Tag Archives: Appleton
Appleton makes College Avenue 'road diet' permanent [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The College Avenue "road diet" in downtown Appleton will become permanent. The Appleton Common Council voted unanimously Wednesday to keep one lane of eastbound traffic, one lane of ...
Mar 06, 2025 (Image provided by the city of Appleton)
Man charged in Appleton drug overdose death
APPLETON, Wis. -- A $150,000 cash bond is set for a Menasha man accused in a drug overdose death. Julius Elmer is charged in Outagamie County Court with being party to first-degree reckless homicide a...
Mar 05, 2025 Julius Elmer (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Jail)
Man convicted of robbing Appleton bank a second time
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton man who robbed a downtown bank 14 years after holding up the same institution reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Martin Schiedermayer is convicted in Outagamie County ...
Feb 24, 2025 (Photo provided by the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Appleton library reopens after renovation, expansion project [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Public Library celebrates the completion of a major renovation and expansion project. The facility on N. Appleton Street opened to the public Saturday after being closed...
Feb 15, 2025 Officials prepare to cut a ribbon to celebrate the reopening of the Appleton Public Library in Appleton, Wis., Feb. 15, 2025. (WHBY/Landen Moore)
Appleton committee denies liquor license for proposed gaming bar [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The owner of a proposed gaming bar in downtown Appleton suffers another setback in getting a liquor license. The city's Safety and Licensing Committee denies the application from Dav...
Feb 14, 2025 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
New vendor found for Appleton Fourth of July event [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The city of Appleton finds a new vendor to put on the annual Fourth of July celebration in Memorial Park. The parks committee approves a contract with Wisconsin Entertainment Group t...
Feb 12, 2025 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
Appleton man sentenced in drug-related murder
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a drug-related murder. Eric Rogers, Sr. is also denied the opportunity to apply for parole in Outagamie County Court on ...
Feb 04, 2025 Eric Rogers (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Jail)
St. Francis Xavier Catholic schools appoint new president
APPLETON, Wis. -- St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System appoints a new president. Terry Tyrrell will assume the role on July 1. Tyrrell comes to Xavier from Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he served...
Jan 31, 2025 Terry Tyrrell (Photo courtesy St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System)
Appleton school board approves boundary changes [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Starting next school year, the Edison school attendance area will include the entire Columbus Elementary School boundary plus the Franklin school boundary south of Wisconsin Avenue a...
Jan 28, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Area School District)
Berlin man killed in Winnebago County crash
TOWNSHIP OF ALGOMA, Wis. -- One person is dead following a crash in Winnebago County. The sheriff's office says a pickup truck and an Amazon delivery van collided along State Highway 21 in the townshi...
Jan 23, 2025 (Image from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
