APPLETON — The federal government’s purchase of a 1,600-bed prison in Appleton for an immigrant detention facility could deal a major blow to city, county and school finances. The prison had been owned and operated by CoreCivic since 1996 until its closure in 2010, which led to significant job loss and population decline. Even as […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will pay private prison company CoreCivic more than half a billion dollars to reopen a defunct 1,600-bed prison in rural western Minnesota as an immigrant detention center. CoreCivic said in a press release the company expects to begin receiving detainees in the fourth quarter of 2026, and that it expects to […]
Parts of the city of Menasha and the nearby village of Fox Crossing remained inaccessible Tuesday after an EF3 tornado — the third highest classification meaning a “severe” tornado with wind speeds between 136-165 miles per hour — struck the Fox Valley Monday afternoon. Downed powerlines and blocked streets have shut down access to the […]
A tornado hit parts of Appleton and Menasha Monday afternoon, damaging homes and leaving thousands without power. The National Weather Service described the storm as “extremely dangerous” and issued a particularly dangerous situation tornado warning — the second-highest level warning — shortly after noon. The agency said that a cluster of thunderstorms moved southeast across […]
