. The people didn't respond in time to a le...
Dec 30, 2019
Mary's Restaurant to have new owner
A well-known restaurant on Appleton's north side will have a new owner on Wednesday. Tim Huth of Mary's Restaurant says their workers will stay on, and the new owner will keep the name and menu. Huth ...
Dec 30, 2019
Bellevue firefighters now on duty around the clock
Bellevue firefighters will now be at the department's station around the clock. The first shift started this morning. Fire Chief Jack Mlnarik says their response times will be much better with a three...
Dec 30, 2019
On Bacon Day, Wis. ranks among top 10 pork producers
It's National Bacon Day, and Wisconsin is one of the top 10 pork-producing states in the country. People across the country are expected to eat 1.1 billion servings of bacon this year. Wisconsin ranks...
Dec 30, 2019
Menasha backs off 'blight' plans for dog club
The City of Menasha is dropping plans to call three commercial properties "blighted," but there are still hopes to develop the area. The Winnegamie Dog Club, a former manufacturing plant, and a storag...
Dec 30, 2019 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
I-41 pileup was a top story in 2019
Whiteout conditions on I-41 South in the Neenah area helped lead to the biggest pileup in Wisconsin history. The 131-car crash, near Highway G, left one dead, and 71 people hurt. It was one of the top...
Dec 30, 2019
