Category Archives: Local News
Elisha D Smith Menasha Public Library reopens to enthusiastic response (VIDEO)
MENASHA, WI -- There was a homecoming of sorts Saturday at 440 First Street in Menasha, also known as the Elisha D. Smith Menasha Public Library. For the first time in over seven-months, friends and l...
Feb 08, 2025
Police standoff in Kimberly resolved. One person in custody
KIMBERLY, WI-- The Fox Valley Metro Police Department says a day-long stand off in the area of Kimberly Avenue is now resolved. Officers took an armed person who barricaded themselves inside a buildin...
Feb 07, 2025 (Image provided by Fox Valley Metro Police Department)
Charges filed in Green Bay murder
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Charges are filed in connection with an alleged Green Bay murder. James Dorr, Jr. is facing counts of first-degree intentional homicide, mistreatment of animals causing death and po...
Feb 07, 2025 James Dorr, Jr. (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
Erik Metzig withdraws no contest plea in 2023 homicide case
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A Wolf River man charged in the double homicide of his parents in 2023 withdraws his no contest plea in that case. The attorney for Erik Metzig says that's based on new allegations of...
Feb 06, 2025 (Photo from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Oshkosh Area School District unveils plans for Merrill School memorial
OSHKOSH, Wis--The Oshkosh Area School District unveils its plans for a memorial to the former Merrill School. Designs include a garden area, benches, a flag pole, a plaque, and bricks from the origina...
Feb 06, 2025 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Housing no longer planned for site of the former Nicolet Elementary School
MENASHA, Wis--The site of the former Nicolet Elementary School in Menasha will not become housing as first thought. Nicolet Menasha L-L-C, which initially announced plans to demolish the school buildi...
Feb 06, 2025 (Photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society)
Green Bay murder suspect convicted
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Green Bay murder suspect reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Alejandro Cantu is convicted in Brown County Court on charges of felony murder, maintaining a drug trafficking place...
Feb 06, 2025 Alejandro Cantu (Green Bay Police Dept.)
Appleton Police say social media post about deported single mother is fake--and may be a scam
APPLETON, Wis--Appleton Police say social media posts about their involvement in immigration enforcement is false, and may be a scam. In their own Facebook post, the department says it was tagged in a...
Feb 05, 2025 (image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Drone photos show ice conditions on Winnebago ahead of sturgeon season
LAKE WINNEBAGO, Wis. -- The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office releases drone photos of Lake Winnebago ahead of the sturgeon spearing season. The photos are paired with forward-looking infrared image...
Feb 05, 2025 A drone photo (left) and a FLIR image show ice conditions on Lake Winnebago. (Courtesy Fond du Lac Co. Sheriff's Office)
Winnebago County Sheriff's Office releases video of fiery crash rescues [VIDEO]
NEENAH, Wis--The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office releases video of a fiery crash that saw deputies save two people. The crash happened after a deputy tried to pull over the vehicle for expired licen...
Feb 04, 2025 (Image from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
