Category Archives: Local News
Race for Appleton mayor down to 8 candidates
The race for Appleton mayor is now down to eight candidates. Three of the 11 people that filed paperwork didn't have enough valid signatures to be on the ballot. They're Christian Pitsch, Jeremy Schol...
Jan 13, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Sprinklers Limit Spread of Appleton Apartment Fire
Officials credit a sprinkler system for limiting the spread of an Appleton apartment fire. Crews were called to the units along the 400-block of North Richmond Street around 6:00 this morning on the r...
Jan 13, 2020
2 longtime council members not running again
The Appleton city council will lose two of its most-experienced members this spring. Three incumbents decided not to run for another two-year term, including the longest-serving member, Ald. Cathy Spe...
Jan 13, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Developers plan hotel near Oshkosh Corp.
Developers are unveiling their plans for a new hotel near the Oshkosh Corporation headquarters. The Town Suites hotel will at the corner of Oshkosh Avenue and Westfield Street. Planning Services Manag...
Jan 12, 2020 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Man convicted of G.B. murder to be released
The state is granting parole to a man convicted in a brutal assault and murder of a Green Bay woman. The Department of Corrections says Randolph Whiting will be released around January 21st. Whiting w...
Jan 12, 2020
One of the 'Monfils 6' makes public appearance
One of the men convicted in the Tom Monfils murder is now making public appearances. Michael Hirn is joining author Joan Treppa to talk about her book, "Reclaiming Lives." She says it follows how she ...
Jan 12, 2020
Potential plea deal in UWO Foundation case
It appears there's a plea deal in the criminal case against two former UW-Oshkosh administrators. Former Chancellor Richard Wells and Vice Chancellor Tom Sonnleitner are facing misconduct charges. The...
Jan 10, 2020
State reports 1st child flu death
The state is reporting the first child death from the flu in Wisconsin this season. Tom Haupt of the Department of Health Services says the child was under 10, and from southeast Wisconsin. He says ab...
Jan 10, 2020
Snow expected to hit Fox Valley this weekend
Northeast Wisconsin is bracing for a winter storm. First Alert Chief Meteorologist Steve Beylon says the snow will hit us in two waves. He says the first one should arrive tonight, and the second part...
Jan 10, 2020
Doctor credits screenings, treatment for cancer death rate
A local doctor is crediting earlier detection and improved treatment for a decline in cancer deaths. A national report shows the rate dropped 2.2 percent in 2017. That's the largest decline in recorde...
Jan 10, 2020
