Tag Archives: Appleton
Soldiers in midst of Afghanistan mission
While negotiations to end the war in Afghanistan continue, about 400 soldiers from a Wisconsin National Guard unit are still serving there. They're members of the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry from th...
Mar 05, 2020
Man gets 10 yrs in prison for Appleton overdose
A Neenah man is going to spend 10 years in prison for the overdose death of an Appleton woman. Thirty-six-year-old Evan Schultz is already serving a separate 10-year sentence for a stabbing in Grand C...
Mar 04, 2020
Students will check out Career Expo in Appleton
Students in eighth grade and high school are getting a chance to learn about potential jobs. The Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Career Expo in downtown Appleton over the next two...
Mar 04, 2020
Mile organizers want to help Nashville area
Organizers of Mile of Music are thinking about the Nashville area, after the deadly tornadoes. A lot of artists that come to the festival live in Nashville. Co-founder Dave Willems is planning a "Mile...
Mar 03, 2020 Mile of Music (Image courtesy Mile of Music)
Room tax fund for expo center in good shape
There are plans to pay off the loan for the Fox Cities Exhibition Center 10 years early, and save $10 million. Appleton Finance Director Tony Saucerman says they've been able to make bigger payments, ...
Mar 03, 2020 (Photo from WHBY archives)
Murder suspect accused of planning attack
Prosecutors believe the suspect in the murder of a three-year-old Appleton girl initially planned to poison the girl and her pregnant mother. Both were stabbed in an attack at the 27-year-old woman's ...
Mar 02, 2020
Crews will fix Appleton Lock No. 4
Workers will be fixing one of the locks in Appleton. They're going to rebuild part of the canal wall at Lock No. 4, below the College Avenue Bridge and by RiverHeath. Fox River Navigation System Autho...
Mar 02, 2020 (Image from the Fox River Navigational System Authority)
Family starts GoFundMe page for murder victim
Appleton police say the girl killed last week was three-year-old Zyana Corbin of Appleton. Her 27-year-old mother was stabbed, and she's recovering from her injuries. The woman is pregnant. Police arr...
Mar 02, 2020
Valley Transit ridership down slightly in 2019
There were four percent fewer riders on Valley Transit buses last year. The bus system provided more than 1.1 million rides in 2019. Almost 945,000 of them were on bus routes. General Manager Ron McDo...
Mar 01, 2020
CVB celebrates year in tourism
The opening of the Community First Champion Center was the big highlight for tourism in the Fox Cities last year. The Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau held its annual breakfast this morning i...
Feb 28, 2020 (Image provided by Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)
