Category Archives: Local News
Menasha Corp. donates $1 million for tornado recovery
MENASHA, Wis. -- Menasha Corporation announces a $1 million donation over the next two years to aid tornado recovery efforts. Menasha Corporation is initially contributing $250,000 to the Community Re...
Aug 21, 2026 Menasha Corporation logo (Menasha Corporation.com)
Free school supplies, essentials available to Menasha families before school starts
MENASHA, Wis. -- Students in the Menasha Joint School District will have an opportunity to access free school supplies and other essential items before the school year begins. School supplies will be ...
Aug 21, 2026 JeniFoto / Depositphotos.com
Motorcyclist dies after Winnebago County crash
TOWN OF CLAYTON, Wis. -- A motorcyclist is dead following a crash in Winnebago County. Sheriff's deputies were called to County Trunk II near Oakwood Avenue in the town of Clayton around 10:45 p.m. Th...
Aug 21, 2026 (Image from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Appleton boat crash victim identified
KEWAUNEE, Wis. -- The Kewaunee Police Department identifies an Appleton man killed Monday in a boating accident. Police say 81-year-old Jimmie Brooks was piloting the 18-foot aluminum boat when it str...
Aug 20, 2026
Appleton Area School District, teachers union at an impasse on compensation plan for new school year [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Teachers in the Appleton Area School District may return to the classrooms without a new compensation plan in place. The district and the teachers' union are at an impasse on a new d...
Aug 20, 2026 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Suspect in Players Pizza & Pub burglary arrested
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The suspect in a burglary at Players Pizza & Pub, following a fire at the restaurant, is arrested in Georgia. Oshkosh police say Darius Shields is taken into custody in Thomas Cou...
Aug 19, 2026 Oshkosh Police seek this suspect in burglary at Players Pizza and Pub in Oshkosh (Oshkosh PD photo)
Former Neenah Public Works superintendent charged with theft
NEENAH, Wis. -- The city of Neenah's former Superintendent of Public Works faces a misdemeanor theft charge. Police say 54-year-old Gregory Radtke allegedly had employees recycle city-owned scrap meta...
Aug 19, 2026 (Image: City of Neenah)
Appleton police make arrest in connection with car break-ins
APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton police make an arrest in connection with a string of vehicle break-ins and thefts. Officers were called to the area of Bennett and W. Winnebago streets around 11:20 p.m. Tue...
Aug 19, 2026 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Appleton police report a rash of car break-ins and thefts this summer
APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton police are warning of a rash of car thefts and break-ins this summer. Officers have investigated 28 thefts from vehicles, 15 vehicles being rummaged through and 11 cars bein...
Aug 18, 2026 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Menasha residents voice concerns about potential redevelopment of tornado-damaged neighborhoods [AUDIO]
MENASHA, Wis. -- Menasha residents in the hardest-hit neighborhoods worry about what will be rebuilt there following last month's tornado. The city has released a draft of a Disaster Recovery Plan, bu...
Aug 18, 2026 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
