Category Archives: Local News
Oshkosh fire chief resigning
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Fire Chief Mike Stanley is leaving that job. Stanley is resigning to become the deputy fire chief in the city of Greeley, Colorado. The chief says the decision will allow him ...
Jan 10, 2025 Oshkosh Fire Department logo (Image courtesy Oshkosh Fire Dept.)
Paramedic-level ambulance service begins in Grand Chute [AUDIO]
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- Paramedic-level ambulance service is now being provided in the town of Grand Chute. The fire department added three ambulances to its fleet along with six more firefighter/paramed...
Jan 8, 2025 A pair of Grand Chute Fire Department ambulances are seen in the department's fire station No. 1 Jan. 8, 2025. (WHBY/Landen Moore)
Long-time Fox River Mall Santa passes away
GRAND CHUTE, Wis--A man known as the "Fox River Mall Santa" has died. Family members say that Russell Motschenbacher passed away in Montana at the age of 87. Motschenbacher served as the mall Santa fo...
Jan 8, 2025 (Photo from Facebook)
Vandals deface cliffs in High Cliff State Park
SHERWOOD, Wis--The DNR is looking for vandals that struck at High Cliff State Park. Graffiti was spray-painted on the limestone cliffs along the Indian Mound Trail in the park last weekend. Officials ...
Jan 8, 2025 (Photo from the Friends of High Cliff State Park Facebook page)
Driver arrested after van goes into Shawano Lake
SHAWANO LAKE, Wis. -- An attempted food delivery to fishermen on Shawano Lake leads to a vehicle in the water and the driver going to jail. The Shawano County Sheriff's Office says it was alerted to a...
Jan 8, 2025 A van rests in Shawano Lake in Wisconsin after breaking through ice Jan. 7, 2025. (Photo courtesy Shawano Co. Sheriff's Office)
Person involved in Appleton police standoff has died
APPLETON, Wis--A person that engaged Appleton Police in a lengthy standoff last week has died. Officers were called to an apartment complex along Bay Street Friday afternoon on the report of an armed ...
Jan 7, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Neenah crash victim's name released
NEENAH, Wis--Neenah Police release the name of a man killed in a fiery weekend crash. Justin Hartjes died when his car struck a tree along the 800-block of South Park Avenue around 10:30 Saturday nigh...
Jan 7, 2025 (Image provided by the Neenah Police Department)
Man's baby found in smoke-filled apartment after he dies in crash
NEENAH, Wis. -- One person is dead following a crash in Neenah. Police say a vehicle struck a tree in the 800 block of S. Park Avenue and started on fire around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. A man was found un...
Jan 7, 2025 (Image provided by the Neenah Police Department)
1 killed, 2 hurt in Calumet County crash
TOWN OF BRILLION, Wis. -- One person is dead and two others are hurt following a crash in Calumet County. The sheriff's office says an SUV crossed the centerline on State Highway 57 in the town of Bri...
Jan 7, 2025 (Image courtesy the Calumet County Sheriff's Office)
Green Bay man is a semi-finalist in Super Bowl ad contest
GREEN BAY, Wis--A Green Bay man is in the running for a Super Bowl commercial. Landon Jones is one of 25-semi-finalists in Doritos' "Crash the Super Bowl" Contest. In his video, Jones samples Doritos,...
Jan 6, 2025 (Image copyright Frito-Lay)
