Category Archives: Local News
Next phase of ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah modernization project complete [AUDIO]
NEENAH, Wis. -- The next phase of a project to modernize ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah is complete. The phase includes a new helipad, which saw its first use this week. The pad replaces one...
Jul 14, 2023 The next phase of the $100M investment to modernize ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah is complete. The ThedaStar Air Medical Program is now using a newly created, additional helipad which is adjacent to the Emergency Department for rapid transfer of patients. Specialized teams are also providing critical care in a redesigned and modernized Trauma Center. (Photo courtesy ThedaCare)
Simulated vehicle recovery part of GBPD Dive Team training
GREEN BAY, WI -- The Green Bay Police Dept. Dive Team practiced a simulated vehicle submerged in the Fox River. It's part of a year-round training program. WHBY News Report/MMJ Terry Kovarik has more....
Jul 13, 2023 The Green Bay Police Dept. Dive Team conducts a dive to a simulated vehicle in the Fox River (Photo by Terry Kovarik WHBY News)
Prosecutors: Officer's actions justified in Oshkosh shooting
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Criminal charges will not be filed against an Oshkosh police officer in connection with a shooting incident. Prosecutors find the unidentified officer was justified in shooting Benson...
Jul 13, 2023 Authorities investigate an officer-involved shooting near the Mill Street boat launch in Oshkosh, Wis., June 29, 2023. (WHBY/Landen Moore)
Appleton launches survey to make the city more senior-friendly
APPLETON, Wis--Appleton officials are looking for input on how to make the city more "senior friendly". An on-line survey is gathering insight into the needs of older adults, with a goal of promoting ...
Jul 12, 2023 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
Grand Chute Town Board members file response to fired administrator's lawsuit
GREEN BAY, Wis--Three members of the Grand Chute Town Board deny the accusations of wrongful termination filed against them by former Town Administrator James March. In a Green Bay Federal Court filin...
Jul 12, 2023 (Image provided by Town of Grand Chute)
Sexual assault survivors' monument going in Ellen Kort Peace Park
APPLETON, Wis--Fundraising for the installation of a sexual assault survivors' monument in Appleton's Ellen Kort Peace Park has met its goal. Parks Director Dean Gazza says community support for the p...
Jul 11, 2023 (Image provided by Appleton Parks Department)
Appleton bar to no longer participate in Mile of Music
APPLETON, Wis. -- The owners of a downtown Appleton bar detail why they will not participate in Mile of Music anymore. In a lengthy Facebook post, Deja Vu Martini Bar Co-owner Kelly Koroll says the li...
Jul 11, 2023
Felony charge filed against Grand Chute Town Board member Ron Wolff
(Updated 7/11/23 at 12:30 pm to include details from the criminal complaint provided by the Wisconsin Department of Justice) APPLETON, Wis--The criminal complaint filed against a Grand Chute superviso...
Jul 10, 2023 (Image from Ron Wolff campaign website)
Wildfire burns roughly 830 acres in Waushara County
UPDATE: The DNR says the fire burned an estimated 830 acres. Three homes and several other structures were also destroyed. The fire remains 99 percent contained as of Tuesday morning. Eight firefighte...
Jul 10, 2023 Fire burns land in Waushara County, Wis., July 10, 2023. (Photo courtesy Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources)
Child burned after falling into Fond du Lac bonfire
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A child suffers burns after falling into a bonfire in Fond du Lac. Firefighters say the incident happened around 10 p.m. Saturday along Vermont Street. The child was taken to St. ...
Jul 10, 2023
