Appleton Community News

Downtown Appleton. Appleton Community News photo by Dan Plutchak

Kaukauna Police Department welcomes newest officer

The Kaukauna Police Department has announced that Matt Bauman has joined the department as its newest officer.

Supporters launch petition to save Kaukauna High gymnastics program

Supporters have launched a petition to save gymnastics at Kaukauna High School.

U.S. Supreme Court upends President Trump’s signature tariff policy

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by using emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs on global imports, dealing a major blow to the administration’s economic agenda. In a 6-3 decision, the justices held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant the president the power […]

French Road along I-41 in Wrightstown to close for reconstruction

a full closure of French Road between County DDD and Apple Creek Road will begin Monday.

One person hospitalized following fire in Appleton

One person was hospitalized Wednesday evening following a fire that began in the kitchen of an Appleton home.

Kaukauna 7th grader advances to Elks Hoop Shoot regional in Iowa

Seventh-grader Jack Ryan was a winner last weekend in the state Elks Hoop Shoot contest, earning him a spot in regional competition next month in Iowa.

The Rev. Jessie Jackson, UW Madison, April 6, 1984. Dan Plutchak photo

PHOTOS: The Rev. Jessie Jackson visits Wisconsin during his presidential run in 1984

Civil rights leader, the Rev. Jessie Jackson, crisscrossed the country during his two presidential runs in the 1980s.

ThedaStar photo courtesy Combined Locks Public Safety

Four injured in two-vehicle crash near Kaukauna

BUCHANAN — A Kaukauna man was flown to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and three others were hurt in a two-vehicle crash Monday night. According to a news release, the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched about 8:40 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of County Highway Z and Haas […]

Kaukauna Public Library awarded $10k Carnegie grant

The Kaukauna Public Library has received a $10,000 gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

Fox Valley Battalion Army ROTC file photo

Weekly ROTC training planned for Plamann Park in Appleton

Outagamie County Parks is partnering with the Fox Valley Battalion Army ROTC for a one-day leadership training event Tuesday, Feb. 18 at Appleton's Plamann Park.