Appeals court restores portion of lawsuit against former Appvion executives
CHICAGO, Ill--A Federal Court of Appeals revives a portion of a lawsuit accusing former Appvion officials of inflating the company's value before it went bankrupt. The lawsuit was filed in 2018 by Appvion workers that were involved in the company's Employee Stock Option Plan. It alleged that in 2001, then-owner Arjo W...
May 02, 2024
Fatal officer-involved shooting in Green Bay was justified
GREEN BAY, Wis--The Brown County District Attorney determines that no criminal charges will be filed in connection with a fatal officer-involved shooting in Green Bay. Steve Ventura died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a shootout with Officer Dan Skenandore back on February 23 on the east side of the city. Th...
May 01, 2024
Neenah city attorney charged with sexual assault
NEENAH, Wis--Neenah City Attorney David Rashid is facing sexual assault charges. Prosecutors have filed two counts of 3rd Degree Sexual Assault and one count of 4th Degree Sexual Assault, all with domestic abuse enhancers, against Rashid in Winnebago County. The alleged incidents date back to 2017, 2020, and 2022. A re...
May 01, 2024
Former Appleton police officer convicted on charges relating to forged warrant
APPLETON, Wis--A former Appleton Police officer that forged signatures on warrants reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Jeremy Haney is convicted on one count of Misconduct in Office, while a Forgery count is dismissed. Haney forged the name of an Outagamie County assistant district attorney on a warrant authorizing t...
Apr 30, 2024
Boys and Girls Club breaks ground on new building in Ripon
RIPON, Wis--The Boys and Girls Club of the Tri-County Area breaks ground on their new building in Ripon. The facility will provide child-care, before and after-school services, along with activities during the summer months. CEO Jason Presto says demand for those services is rising in rural areas........ The Boys and G...
Apr 30, 2024
Man shot by Outagamie County deputy dies
GRAND CHUTE, Wis--A man shot by an Outagamie County Sheriff's deputy has died. William Nelson allegedly tried to stab people with a knife following a traffic crash along the 2800 block of West Prospect Avenue back on April 12th. Efforts to subdue Nelson with a taser were unsuccessful. That is when Sergeant Ellis Brooks...
Apr 30, 2024
Green Bay area bars want to stay open later during the NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, Wis--Bars in the Green Bay area may stay open until 4:00 am during the N-F-L Draft next year. The Brown County Tavern League is asking municipalities in the Green Bay area to provide two extra hours to clear the huge crowds expected to descend on the city each night during a nine-day period in late April of ...
Apr 30, 2024
Ex-GBCI inmate gets life without parole for killing fellow prisoner
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A former Green Bay Correctional Institution inmate who killed another prisoner will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Joshua Scolman is sentenced in Brown County Court to life without parole for First-Degree Intentional Homicide and Attempted Homicide -- both with hate crime enhancers. Scolman ...
Apr 30, 2024
Sprinklers help contain fire at downtown Appleton building
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Fire Department credits working fire alarms and sprinkler systems with limiting damage from a fire downtown Friday. Firefighters were dispatched to a building in the 100 block of College Avenue around 10:30 p.m. by a fire alarm. Fire crews faced heavy smoke and limited visibility but were...
Apr 29, 2024
Turkey breaks into Woodward Community Media building
APPLETON, Wis. -- No one is hurt after a wild turkey breaks into the Woodward Community Media building in Appleton. The bird smashed through the break room window sometime Saturday morning. Almost immediately after, it flew out of the same window but not before leaving multiple glass shards, feathers and some blood on ...
Apr 29, 2024