Tag Archives: Appleton
Shelters helping record number of homeless
The two homeless shelters in the Fox Cities are seeing record numbers of people. Scott Peeples of Pillars says they've been helping about 160 people a night. He says usually, the homeless population g...
Jan 28, 2019
Snow records falling for today's date
A meteorologist with the National Weather Service says today's snow is already setting records for this date. Meteorologist Timm Uhlmann is with the Green Bay office. Today's record for Appleton and O...
Jan 28, 2019
Changes in place for tax season
The tax season is underway, and an accountant with a downtown Appleton firm says tax forms will look different this year. Stefanie Schuh is with Clifton, Larson, Allen. She says the changes are part o...
Jan 28, 2019
New I-41 interchange could be named for Ellis
A push is underway to name a busy interchange in the Fox Valley after a former state lawmaker. Longtime Sen. Mike Ellis of Neenah died last year. Senate President Roger Roth is working on a bill to na...
Jan 25, 2019
Champion Center not only site vandalized
Two smaller construction sites in the Fox Cities were also vandalized this week, and police are trying to figure out if they're connected. The hardest-hit spot was the Fox Cities Champion Center, wher...
Jan 25, 2019
Dog, cat rescued from Appleton house fire
Three people escaped from a house fire near downtown Appleton last night, and firefighters rescued two pets. Battalion Chief Ethan Kroll says they went to a two-story house in the 200 block of N. Locu...
Jan 23, 2019
Appleton schools now have food sharing tables
Appleton schools now have a food sharing table for students to give away things they're not going to eat. Diane Wittman of the district's business services department says the food has to be prepackag...
Jan 22, 2019
Fox Cities represented in Oscar noms
The list of Oscar nominees includes two people with ties to the Fox Cities. Willem Dafoe is up for Best Actor for his role in "At Eternity's Gate." It's the former Appleton man's fourth Oscar nominati...
Jan 22, 2019
Building For Kids shows off new exhibit
There's a new play area for the youngest visitors at a downtown Appleton children's museum. Building for Kids Executive Director Jarrad Bittner says the Babies and Toddlers Around the World exhibit re...
Jan 21, 2019
Person burned putting out fire
Appleton fire officials say one person was burned while trying to put out a fire on the city's north side. Officials say the person was burned on an arm. Crews were called to the 1800 block of North O...
Jan 21, 2019
