Tag Archives: Local News

Appleton man sentenced in hit-and-run involving bicyclist
APPLETON, Wis. — An Appleton man will spend two years in prison for a hit-and-run crash involving a bicycle. Alic Riedel is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to four years on extended sup...
Landen Moore Aug 20, 2025

Winnebago County Board tables resolution on sales tax [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors will further consider a resolution to adopt a half-percent sales tax next month. However, supervisors will weigh a lot of opinions from ...
Landen Moore Aug 20, 2025

Bond set for suspect in highway shooting death
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Bond is set at $750,000 cash for a suspect in an alleged shooting death along Highway 172 in Ashwaubenon. No criminal charges have been filed yet against Ji-Gwe-Mko Layton, who...
Landen Moore Aug 19, 2025

Appleton man suspected of firing shots at vehicle
APPLETON, Wis. — An Appleton man is arrested following an alleged road rage incident. Police say the 27-year-old flashed a handgun and fired it at people in another vehicle along W. Wisconsin Av...
Landen Moore Aug 19, 2025

Appleton public health study finds growing trend in isolation [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. — A study on public health in Appleton finds a growing trend in isolation. Seventeen percent of respondents say they feel isolated from others, while 20 percent say they lack comp...
Landen Moore Aug 19, 2025

Fire safety inspections to be conducted on food trucks in Appleton, Grand Chute [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. — Appleton and Grand Chute will now require food trucks to be inspected for fire safety. The city and the town have drawn up a memo of understanding that their fire departments wi...
Landen Moore Aug 19, 2025

Concerns expressed about proposed reinstatement of Appleton truancy ordinance [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. — Members of the Appleton Common Council express concerns about a proposed truancy ordinance reinstatement. The Appleton Area School District is asking the city to bring back the ...
Landen Moore Aug 19, 2025

Winnebago County Board to hear presentation on 0.5% sales tax [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Winnebago County Board will hear a presentation Tuesday night on the potential for a half-percent sales tax. County executive Gordon Hintz says the county is facing big expen...
Landen Moore Aug 19, 2025

Rawhide Youth Services to celebrate 60 years
NEW LONDON, Wis. — For six decades the Rawhide organization has worked to transform the lives of Wisconsin youth and families Founded in 1965 by John and Jan Gillespie with the help of Green Bay...
Hayley Tenpas Aug 14, 2025

UW-Oshkosh graduate survey shows most had jobs, stayed in Wisconsin [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis–A new survey finds 82% of U-W Oshkosh students had jobs lined up before graduation last year. FirstDestinationSurvey_2024 by Jonathan Krause The same stu...
Jonathan Krause Aug 12, 2025



