Category Archives: Local News
Developers have plans for former Brin site
Apartments and businesses could be going on the site of the former Brin Building in downtown Menasha. The building was torn down last year after a fire. Grant Fisk of RF Development says they're plann...
Dec 16, 2019
Appleton could create marketing plan for ramps
Appleton leaders could try to find ways to encourage people to park in the city's downtown ramps. Community Development Director Karen Harkness says they want to work with a consultant to put together...
Dec 16, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Federal health insurance deadline extended
The federal government is extending the deadline to get health insurance. Trish Sarvela of the Partnership Community Health Center says there were some technical problems over the weekend, leading up ...
Dec 16, 2019
Woman gets wish for cookies for holidays
Donated Christmas cookies are making the holidays brighter for a Green Bay woman. Deborah Firkins is losing her health battle, and she thinks this will be her last Christmas. She asked someone to bake...
Dec 16, 2019
3 investigated in Appleton for fake prescriptions
Three Illinois men are accused of trying to use fake prescriptions to get painkillers from Appleton drug stores. Workers at Walgreens on the city's north side went to police in August, because people ...
Dec 16, 2019
Chilton man gets 2 yrs in prison for selling guns
A Chilton man is going to federal prison for two years for selling guns overseas. Fifty-nine-year-old Andy Huebschmann was convicted of making guns, and gun parts, for an Australian criminal. Prosecut...
Dec 16, 2019
Man arrested for FdL house fire
A suspect is in custody in connection with a house fire in Fond du Lac. Fire Chief Peter O'Leary says people saw the man running out of the vacant home after it started yesterday afternoon. Crews quic...
Dec 16, 2019
Downtown project could get TIF money
The City of Appleton could pitch in for a renovation project in the downtown. Bela Development plans to remodel a building in the 500 block of W. College Avenue to create spaces for events and offices...
Dec 16, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Charlie Knuth diagnosed with lymphoma cancer
A teenager from the Darboy area dealing with a rare skin disorder will now be treated for cancer. Charlie Knuth's mother, Trisha Knuth, thinks he could have had a problem for a while, but because of h...
Dec 16, 2019
Home sales slip slightly in November
The housing market was down a little last month, compared to November of last year. Statewide sales slipped nearly one percent. Economist David Clark of the Wisconsin Realtors Association says the med...
Dec 16, 2019
