Power outage knocks out signals at Capitol and Mead in Appleton
N Meade St & E Capitol Dr, Appleton, WI 54911 - 6/20/2026 04:54 PM
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic indicates power was intentionally shut off to part of the city because of a fire-related issue, causing traffic signals to go out near Capitol Drive and Meade Street. Officers coordinated portable stop signs for that intersection and used a vehicle to block traffic near Capitol and Winburn. Other unrelated calls included a minor crash with a vehicle in a field, a reported argument between a man and woman near South Third Street, a possible fraud call on South Wymer, a medical call for a man who reportedly fell and had a seizure near a store on West Wisconsin Avenue, and a separate medical call for an unconscious but breathing man named only by first name.
Outagamie County Public Safety
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Transcript
00:00
Um, because fire calls up here, we had to kill the power to a very large chunk of the city.
00:06
I'm checking right now, and it looks like the traffic signals are going to be out at Capitol and Mead.
00:12
Ten four, we're getting calls on that one.
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