Category Archives: Local News
Drone saves deer from drowning in Green Lake [AUDIO]
GREEN LAKE, WI -- A drone proves to be a lifesaver for three deer that fell through the ice on Green Lake. A passerby alerted the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office of a doe and two fawns struggling t...
Mar 19, 2025 A Green Lake County Sheriffs Dept drone helps herd one of three deer to shore after they fell through thin ice on Green Lake.
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Avery hand written motion
MADISON, WI -- A letter from convicted murderer Steven Avery will not be considered by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. That decision is announced Tuesday afternoon. Avery filed a hand-written motion on h...
Mar 18, 2025 (Photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
Illegal resident sentenced for attempted homicide
FOND DU LAC, WI -- Sentence is handed down for a man living in the U.S. illegally in an attempted homicide in Fond du Lac County. Fermin Teodoro Lopez-Mendoza will spend 20-years in prison and ten-yea...
Mar 18, 2025 Fermin Lopez-Mendoza (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. Sheriff's Office)
Hit-and-run crash prompts Greenville school lockdown
GREENVILLE, Wis. -- A school in Greenville goes on a brief lockdown after a hit-and-run suspect heads in the direction of the school. At 10:25 a.m. Tuesday, the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office learn...
Mar 18, 2025 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Menasha police recruit community in Final Four bracket [AUDIO]
MENASHA, WI -- Menasha Police officers are using March Madness as an outreach to students and the community at large. The department is holding its first March Madness Bracket Challenge which will fea...
Mar 18, 2025
Menasha school district drops interest in UWO Fox Cities property [AUDIO]
MENASHA, Wis. -- The Menasha Joint School District will not be purchasing the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus property. In a news release, district officials say their plan to convert some of the buildin...
Mar 18, 2025 (Image provided by UW Oshkosh)
Chicago man convicted of trying to kill woman in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Chicago man is convicted in connection with a domestic violence attack in Fond du Lac. It took jurors less than an hour to find Lataye Smith guilty on charges of attempted first...
Mar 18, 2025 Lataye Smith (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. DA's Office)
Wildfire burns more than 700 acres in Green Lake County
GREEN LAKE COUNTY, Wis. -- A wildfire burns more than 700 acres in Green Lake County. The so-called "Big Island Fire" reportedly broke out in the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area around 4:15 p.m....
Mar 18, 2025 A wildfire burns land in the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area in Green Lake County, Wis., March 17, 2025. (Image courtesy Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources)
FDL Co man charged with attempted homicide of landlord
TOWN OF AUBURN, WI -- A Fond du Lac County man faces a charge of First Degree Attempted Homicide in connection with a fight with his landlord. Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a re...
Mar 16, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
UPDATE: Oshkosh shooting suspect arrested
OSHKOSH, WI -- Oshkosh Police make an arrest in connection with Friday shooting incident. Detectives took a 16-year-old girl from Menasha into custody this morning. She's facing charges of First Degre...
Mar 16, 2025 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
