Tag Archives: Appleton
DPI: Area school districts 'exceeding expectations'
MADISON, Wis. -- A number of school districts in our area are "exceeding expectations" in the latest report cards issued by the state Department of Public Instruction. Appleton, Green Bay, Oshkosh and...
Nov 13, 2025 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
2026 Appleton city budget approved [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Common Council Wednesday approves the 2026 city budget. This year's spending plan totals $201.3 million. Prior to approval, finance director Jeri Ohman outlined the tota...
Nov 13, 2025 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
Former Neenah police officer convicted of child porn possession
APPLETON, Wis. -- A former Neenah police officer who traded child pornography on the internet reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Owen Halls is convicted in Outagamie County Court on one count of po...
Nov 11, 2025 Officer Owen Halls charged with child porn possesion (Neenah Police Dept. Photo)
Former Hearthstone Historic House board member accused of embezzlement
APPLETON, Wis. -- A former member of the board of directors for the Hearthstone Historic House is accused of stealing from the organization. Appleton police have arrested Steven Jahnke and recommend c...
Nov 10, 2025 Hearthstone Historic House Museum (Photo courtesy Hearthstone Historic House Museum)
New Outagamie County Circuit Court judge named
MADISON, Wis. -- Governor Tony Evers names a new Outagamie County Circuit Court judge. Whitney Healy will replace Judge Mark McGinnis when his resignation becomes effective in February. Healy is a civ...
Nov 10, 2025 Whitney Healy (Photo courtesy Office of Gov. Tony Evers)
Failure rate among Appleton high school students declining [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Fewer Appleton Area School District high schoolers are failing their classes. Assistant superintendent Michael Hernandez says they have gone from having 17 percent of kids fail at le...
Nov 04, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Area School District)
Man suspected of stalking men he met on dating app
APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton police arrest a man accused of sending men he met on a dating app to a stranger's house. According to a police report, Matthew Huebschman would connect with men on the app G...
Oct 31, 2025 Matthew Huebschman (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Jail)
Appleton woman killed in New Orleans hit-and-run
NEW ORLEANS -- An Appleton woman is killed in a hit-and-run crash in New Orleans. Edashia Caraway was walking on a bridge along Interstate 10 at about 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 21 when she was struck by two v...
Oct 29, 2025 majorosl66 / Depositphotos.com
Appleton man sentenced in Erb Park shooting
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton man will spend three years in prison for a shooting incident at Erb Park. Tyrese Simmons is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to three years on extended supervisio...
Oct 28, 2025 Tyrese Simmons (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Sheriff's Office)
2025 trick or treat hours in Northeast Wisconsin
APPLETON, Wis. - The following is a list of Northeast Wisconsin communities and their 2025 trick or treat hours: Saturday, Oct. 25 Bear Creek: 4-7 p.m. Campbellsport: 2-4 p.m. Eden: 3-5 p.m. Fond du L...
Oct 24, 2025 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
