Category Archives: Local News
Driver rescued after vehicle enters Shawano-area river
TOWN OF BELLE PLAINE, Wis. -- A driver is rescued after his vehicle enters the Wolf River near Shawano. A fisherman discovered the vehicle below Highway 29 near Highway 22 around 8:40 a.m. Wednesday. ...
Aug 29, 2024 First responders work to clear the scene of a crash off of State Highway 29 near Shawano, Wis., Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo courtesy Shawano Co. Sheriff's Office)
Inmate death at Green Bay Correctional Institution believed to be a homicide
GREEN BAY, Wis--The death of an inmate at the Green Bay Correctional Institution is believed to be a murder. Police were called to the prison in Allouez around 9:35 Tuesday night to find Micah Laurean...
Aug 28, 2024
Man arrested for OWI on gas-powered bicycle
MENASHA, Wis. -- A man is in custody after allegedly operating a gas-powered motor bicycle while drunk. Menasha police were investigating a suspicious person complaint near Oneida Street and Plank Roa...
Aug 28, 2024 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
Motorcyclist killed in Lawrence crash
TOWN OF LAWRENCE, Wis. -- A motorcyclist is dead following a crash in the town of Lawrence. Police say the 20-year-old De Pere man was heading south on Interstate 41 when he crashed near Scheuring Roa...
Aug 28, 2024 (Image from Hobart-Lawrence Police Department)
After 46 trial delays, a Kaukauna man takes a plea deal on child porn charges
APPLETON, Wis--A Kaukauna man who had his trial on child pornography charges delayed 46 times reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Travis Huss is convicted in Outagamie County Court on one count of A...
Aug 27, 2024 (Photo from Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Thousands without power after severe storms Tuesday morning
APPLETON, Wis. -- Thousands of Northeast Wisconsinites are without power following severe thunderstorms late Tuesday morning. According to We Energies' outage map, 9,823 customers are without electric...
Aug 27, 2024 katrin / Depositphotos.com
Fremont man convicted of murdering his parents
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A Fremont man who killed his parents reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Erik Metzig is convicted in Winnebago County Court on two counts of First-Degree Intentional Homicide. Metzi...
Aug 27, 2024 (Photo from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Sheboygan man drowns in Wolf River
NEW LONDON, Wis. -- A Sheboygan man drowns in the Wolf River. New London police say witnesses saw the 22-year-old fall off the Pearl Street Bridge around 1 a.m. Saturday. The dive team located his bod...
Aug 26, 2024 (Image from New London Police Department)
Body of missing sailor on Green Bay recovered
BAY OF GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Searchers have recovered the body of a man who went missing while sailing with his children on Green Bay. The Marinette County Sheriff's Office says a boater found the body o...
Aug 26, 2024 A vessel used by Bill Salnik and his two children on the bay of Green Bay before they were reported missing is pictured. (Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay)
Fire damages Kaukauna home
KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- Fire damages a house in Kaukauna. Crews were called to the home in the 900 block of Taft Street around 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the report of smoke and flames coming from the building. ...
Aug 26, 2024 Kaukauna Fire Department logo (Image courtesy Kaukauna Fire Dept.)
