Tag Archives: Appleton
Local counties, cities drop 'safer at home' orders
Several counties and cities in northeast Wisconsin are dropping their "safer at home" orders. Brown County was the first, and Outagamie County, the City of Appleton, Winnebago County, Calumet County, ...
May 15, 2020
Man enters insanity plea in mother's murder
An Appleton man accused of killing his mother is entering an insanity plea. Bradley Boettcher is charged in Winnebago County Court with first-degree intentional homicide. Prosecutors say he beat Lee A...
May 15, 2020
It's now been 1 year since Lundgaard's death
One year ago today, Appleton lost a firefighter in a shooting at the downtown transit center. Driver-Engineer Mitch Lundgaard was on a medical call, and it escalated into a shootout. After crews reviv...
May 15, 2020
Counties in Fox Valley extend 'safer at home' rules
Local governments in the Fox Valley are setting their own "safer at home" rules. Winnebago, Calumet, and Brown counties are basically implementing the former state order until May 20th. Outagamie Coun...
May 14, 2020
Some Appleton businesses watching guidelines
The owner of a yarn shop in downtown Appleton says social distancing, and letting just five people in her store isn't great for business. But Casting On owner Sara Rabideau says she'll stick with publ...
May 14, 2020
Appleton reports 2 more coronavirus cases
Appleton has two new confirmed COVID-19 cases. One person caught it through community spread, and the other case is under investigation. There are 59 confirmed cases in the city. Thirty-six people are...
May 14, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Williams will stand trial for stabbing child, mother
Doctors believe an Appleton man accused of stabbing a three-year old child to death is mentally competent to stand trial. Demetrius Williams is charged in Outagamie County Court with first-degree inte...
May 14, 2020
Gas leak forces evacuation in Appleton
A gas leak forced part of a neighborhood on Appleton's north side to evacuate. Construction crews severed a high-pressure line at the corner of Morrison and Spring streets around 8 a.m. Several nearby...
May 14, 2020
Mile of Music in downtown Appleton cancelled
Appleton's Mile of Music festival is cancelled. The event that draws tens of thousands to the downtown was scheduled for July 30-August 2. Co-founder Dave Willems says they considered about a dozen al...
May 14, 2020
DOT making progress on early I-41 expansion plans
The DOT is working on traffic projections, and the environmental report, for the proposed I-41 expansion between the Appleton area and De Pere. The agency held an online community meeting yesterday, w...
May 14, 2020
