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By Robert Kennedy Apr 23, 2021 3:34 AM APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – You may see fewer lawn mowers in Appleton and Oshkosh this May. Residents can grow their grass out for the month without being fined as part of “No Mow May.” Typically, grass cannot be longer than eight inches. It’s all to help the bees. “Up to a third of the food we eat is produced as a direct result of pollination. That’s a huge impact that it has on our food industry and crops,” Alex Schultz, Appleton alderperson and Pollenablers co-chair, said. Schultz tells FOX 11 this is Appleton...

By Robert Kennedy Apr 23, 2021 3:34 AM APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – You may see fewer lawn mowers in Appleton and Oshkosh this May. Residents can grow their grass out for the month without being fined as part of “No Mow May.” Typically, grass cannot be longer than eight inches. It’s all to help the bees. “Up to a third of the food we eat is produced as a direct result of pollination. That’s a huge impact that it has on our food industry and crops,” Alex Schultz, Appleton alderperson and Pollenablers co-chair, said. Schultz tells FOX 11 this is Appleton...

APPLETON - The Common Council hesitated Wednesday when asked to pass a resolution condemning xenophobia, racism and anti-Asian violence and encouraging Appleton to become a more welcoming, inclusive community. Council member Bill Siebers referred the resolution back to committee, after he had voted in favor of it at committee last week. An attempt to block the referral fell one vote short of the required two-thirds majority. Siebers said he supported the intent of the resolution but thought some of the language needed to be re-examined and changed. "I would love to see a unanimous vote on ...

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Electric scooters are coming to Appleton this spring. The city's Common Council approved the pilot program with the compan...

APPLETON - Bird electric scooters are coming to Appleton, the hometown of the company's founder and CEO, Travis VanderZanden, a 1997 graduate of Appleton North High School. The Common Council voted 14-0 Wednesday to proceed with a pilot program that will deploy 100 Bird scooters for rent throughout the city starting this spring. Before the vote, the council amended the program to prohibit the use of the scooters on the sidewalks of College Avenue between Badger Avenue and Drew Street. Bird Rides Inc. is an app-based dockless scooter sharing program headquartered in Santa Monica, California...