Tag Archives: fireworks

Fireworks keep police busy July 4 weekend
Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas says officers were extra busy this Fourth of July holiday weekend. Thomas tells Josh Dukelow on Fresh Take calls increased between 20 and 30 percent because of firewo...
Carol Patrizi Jul 06, 2021

Police busy with fireworks calls
Plenty of calls came into police about fireworks over the holiday weekend. Brown County received about 175 complaints from Friday to Sunday. About 110 of them were in the City of Green Bay. Fond du La...
Mike Kemmeter Jul 06, 2020

Fireworks sales up before holiday
Fireworks sales are up for one owner. Chuck Krause owns Fireworks Mart stores in Neenah and Menasha. He believes the 20 percent increase is at least in part because so many fireworks shows were cancel...
Mike Kemmeter Jul 02, 2020

Appleton fireworks moving to WIR
There will be another Fourth of July fireworks show in the Fox Cities. Wisconsin International Raceway owner Dan Van Daalywk says they’re going to host the typical show that’s been at Appl...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 22, 2020

OPINION: How to Quiet a War in Northern Wisconsin
As Independence Day approaches, the arrival of dusk and eventual dark in the part of Wisconsin's Northwoods which I most frequently visit augurs an aural assault of seemingly endless booms and blasts ...
Jun 21, 2020

Manitowoc, Two Rivers plan 4th of July fireworks
Fourth of July celebrations are still planned in Manitowoc and Two Rivers. Manitowoc will also put on a parade for the second straight year. The route through downtown and along the lakeshore will be ...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 15, 2020

Fire Over the Fox canceled in G.B.
Organizers of Green Bay’s Fourth of July celebration are canceling. Fire Over the Fox is a daylong event in the downtown with fireworks at night. They say they considered different possibilities...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 05, 2020

Neenah will hold 4th of July fireworks
Neenah will have fireworks on the 4th of July. Mayor Dean Kaufert says they’re moving the show to Arrowhead Park, and shooting all of the fireworks high into the air. He says they worked with th...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 03, 2020

Oshkosh 4th of July fireworks, parade canceled
The City of Oshkosh is canceling its 4th of July parade and fireworks. City Manager Mark Rohloff says they’re prioritizing public health and safety, after talking with the Winnebago County Healt...
Mike Kemmeter May 29, 2020

Fireworks planned in G.B.
A local fireworks company is planning a “socially distant” show in Green Bay. DTG Pyrotechnics and Special FX wants to put one on at Bay Beach Amusement Park on Saturday, May 30th. In a Fa...
Carol Patrizi May 14, 2020




