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Appleton might make it illegal for kids to have e-cigarettes even if they don’t have nicotine in them. Alderwoman Cathy Spears is asking for the ban on vaping devices for minors. She says she...

Two special elections for seats on Appleton’s city council will give the clerk’s office a chance to try out some new technology. Clerk Kami Lynch says they’ll be using electronic pol...

Democrats are officially introducing a bill to put universal background checks in place for gun sales in Wisconsin and GOP leaders don’t plan to take it up. Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz...

The state’s unemployment rate rose for the second straight month. It was at three percent for July. The rate was the same one year ago. The state Department of Workforce Development is reporting...

The Fox Valley Humane Association is asking the community for help with donations and adoptions. Board President Kathryn Carlson says they need $300,000 by the end of the month. She says they have to ...

The Shiocton School District is celebrating a successful first year of its child care center. Director Samantha Curtiss says they opened it in their school to meet the needs of staff and the community...

Teachers from Fox Valley Technical College got to see how controlled fires in fields work. Wildland Fire Instructor Jon Kellermann helped them set some small fires yesterday to clear fields and restor...

The idea of letting people drive golf carts on certain city streets in Appleton might not have enough support. The city’s public safety and licensing committee is shooting down the proposal unan...

A former Menasha man is leaving behind the largest single gift in the history of the U.S. Venture Open. David Thiede was 70 when he died in November of 2017. His estate donated $925,000 at yesterday&#...

The dumpsters outside the now-closed Smith Elementary School in Oshkosh continue to generate controversy. Last week, the Oshkosh School District notified former Smith parents that medical records of s...