Category Archives: Local News
Complaint alleges Grand Chute supervisor violated closed session [AUDIO]
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- A complaint is filed against Grand Chute Town Supervisor Beth English with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. The complaint filed by former Supervisor Walt Nocito alleges English vi...
Oct 31, 2023 (Image provided by Town of Grand Chute)
GBPD officer pleads no-contest in striking suspect with police vehicle
GREEN BAY, WI -- A Green Bay police officer that struck a fleeing suspect with his squad car reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Matthew Knutson is convicted in Brown County Court on one count of At...
Oct 30, 2023 GBPD dashcam video of Officer Knutson striking suspect with vehicle
Stolen vehicle crashes into Grand Chute police cars
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- Two people are arrested after a stolen vehicle crashes into two Grand Chute police squad cars. Officers spotted a car that had been reported stolen in Oshkosh parked in a lot alon...
Oct 30, 2023
1 dead, 1 arrested in Waupaca County crash
TOWN OF CALEDONIA, Wis. -- One person is dead -- another is in custody -- following a fatal crash in Waupaca County. The sheriff's office says a pedestrian was struck by a passing vehicle along County...
Oct 30, 2023 Waupaca County Sheriff's Office emblem (Image courtesy Waupaca Co. Sheriff's Office)
25-year prison sentence for cold case kidnapping at the Fox River Mall
APPLETON, Wis--A Wisconsin Rapids man will spend 25-years in prison for a cold-case kidnapping at the Fox River Mall. Erich Carter is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to 15-years on extended s...
Oct 28, 2023 (Photo from Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Fox Cities "Big Read" announced for 2024 Book Festival
APPLETON, Wis--The Fox Cities Book Festival announces its "Big Read" for next year. Infinite Country by Patricia Engel is the selection. It tells the story of Columbian immigrants to the...
Oct 27, 2023 (Photo provided by the Fox Cities Book Festival)
1 dead, 2 hurt in Winnebago County crash
TOWN OF OMRO, Wis. -- One person dies and two others are hurt in a three-vehicle crash near Oshkosh. The crash happened on State Highway 21 near Sand Pit Road in the town of Omro around 2:30 p.m. Thur...
Oct 27, 2023 (Image from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Mistrial declared in case of Green Bay teen accused in fatal fire
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A mistrial is declared in the case of a Green Bay teenager accused of setting a fatal fire. A Brown County jury is deadlocked after more than six hours of deliberation in the case o...
Oct 27, 2023
Pilot dies in Manitowoc County plane crash
MANITOWOC, Wis--A pilot is dead following the crash of a small plane in Manitowoc County. The single-engine Lancair 320 was found in a pond along Rockwood Road west of Two Rivers this (Thursday) morni...
Oct 26, 2023 (Image of a Lancair 320 from Lancair Aerospace)
Oshkosh School Board approves reduced property tax levy increase
OSHKOSH, Wis--The Oshkosh Area School District will increase property tax collections by 6.2%. The initial budget proposal called for a 12% increase in the levy, which led to some public outcry. A sec...
Oct 26, 2023 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
