Category Archives: Local News
Truancy ordinance will not be in effect for the start of the school year in Appleton [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- There will not be a truancy ordinance in effect in the city of Appleton for the next school year. The Common Council ties at six on a vote to renew the ordinance for another year, fo...
Jul 16, 2026 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Allouez man found; Silver Alert canceled
UPDATE: Eicher was found safe Thursday night. The Silver Alert has been canceled. ----- ALLOUEZ, Wis. -- A Silver Alert is issued for a missing Allouez man. Gary Eicher reportedly left his home someti...
Jul 16, 2026 majorosl66 / Depositphotos.com
Canadian man dies after Sturgeon Bay crash
STURGEON BAY, Wis. -- A Canadian man is dead following a head-on crash in Sturgeon Bay. Police say the 80-year-old from British Columbia crossed the center line along Highway 42/57 around 1:30 p.m. Tu...
Jul 16, 2026 Sturgeon Bay Police Department (Image courtesy Sturgeon Bay Police Dept.)
Man sentenced in downtown Appleton shooting
APPLETON, Wis. -- A Menasha man will spend 21 years in prison for a shooting incident outside an Appleton bar. Ferris Robinson is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to 12 years on extended super...
Jul 16, 2026 (Photo provided by the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Man seriously hurt after falling off moving vehicle in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Campbellsport man is seriously injured after falling off a moving vehicle in Fond du Lac. Police say the 33-year-old was riding on top of the vehicle when he fell in the area of...
Jul 16, 2026 (Image courtesy Fond du Lac Police Departmente)
Appleton terminates contract for Flock cameras [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Common Council Wednesday approves a resolution terminating the city's contract with Flock for license plate reader cameras. The city notified Flock last month it would e...
Jul 16, 2026 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
2 teens seriously hurt in Outagamie County crash
TOWN OF CENTER, Wis. -- Two teenagers are seriously injured in an Outagamie County crash. The sheriff's office says a 16-year-old boy ran a stop sign at the intersection of County Road EE and Wege Roa...
Jul 15, 2026 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Fond du Lac teacher's aide convicted of having sexual relationship with student
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Fond du Lac teacher's aide who had a sexual relationship with a student reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Stephanie Jensen is convicted in Fond du Lac County Court on charge...
Jul 15, 2026 Stephanie Jensen (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. Sheriff's Office)
Girl seriously hurt in Green Lake jet ski crash
GREEN LAKE, Wis. -- A 9-year-old girl is seriously injured in a jet ski crash on Green Lake. The Green Lake County Sheriff's Office says two personal watercraft collided on the lake around 2:20 p.m. M...
Jul 15, 2026 (Image provided by the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office)
Green Bay man committed to mental institution in stabbing death
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Green Bay man who killed his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor will spend the rest of his life in a mental institution. James Dorr, Jr. is committed after being found not guilty by rea...
Jul 15, 2026 James Dorr, Jr. (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
