Category Archives: Local News
Criminal charges filed in Fond du Lac Verizon store crash
FOND DU LAC, Wis--Prosecutors file 12 criminal charges against a man accused of smashing his car into a Fond du Lac Verizon Wireless store. Benjamin Ayer is facing counts of Intoxicated Use of a Vehic...
May 02, 2023 Benjamin Ayer (Photo provided by the Fond du Lac County District Attorney's Office)
Mother allegedly involved in fight at Merrill Middle School is heading to trial
OSHKOSH, Wis--An Oshkosh woman accused of fighting with officials at Merrill Middle School is heading to trial. Charlotte Fletcher waives her right to a preliminary hearing in Winnebago County Court o...
May 02, 2023 (Image from the Oshkosh Area School District)
Ashwaubenon-based Army Reserve unit heading to Eastern Europe
ASHWAUBENON, Wis--An Ashwaubenon Army Reserve unit is heading to Eastern Europe. The 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion is being activated and sent to Poland within the next two months. The soldiers will s...
May 02, 2023 (Image provided by the Department of Defense)
Wolffs sue DOJ to stop residency investigation
MADISON, WI -- A Grand Chute Town Board member under investigation for not actually living in the town when elected sued the state Department of Justice to block that probe. Ron Wolff and his wife--Ti...
May 01, 2023 (Image provided by Town of Grand Chute)
Former Oshkosh West student gets 17 years for stabbing police resource officer
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A former Oshkosh West High School student will spend 17 years in prison for stabbing a police resource officer. Grant Fuhrman is also sentenced in Winnebago County Court to 10 years o...
May 01, 2023 People gather in a Winnebago County courtroom for Grant Fuhrman's sentencing hearing in Oshkosh, Wis., May 1, 2023. (WHBY/Jonathan Krause)
Quick change scam targets Fox Valley grocery stores
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The state Department of Justice is investigating a scam targeting grocery stores in the Fox Valley. Four men have been using the "quick change scam" to steal money from Festival Foods...
May 01, 2023 Police are looking to identify this man, who is suspected in a quick change scam involving Fox Valley grocery stores. (Image courtesy Oshkosh Police Dept.)
Potential identity made of human remains discovered near Little Lake Butte des Morts
FOX CROSSING, WI -- A potential identification has been developed on the human remains found Thursday in a marshy area near Little Lake Butte des Morts in Fox Crossing. The Winnebago County Sheriff's ...
Apr 28, 2023 (Image from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Dashcam footage shows semi/car crash in Fond du Lac County
FOND DU LAC, Wis--The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's office releases dashcam video showing a semi plow into a car at the site of another accident earlier this month. Deputies were on the scene along Hig...
Apr 28, 2023 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
Full closure of EB Highway 172 overnight
GREEN BAY, Wis--Drivers will face detours along Highway 172 in Brown County tonight (Friday). All lanes of eastbound 172 will be closed at the Interstate 41 interchange until Saturday morning. Crews a...
Apr 28, 2023 (Photo from WHBY archive)
Cow running loose in Chicago suburb came from Winneconne
NILES, Ill--A cow that ran loose in a Chicago suburb for several hours this week came from Winneconne. A group of high school students from Nile, Illinois purchased the cow for $700 from Todd Boelter'...
Apr 28, 2023
