Tag Archives: Appleton
Appleton man accused of stealing phones in Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- An Appleton man is accused of stealing cell phones in Oshkosh. Police say the 31-year-old met up with people who listed cell phones for sale on Facebook Marketplace but did not pay fo...
Jan 06, 2026 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Appleton man accused of seriously injuring elderly man in hit-and-run
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- An Appleton man is accused of seriously injuring an elderly man in a hit-and-run crash. Noah Higgins is charged in Brown County Court with hit and run causing great bodily harm, sec...
Jan 02, 2026 Noah Higgins (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
Short-term extension reached for operation of Fox Cities Exhibition Center
APPLETON, Wis. -- The city of Appleton and the Hilton Appleton Paper Valley Hotel reach a temporary agreement on operating the Fox Cities Exhibition Center. The two sides agree to a 90-day extension o...
Jan 02, 2026 (Image provided by the Fox Cities Exhibition Center)
Appleton nurse practitioner sentenced for illegal opioid prescriptions
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- An Appleton nurse practitioner will spend 16 months in prison for illegally prescribing opioids for her patients. Jessica Friday is also sentenced in Green Bay federal court to thre...
Dec 30, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
If you think The Ave is loud........
This week I had the opportunity to spend some time in the Nashville, Tennessee area. Since I have returned, I've been asked multiple times "How was Nashville?" And my response has been the same every ...
Dec 29, 2025
Former Neenah police officer sentenced for possessing child porn
APPLETON, Wis. -- A former Neenah police officer will spend three years in prison for trading child pornography on the internet. Owen Halls is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to five years on...
Dec 22, 2025 Officer Owen Halls charged with child porn possesion (Neenah Police Dept. Photo)
Fire damages Appleton house
APPLETON, Wis. -- No one is hurt in an Appleton house fire. Crews were called to the home in the 1100 block of E. Randal Avenue around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday to find flames coming from the roof. Everyone...
Dec 18, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
Elderly man dead after his vehicle crashes into Appleton business
APPLETON, Wis. -- An elderly man is dead after crashing into a building in Appleton. The 82-year-old struck the back of a business in the 800 block of W. Wisconsin Avenue around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. He...
Dec 17, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Man who crashed into sheriff's squad car while drunk sentenced
APPLETON, Wis. -- A Kaukauna man will spend four months in jail for driving drunk a third time. Christopher Kitchenakow also has his license suspended for 2 1/2 years in Outagamie County Court for ope...
Dec 16, 2025 The patrol vehicle of Outagamie County Sheriff's Deputy Brent Baxter is damaged after being struck by an SUV in Buchanan, Wis., Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Sheriff's Office)
Bowling alley owner who choked teen gets probation [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- A former high school bowling coach gets a suspended jail sentence and two years on probation for strangling a 13-year-old boy during a practice session in Seymour. Sixty-year-old Jam...
Dec 15, 2025 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
