Category Archives: Local News
EAA remembers long ties with Apollo 13 commander James Lovell
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Astronaut James Lovell, known for his work with NASA's Project Apollo, dies at the age of 97. Lovell was best known as the Commander who safely brought Apollo 13 back to earth after a...
Aug 8, 2025 James Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, was a frequent visitor to EAA Fly-Ins.
Man sentenced in drug overdose death of his sister
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A North Fond du Lac man will spend six years in prison for providing drugs to his sister before her overdose death. Christopher Hoerth is also sentenced in Fond du Lac County Cour...
Aug 8, 2025 Christopher Hoerth (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. District Attorney's Office)
2 seriously injured in Outagamie County crash
TOWN OF ONEIDA, Wis. -- Two people are seriously injured in an Outagamie County crash. The sheriff's office says an SUV left State Highway 55 in the town of Oneida and rolled over into the ditch aroun...
Aug 8, 2025 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Grand Chute names next police chief
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- Grand Chute has a new police chief. The town's Police and Fire Commission appoints David Maas to the position. Maas has been with the department for six years -- most recently as ...
Aug 8, 2025 David Maas (Photo courtesy Town of Grand Chute)
Neenah launches fundraiser to refurbish lighthouse [AUDIO]
NEENAH, Wis. -- The city of Neenah launches a fundraising campaign to refurbish the Kimberly Point Lighthouse. The money would be used to replace shingles on the building, restore the windows, put on ...
Aug 7, 2025 The Kimberly Point Lighthouse in Neenah, Wis., as seen Aug. 7, 2025. (WHBY/Landen Moore)
Universities of Wisconsin sees growth in Direct Admit [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Universities of Wisconsin sees growth in its Direct Admit initiative. The program grants incoming high school seniors with an eligible GPA direct admission to 10 of the 13 UW sch...
Aug 7, 2025 (Image provided by the Universities of Wisconsin)
Leon Thompson, driving force behind Oshkosh's 'Celebration of Lights,' dies at 78
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- One of the driving forces behind the "Celebration of Lights" in Oshkosh has died. Leon Thompson passed away on Sunday at the age of 78. Thompson served as vice president and president...
Aug 6, 2025 Leon Thompson (Photo courtesy Konrad-Behlman Funeral Homes)
Man convicted in Appleton park shooting
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton man accused of opening fire on people in Erb Park reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Tyrese Simmons is convicted in Outagamie County Court on charges of second-degree ...
Aug 6, 2025 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Kaukauna woman convicted of damaging houses under construction
APPLETON, Wis. -- A Kaukauna woman who damaged houses under construction reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Kendall Strobel-Nieft is convicted in Outagamie County Court on two counts of burglary an...
Aug 6, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
Body found outside Appleton dentist's office
UPDATE: Family members identify the person as Nathan Schweitzer. ----- APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton police are investigating the death of a person found outside of a downtown dentist's office. Our TV pa...
Aug 6, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
