Category Archives: Local News
Long Cheng Marketplace awarded $250K state grant
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton community center is receiving a quarter-million-dollar state grant. Long Cheng Marketplace has been awarded a Community Development Investment Grant from the Wisconsin Ec...
Jul 10, 2026 Photo Courtesy Long Cheng Marketplace
Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Oshkosh crash
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A motorcyclist is seriously injured in an Oshkosh crash. Police say the biker was heading north on Jackson Street around 11:40 a.m. Thursday when a vehicle made a left-hand turn in fr...
Jul 10, 2026 Oshkosh Police Department patch (Image courtesy Oshkosh Police Dept.)
Town of Grand Chute adopts wheel tax
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- Grand Chute is the latest area municipality to adopt a wheel tax. Residents will pay an extra $30 per registered vehicle starting in January. The money is earmarked for road repai...
Jul 10, 2026 (Image provided by Town of Grand Chute)
Wisconsin Elections Commission will conduct an investigation into Green Bay duplicate absentee ballots [AUDIO]
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Elections Commissions orders an investigation into the mailing of duplicate absentee ballots to voter in Green Bay in two successive elections. Some voters in both the A...
Jul 9, 2026 (Image provided by the Wisconsin Elections Commission)
Appleton reaches development agreement for Thrivent site [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The city of Appleton will provide up to $25 million in financial support for the redevelopment of the Thrivent property. Developers are looking to build as many as 2,100 new housing ...
Jul 9, 2026 (Image provided by Thrivent)
Woman hurt, dog killed in Oshkosh wrong-way crash
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- One person is hurt in a wrong-way crash in Oshkosh. Police say a 60-year-old Reedsburg woman was heading north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 41 when her vehicle collided with ...
Jul 9, 2026 Oshkosh Police Department patch (Image courtesy Oshkosh Police Dept.)
Appleton committee recommends renewing truancy ordinance for next school year [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Area School District may have another year to evaluate the effectiveness of the school truancy ordinance. The city's Safety and Licensing Committee votes to recommend ap...
Jul 9, 2026 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Kaukauna Police Department terminates contract for Flock Safety cameras
KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- The Kaukauna Police Department will no longer be able to use their Flock Safety cameras. The city has terminated its contract with Flock, with less than a year left on it. Chief Jami...
Jul 8, 2026 (Image provided by the Kaukauna Police Department)
Oshkosh police officer cleared in fatal Fleet Farm shooting
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice clears an Oshkosh police officer in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Fleet Farm store on May 10. The DOJ reviewed body cam footage from t...
Jul 7, 2026 Police officers investigate an officer-involved shooting at Fleet Farm in Oshkosh, Wis., May 10, 2026. (Photo courtesy WBAY-TV)
Application window now open for FEMA flood disaster aid [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Local officials are urging anyone that sustained flood damage this spring to apply for potential federal disaster relief. The window to apply with FEMA is now open for residents in O...
Jul 7, 2026 (Image provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency)
