Tag Archives: Local News

Storm causes damage, knocks out power
An evening storm knocked out power and caused minor damage in Outagamie and Winnebago counties. We Energies had more than 22,000 customers without power at 10:30 p.m. Most of the outages were in the F...
Carol Patrizi Jun 03, 2020

Missing Lake Butte des Morts boater found dead
The body of a missing boater was found along the shoreline of Lake Butte des Morts. Capt. Lara Vendola-Messer of the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department says the 61-year-old Oshkosh man was fi...
Carol Patrizi Jun 03, 2020

Pastors want more influential black men
Some local pastors believe more black men need to be in influential positions in the Appleton area. Pastor Charles Butler of Breakthrough Covenant Church in downtown Appleton hosted a forum Tuesday ni...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 02, 2020

Appleton chief prioritizes ‘heart’ of recruits
Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas says the first thing he considers with candidates is their heart. He says they can train officers to do the different parts of the job, but they can’t train the...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 02, 2020

Police concerned potential looters ‘casing’ stores
Leaders in the three communities that set overnight curfews believe that’s helping prevent looting. Bellevue Village Administrator Dianne Wessel says officers are keeping an eye on stores, and t...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 02, 2020

National Guard helping with G.B. curfew
Wisconsin National Guard soldiers were helping with the curfews in the Green Bay area. Capt. Joe Trovato says they wanted to help officers, to make sure people could peacefully demonstrate. Trovato st...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 02, 2020

Kewaunee, Door counties team up on testing site
Kewaunee and Door counties are working together to host a free community coronavirus testing site. Kewaunee County Emergency Management Director Tracy Nollenberg says that’s important, since the...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 02, 2020

L.C. High School honors grads in medical field
Little Chute High School is honoring graduates in the medical field. Every few days, the school is picking one of them to highlight on Facebook. Administrative Assistant Karmen Hopfensperger says they...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 02, 2020

Appleton reports 2 new COVID-19 cases
There are two new confirmed coronavirus cases in Appleton. Both caught it through community spread. That brings the city’s total to 104 cases. Sixty-people people are in isolation, and 41 have r...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 02, 2020

Police: Kaukauna house fire was arson
Kaukauna police arrested three suspects on arson charges, in connection with a house fire early Monday morning. They say a 21-year-old Little Chute man, a 21-year-old Appleton man, and a 20-year-old H...
Mike Kemmeter Jun 02, 2020




