Category Archives: Local News
Appleton committee denies liquor license for proposed gaming bar [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The owner of a proposed gaming bar in downtown Appleton suffers another setback in getting a liquor license. The city's Safety and Licensing Committee denies the application from Dav...
Feb 14, 2025 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
Woman involved in shooting, police chase in U-Haul truck sentenced
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A Green Bay woman involved in a shooting incident and police chase in a moving van will spend 7.5 years in prison. Shakierra Ray is also sentenced in Winnebago County Court to 7.5 yea...
Feb 13, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
Sophia Franklin's family shares photo and new information
BEAVER DAM, Wis. -- The family of a missing pregnant Beaver Dam teenager releases more information Wednesday that could help people spot her. Sophia Franklin's mother says the information was not part...
Feb 12, 2025
Woman who sold drugs at Green Bay daycare center sentenced
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A De Pere woman will spend eight years in prison for selling drugs at a daycare center. Tatiana Quinones is also sentenced in Brown County Court to 10 years on extended supervision ...
Feb 12, 2025 (Photo provided by the Brown County Jail)
New vendor found for Appleton Fourth of July event [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The city of Appleton finds a new vendor to put on the annual Fourth of July celebration in Memorial Park. The parks committee approves a contract with Wisconsin Entertainment Group t...
Feb 12, 2025 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
Appleton Public Library gives grand reopening sneak peek (VIDEO)
APPLETON, WI -- Some work remains to be finished on the renovated Appleton Public Library, however all the main pieces are in place for Saturday's long-awaited reopening. WHBY's Terry Kovarik has this...
Feb 11, 2025
Saint Norbert College Board of Trustees issues statement in support of University President
DE PERE, Wis--The Saint Norbert College Board of Trustees issues a statement in support of President Laurie Joyner. Joyner has come under fire on campus for proposed cuts in faculty and elimination of...
Feb 11, 2025 (Image provided by Saint Norbert College)
Man convicted in drugged driving crash that killed baby
MARINETTE, Wis. -- A Coleman man who killed a child in a drugged driving crash reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Michael Galbraith is convicted in Marinette County Court on charges of homicide by ...
Feb 11, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
Path to sturgeon harvest cap on upriver lakes surpasses halfway point
APPLETON, Wis. -- Another 65 sturgeon are harvested on the Lake Winnebago system Monday. Twenty-nine of those were registered on the upriver lakes. Click here for Monday's harvest report The numbers o...
Feb 11, 2025 David Carnot poses with a sturgeon he speared on Lake Winnebago, Wis., Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo courtesy Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources)
Nearly 300 sturgeon speared on opening weekend of 2025 season
APPLETON, Wis. -- Several sturgeon spearers are successful on opening weekend of the season. The state Department of Natural Resources says 290 sturgeon were harvested across the Lake Winnebago system...
Feb 10, 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)
