Category Archives: Local News
Illegal resident sentenced for attempted homicide
FOND DU LAC, WI -- Sentence is handed down for a man living in the U.S. illegally in an attempted homicide in Fond du Lac County. Fermin Teodoro Lopez-Mendoza will spend 20-years in prison and ten-yea...
Mar 18, 2025 Fermin Lopez-Mendoza (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. Sheriff's Office)
Hit-and-run crash prompts Greenville school lockdown
GREENVILLE, Wis. -- A school in Greenville goes on a brief lockdown after a hit-and-run suspect heads in the direction of the school. At 10:25 a.m. Tuesday, the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office learn...
Mar 18, 2025 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Menasha police recruit community in Final Four bracket [AUDIO]
MENASHA, WI -- Menasha Police officers are using March Madness as an outreach to students and the community at large. The department is holding its first March Madness Bracket Challenge which will fea...
Mar 18, 2025
Menasha school district drops interest in UWO Fox Cities property [AUDIO]
MENASHA, Wis. -- The Menasha Joint School District will not be purchasing the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus property. In a news release, district officials say their plan to convert some of the buildin...
Mar 18, 2025 (Image provided by UW Oshkosh)
Chicago man convicted of trying to kill woman in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Chicago man is convicted in connection with a domestic violence attack in Fond du Lac. It took jurors less than an hour to find Lataye Smith guilty on charges of attempted first...
Mar 18, 2025 Lataye Smith (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. DA's Office)
Wildfire burns more than 700 acres in Green Lake County
GREEN LAKE COUNTY, Wis. -- A wildfire burns more than 700 acres in Green Lake County. The so-called "Big Island Fire" reportedly broke out in the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area around 4:15 p.m....
Mar 18, 2025 A wildfire burns land in the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area in Green Lake County, Wis., March 17, 2025. (Image courtesy Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources)
FDL Co man charged with attempted homicide of landlord
TOWN OF AUBURN, WI -- A Fond du Lac County man faces a charge of First Degree Attempted Homicide in connection with a fight with his landlord. Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a re...
Mar 16, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
UPDATE: Oshkosh shooting suspect arrested
OSHKOSH, WI -- Oshkosh Police make an arrest in connection with Friday shooting incident. Detectives took a 16-year-old girl from Menasha into custody this morning. She's facing charges of First Degre...
Mar 16, 2025 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
(UPDATE) Waushara Co. Skeletal remains identified
UPDATE TOWN OF LEON, WI -- The Waushara County Sheriff's Office says that skeletal remains found last Thursday in the Town of Leon have been positively identified. The sheriff's office says the name l...
Mar 16, 2025 (Image provided by Waushara County Sheriff's Office)
Marsh fires keep local firefighters busy
CALUMET & FOND DU LAC COUNTIES, WI -- Area firefighters were kept busy over the weekend with wildfires spawned by a combination of high winds and dry vegetation. Firefighters in Harrison battled h...
Mar 16, 2025 jag_cz / Depositphotos.com
