Category Archives: Local News
Appeals court restores portion of lawsuit against former Appvion executives
CHICAGO, Ill--A Federal Court of Appeals revives a portion of a lawsuit accusing former Appvion officials of inflating the company's value before it went bankrupt. The lawsuit was filed in 2018 by App...
May 02, 2024 (Image provided by Appvion)
Fatal officer-involved shooting in Green Bay was justified
GREEN BAY, Wis--The Brown County District Attorney determines that no criminal charges will be filed in connection with a fatal officer-involved shooting in Green Bay. Steve Ventura died...
May 01, 2024 (Image courtesy Green Bay Police Department)
Neenah city attorney charged with sexual assault
NEENAH, Wis--Neenah City Attorney David Rashid is facing sexual assault charges. Prosecutors have filed two counts of 3rd Degree Sexual Assault and one count of 4th Degree Sexual Assault, all with dom...
May 01, 2024 (Photo from the city of Neenah)
Former Appleton police officer convicted on charges relating to forged warrant
APPLETON, Wis--A former Appleton Police officer that forged signatures on warrants reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Jeremy Haney is convicted on one count of Misconduct in Office, while a Forgery...
Apr 30, 2024 (Photo provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Boys and Girls Club breaks ground on new building in Ripon
RIPON, Wis--The Boys and Girls Club of the Tri-County Area breaks ground on their new building in Ripon. The facility will provide child-care, before and after-school services, along with activities d...
Apr 30, 2024 (Image provided by the Boys and Girls Club of the Tri-County Area)
Man shot by Outagamie County deputy dies
GRAND CHUTE, Wis--A man shot by an Outagamie County Sheriff's deputy has died. William Nelson allegedly tried to stab people with a knife following a traffic crash along the 2800 block of West Prospec...
Apr 30, 2024 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Green Bay area bars want to stay open later during the NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, Wis--Bars in the Green Bay area may stay open until 4:00 am during the N-F-L Draft next year. The Brown County Tavern League is asking municipalities in the Green Bay area to provide two ex...
Apr 30, 2024 (Image provided by the Wisconsin Tavern League)
Ex-GBCI inmate gets life without parole for killing fellow prisoner
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A former Green Bay Correctional Institution inmate who killed another prisoner will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Joshua Scolman is sentenced in Brown County Court to life...
Apr 30, 2024 Joshua Scolman (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
Sprinklers help contain fire at downtown Appleton building
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Fire Department credits working fire alarms and sprinkler systems with limiting damage from a fire downtown Friday. Firefighters were dispatched to a building in the 100...
Apr 29, 2024 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
Turkey breaks into Woodward Community Media building
APPLETON, Wis. -- No one is hurt after a wild turkey breaks into the Woodward Community Media building in Appleton. The bird smashed through the break room window sometime Saturday morning. Almost imm...
Apr 29, 2024 The break room window at the Woodward Community Media building in Appleton, Wis., is boarded up April 29, 2024 after a turkey smashed through it. (WHBY/Landen Moore)
