Category Archives: Local News
Nearly 1,000 sturgeon harvested during 2025 spearing season
APPLETON, Wis. -- The 2025 sturgeon spearing season goes the full 16 days. The state Department of Natural Resources says 943 fish were harvested across the Lake Winnebago system. That includes 617 fr...
Feb 24, 2025 Hayley Herzig poses with a 180-pound sturgeon she speared on Lake Winnebago, Wis., Feb. 8, 2025. (Photo courtesy Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources)
Burglary suspect found in field, treated for drug overdose
TOWN OF KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- A person is in custody following a burglary in Outagamie County. Officers were called to an occupied home in the town of Kaukauna around 5:15 p.m. Thursday on the report of a...
Feb 21, 2025 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Packers release images of NFL Draft stage, layout
GREEN BAY, Wis--The Green Bay Packers release images of the layout for the N-F-L Draft in April. The main stage will be located at the corner of Lombardi Avenue and Oneida Street, facing toward Lambea...
Feb 20, 2025 (Image provided by the Green Bay Packers)
Concern over gambling machines leads to denial of a liquor license for a proposed Appleton gaming bar [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis--A proposed gaming bar in downtown Appleton is denied a liquor license. The Appleton Common Council rejects the application for Delaire's, which would be located along College Avenue. Th...
Feb 20, 2025 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
2nd suspect convicted in Green Bay murder
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Green Bay murder suspect is found guilty. A Brown County jury returns the verdict against Gustavo Cantu on one count of party to murder-armed robbery. Cantu, his brother, Alejandr...
Feb 20, 2025 Gustavo Cantu (Green Bay Police Dept.)
Suspect in custody following overnight standoff in Grand Chute
GRAND CHUTE, Wis--A suspect is in custody following an overnight standoff in Grand Chute. Officers were called to the residence in the 600-block of South Mayflower Drive around 7:30 Tuesday night on t...
Feb 19, 2025 (Image provided by the Grand Chute Police Department)
February primary results
WINNEBAGO COUNTY EXECUTIVE Gordon Hintz 7,127 50% Jon Doemel (i) 3,912 27% John Matz 3,281 23% SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Jill Underly 167,538 37.53% Brittany Kinser 156,621 35.08% Jeff Wrig...
Feb 18, 2025 (Image from WHBY archives)
Beaver Dam Police share new photos of Sophia Franklin
BEAVER DAM, WI -- Beaver Dam Police release new photos of a missing, pregnant teenager and the man she's believed to be traveling with in hopes of generating more leads as to their location. 16-year-o...
Feb 17, 2025 Beaver Dam Police issue new photographs of Sophia Franklin,16, and Gary Day, 40.
Allouez president on governor's proposal to close GBCI [AUDIO]
ALLOUEZ, WI -- Governor Tony Evers is proposing some changes to the corrections system in the next two-year budget that would include closing the nearly 135-year-old Green Bay Correctional Institution...
Feb 17, 2025
Appleton library reopens after renovation, expansion project [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Public Library celebrates the completion of a major renovation and expansion project. The facility on N. Appleton Street opened to the public Saturday after being closed...
Feb 15, 2025 Officials prepare to cut a ribbon to celebrate the reopening of the Appleton Public Library in Appleton, Wis., Feb. 15, 2025. (WHBY/Landen Moore)
