Category Archives: Local News
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.)
NBT program a future builder for disabled youths
APPLETON, WI -- Graduation Day is a milestone for those who've studied or taken part in work-school programs. An inclusion program at V-P-I in Appleton is giving 16 grads with disabilities some market...
Aug 23, 2024 Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs helps young adults with disabilities learn manufacturing.
Sod thieves at work in Waupun
WAUPUN, Wis--Waupun Police are looking for some grass theives. A Facebook post by the department shows someone is cutting sections of sod out of ball diamonds at the Jerry Madema Softball Complex. &nb...
Aug 23, 2024 (Photo provided by the Waupun Police Department)
Oshkosh man sentenced to 5 months in jail for hit and run boat crash [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis--An Oshkosh man accused of piloting a powerboat involved in a hit and run crash on the Fox River will spend five months in jail. Jason Lindemann is also sentenced in Winnebago County Cour...
Aug 22, 2024 (Photo: Winnebago County Jail)
Vandals damage restroom at Doyle Park in Little Chute
LITTLE CHUTE, Wis--The bathrooms at Doyle Park in Little Chute are closed due to damage caused by vandals. Crews were called to the building nearest the pool just after 1:00 Wednesday afternoon on a r...
Aug 22, 2024 (Photo provided by the Village of Little Chute)
Fond du Lac boy dies after being hit by vehicle
UPDATE: Fond du Lac police identify the boy as Lincoln Menne. The incident remains under investigation. [Facebook: Fond du Lac Police Department] ----- FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Fond du Lac boy is dead a...
Aug 22, 2024 Lincoln Menne (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Police Dept., family of Lincoln Menne)
