Category Archives: Local News
Brillion man accused of killing his father now mentally competent to stand trial
CHILTON, Wis. -- A Brillion man accused of killing his father is now mentally competent to stand trial. Doctors believe Kenneth Nelson can assist in his own defense on one count of first-degree intent...
May 12, 2026 Kenneth Nelson (Photo courtesy Calumet Co. Jail)
Neenah Foundry fined $200K for environmental violations
NEENAH, Wis. -- Neenah Foundry will pay a $200,000 fine to settle claims of violating environmental laws. The state Department of Justice filed 18 violations against the plant along Brooks Avenue alle...
May 12, 2026 (Logo provided by Neenah Foundry)
Charge reduced for YMCA worker who allegedly gave kids melatonin without parental consent
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Winnebago County prosecutors have reduced the charge against a former Neenah YMCA employee accused of giving children nutritional supplements without their parents' permission. Annale...
May 12, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
'Uncle Fester' reaches plea deal in meth lab case
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Green Bay man who was running a meth lab reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Stephen Preisler, better known as "Uncle Fester," is convicted in Brown County Court on charges of d...
May 12, 2026 Stephen Preisler, aka "Uncle Fester", whose formulas for ricin were linked to a terrorist attack in Japan, arrested in meth raid on his home. (Brown Co. Jail photo)
Man killed in Calumet County crash
UPDATE: The sheriff's office identifies the Shawano man as Tyler Polum and the Luxemburg man as Dennis Miesler. ----- TOWN OF CHILTON, Wis. -- One person is dead following a Calumet County crash. The ...
May 12, 2026 (Image courtesy the Calumet County Sheriff's Office)
Former Courtney Woolen Mill back up for sale
APPLETON, Wis. -- The former Courtney Woolen Mill in Appleton is back up for sale. The 179-year-old former mill along E. Water Street was purchased by Lawrence University in August of 2024, after the ...
May 11, 2026 (Photo courtesy of the Courtney Woolen Mill)
5 hurt in wrong-way crash on I-41
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. -- Five people are hurt in a multiple vehicle crash along Interstate 41 allegedly caused by a wrong-way driver. The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office received a report of a vehi...
May 11, 2026 (Image from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
2 killed in Kewaunee County crash
UPDATE: The sheriff's office identifies the victims as Jesse Morales Hernandez of Kewaunee and Mary Elliot of Bayside. Elliot was a member of the Ripon College swim and dive team. The crash remains un...
May 11, 2026 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Oshkosh Fleet Farm
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A man is dead following an officer-involved shooting at the Fleet Farm in Oshkosh. Police were called to the store along S. Washburn Street around 8 a.m. Sunday on the report of a man...
May 11, 2026 Police officers investigate an officer-involved shooting at Fleet Farm in Oshkosh, Wis., May 10, 2026. (Photo courtesy WBAY-TV)
DOT begins improvement to Highway 21 in Omro [AUDIO]
OMRO, Wis. -- Access to State Highway 21 in Omro will be limited starting next week. Highway 21 will be reduced to one lane on the bridge over the Fox River, with westbound traffic having access to th...
May 08, 2026
