Category Archives: Local News
Mile of Music cancels all outdoor concerts for Thursday night
APPLETON, Wis--Mile of Music is canceling all outdoor concerts tonight (Thursday). Organizers cite the possibility of thunderstorms in the area late this afternoon and early this evening. All shows on...
Aug 01, 2024 (Image provided by Mile of Music)
German pilots returning from EAA AirVenture survive ditching in the North Atlantic
GREENLAND--Two German pilots are okay after having to ditch their plane in the North Atlantic Ocean on their way back from the E-A Airventure. The single-engine Piper Malibu was en route from Newfound...
Aug 01, 2024 (Photo provided by the Canadian Arctic Patrol)
Oshkosh man sentenced for fatal drunk driving crash
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- An Oshkosh man who killed one person and injured several others in a drunk driving crash will spend 28 years in prison. Brian Sippel is also sentenced in Fond du Lac County Court ...
Aug 01, 2024 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
Seymour man accused of stealing cattle from Missouri
HOWELL COUNTY, Mo. -- A Seymour man is accused of stealing cattle from Missouri. Jordan Leisgang is indicted in Howell County, Missouri for receiving stolen property. According to authorities, a Howel...
Aug 01, 2024 katrin88888 / Depositphotos.com
1 hurt, 2 arrested in Wrightstown disturbance
WRIGHTSTOWN, Wis. -- Two people are arrested in connection with a disturbance in Wrightstown. Police were called to the area of Broadway and Main Street around 2:40 a.m. Saturday on the report of a gr...
Jul 31, 2024 majorosl66 / Depositphotos.com
EAA AirVenture 2024 sets attendance record
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The EAA confirms another year of record attendance for AirVenture in Oshkosh. An estimated 686,000 people passed through the gates during last week's seven-day run. That eclipses the ...
Jul 31, 2024 A portion of the EAA AirVenture grounds in Oshkosh, Wis., is seen during the convention July 24, 2024. (WHBY/Jonathan Krause)
Oshkosh city manager announces retirement
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A longtime Oshkosh employee is calling it a career. City manager Mark Rohloff announces his retirement. Rohloff has spent 41 years in local government, including the last 16 as Oshkos...
Jul 31, 2024 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Man wanted for multiple crimes in Sheboygan
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Sheboygan police are requesting the public's help in locating a wanted man. Officers are investigating multiple felony offenses involving Robert Williams. Police believe Williams al...
Jul 30, 2024 Robert Williams (Photo courtesy Sheboygan Police Dept.)
Fond du Lac man convicted of threatening lawmakers
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Fond du Lac man is convicted on one count of terrorist threats. That charge against 75-year-old James Stearns was in connection with two emails he sent to a talk radio host and ...
Jul 30, 2024 SergPoznanskiy / Depositphotos.com
Charges filed in Appleton hit-and-run
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton man is now charged in a hit-and-run crash with a bicyclist last Wednesday on N. Mead Street. Alic Riedel, 28, is charged with hit-and-run involving great bodily harm. Acc...
Jul 30, 2024 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
