Category Archives: Local News
Appleton looking to improve safety along 3 high-traffic corridors [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The city of Appleton is looking to improve safety along three more high-traffic corridors. The city is applying for Safe Streets For All grants to study traffic and pedestrian patter...
May 15, 2026 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
Body recovered after man reportedly jumps into Fox River
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Dive teams recover the body of a man from the Fox River in Oshkosh. Police were called to the Main Street Bridge around 10 a.m. Wednesday after witnesses reported seeing a man with lo...
May 14, 2026 Oshkosh Police Department patch (Image courtesy Oshkosh Police Dept.)
Winnebago County 911 center gets upgrade
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Winnebago County will spend nearly $1 million to upgrade its 911 communications system. AT&T will be installing new software in the dispatch center that will help operators transl...
May 14, 2026 (Image provided by Winnebago County)
Harrison park restroom vandals identified
HARRISON, Wis. -- Two juveniles accused of vandalizing a Harrison park are identified. The suspects allegedly caused damage to the restrooms at Darboy Park on multiple occasions this spring. Harrison ...
May 13, 2026
Oshkosh approves offer for former City Center Mall property [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The Oshkosh Common Council approves an offer to purchase the former City Center Mall property. The city will propose $12.5 million for the 17-acre site along the north shore of the Fo...
May 13, 2026 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
AASD budget deficit larger than expected [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Area School District's budget deficit keeps getting worse. The district now estimates it will be $1.3 million to $1.5 million in the red due to less-than-expected state ...
May 13, 2026 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Oshkosh man arrested after alleged weapons incident, standoff
UPDATE: An Oshkosh man is in custody following an alleged weapons incident and standoff. Police say the 44-year-old fired a shot at the front door of a residence in the 100 block of N. Eagle Street We...
May 13, 2026 Oshkosh Police Department patch (Image courtesy Oshkosh Police Dept.)
Fire damages portion of Fond du Lac middle school
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- Fire damages a portion of a Fond du Lac school. Crews were called to Woodworth Middle School shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday to find flames in the kiln room. That room and the nei...
May 13, 2026 jag_cz / Depositphotos.com
2 arrested after Fond du Lac County high-speed chase [VIDEO]
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. -- Two people are arrested in Fond du Lac County following a high-speed chase May 8. The suspect vehicle was wanted in a pair of high-speed chases in recent weeks and putting ...
May 12, 2026 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
2 arrested for alleged attempt to smuggle drugs into Oshkosh Correctional Institution
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Two Milwaukee residents are accused of trying to sneak drugs into the Oshkosh Correctional Institution. Oshkosh police say prison staff suspected a 24-year-old woman was trying to sne...
May 12, 2026 Two arrested for attempting to smuggle drugs into Oshkosh Correctional (Oshkosh Police Dept. photo)
