Category Archives: Local News

Kaukauna getting new fire chief
Kaukauna will have a new fire chief. The Police and Fire Commission is hiring Jacob Carrel to replace the retiring Paul Hirte. Carrel has been a captain for the past eight years in Beatrice, Nebraska....
Jonathan Krause May 13, 2019

Mom accused of driving drunk with kids in car, crashing
A Green Bay woman is accused of getting into a drunk driving crash with three kids in the car. Ashwaubenon Public Safety officers say Monica Mencheski hit a tree, utility pole, and landscaping rocks i...
Jonathan Krause May 13, 2019 Ashwaubenon Public Safety (Image courtesy Ashwaubenon Public Safety)

2 killed in Door Co. crash
A crash in Door County claimed the lives of a man and a teenager from Green Bay last night. The Sheriff's Department says the 16-year-old girl ran a stop sign and hit a pickup truck, west of Sturgeon ...
Jonathan Krause May 13, 2019 Door County Sheriff's Office emblem (Image courtesy Door Co. Sheriff's Office)

Oshkosh West celebrates band's 100th anniversary
Oshkosh West High School is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its band with special concerts tonight and tomorrow. District spokeswoman Katie Nieman is looking back at the history of the band. She ...
May 13, 2019 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)

Proposed street design includes bike lane buffer
The proposed design for a street on Appleton's east side includes what's called a "buffer" for bike lanes. The city plans to rebuild a stretch of Newberry Street from Schaefer Street to the Highway 44...
May 12, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)

De Pere teen talks about receiving national award
A De Pere teen is back from Washington D.C. after receiving a prestigious honor. Caragan Olles is one of 10 young people in the country to win The Prudential Spirit of Community Award. When she was di...
May 12, 2019

Injured Oshkosh dog gets foster family
A severely injured dog is recovering with a family in Oshkosh. Anna was found at a Kwik Trip near the corner of Jackson Street and Smith Avenue more than a week ago. Her leg was broken and she also ha...
May 12, 2019

People visit G.B. Botanical Garden for Mother's Day
Families are enjoying the spring bloom at the Green Bay Botanical Garden and some were there today for Mother's Day. It's a tradition for Liz Moran and her mom and grandma. She says over time they've ...
May 12, 2019

Packers players to help family of girls killed in Seymour
A Seymour police officer is trying to help the family of two young girls killed three weeks ago, by bringing in some Green Bay Packers players. Six players are volunteering to sign autographs for a mi...
May 10, 2019

Name released of boy killed in Hwy. 15 crash
The boy killed in a crash on Highway 15, near Hortonville, was 10-year-old Noah Taylor of the Kaukauna area. The State Patrol says Taylor was riding in the backseat of a car yesterday morning. Trooper...
May 10, 2019



