Category Archives: Local News
"Big Head" sculptor unveils new piece in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis--The artist that created a controversial sculpture that adorned downtown Appleton has a new piece placed in Green Bay. Paul Bobrowitz has donated "BirdWomanTree" to a site on the west s...
Aug 23, 2023 (Photo provided by Paul Bobrowitz)
Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity 'Legislative Day' addresses affordable, workforce housing [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The importance of affordable housing is highlighted during Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity's "Legislative Day." CEO John Weyenberg says there is a severe shortage of aff...
Aug 23, 2023 State legislators and others raise a wall for a new house in Appleton, Wis., during Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity's "Legislative Day" Aug. 22, 2023. (WHBY/Landen Moore)
Menominee School showcases future education and honors tribal past in Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WI -- Construction work is already underway on the new Menominee Elementary School in Oshkosh. But students, staff and a representative of the Menominee tribe came together for a groundbreaki...
Aug 22, 2023
Unsafe bed leads to charges against parents in child's death
WAUPACA, Wis--An Iola couple is facing criminal charges after their two year daughter dies in a homemade bed. Cody Deschler and Emily Ferg are facing counts of Child Neglect Causing Death in Waupaca C...
Aug 22, 2023
DNA evidence collection challenged in cold case murder
APPLETON, Wis--A man charged in a cold case murder in Grand Chute wants DNA evidence that led to his arrest thrown out at trial. The defense for Gene Meyer files a motion claiming that investigators d...
Aug 22, 2023 (Photo provided by the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Child porn trial delayed for a 39th time
APPLETON, Wis--The trial of a Kaukauna man accused of trading child pornography on the internet is delayed for a 39th time. The trial scheduled to start today (Tuesday) for Travis Huss on ten counts o...
Aug 22, 2023 (Photo from Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
National gang may be behind attempted Howard ATM theft
HOWARD, Wis--Investigators believe an attempted ATM theft at a Howard bank is the work of a nationwide gang. The Brown County Sheriff's Office says it received an alarm trip from the Nicolet Bank A-T-...
Aug 22, 2023 (Image from the Brown County Sheriff's Office)
Zelenski will be eligible for parole in murder case
WAUPACA, Wis--A Waupaca man that killed his girlfriend's son will have a chance to apply for parole in 35-years. William Zelenski is given the mandatory life sentence for First Degree Intentional Homi...
Aug 22, 2023 (Photo provided by the Waupaca County Sheriff's Office)
Charges filed in Appleton stabbing
APPLETON, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed in connection with an Appleton stabbing incident. Rickey Denson is charged in Outagamie County Court with Attempted First Degree Intentional Homicide, Vict...
Aug 21, 2023
Northeast Wisconsin gas prices trend downward
CHICAGO -- Gas prices trend downward in Northeast Wisconsin. GasBuddy.com's latest survey finds the average in Appleton at $3.47 per gallon. That is down 8 cents from last week. In Green Bay, the aver...
Aug 21, 2023
