Category Archives: Local News
Appleton looking to increase sustainability efforts [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The city of Appleton is looking to increase its sustainability efforts. Mayor Jake Woodford tells Hayley Tenpas on Focus Fox Valley that the city is already on a good path..............
Feb 17, 2026 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
Nearly 400 sturgeon speared on opening weekend
APPLETON, Wis. -- Sturgeon spearing on the upriver lakes will end Monday. The lakes have hit their harvest cap trigger amount for adult females. For the weekend, 375 sturgeon were harvested in the Lak...
Feb 16, 2026 Brett Lamers poses with a sturgeon he speared on the Upriver Lakes Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo courtesy Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources)
Woman dies in Fond du Lac County camper fire
TOWN OF BYRON, Wis. -- A woman is dead after a fire at a Fond du Lac County campground. Crews were called to the Breezy Hill Campground in the town of Byron around 11 a.m. Sunday to find a camper engu...
Feb 16, 2026 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
Chilton house fire displaces family of 8
CHILTON, Wis. -- A Chilton family is homeless following a weekend fire. Crews were called to the house around 5:30 a.m. Saturday to find the interior in flames. All eight members of the family were tr...
Feb 16, 2026 jag_cz / Depositphotos.com
Marinette police confirm death of missing woman [AUDIO]
MARINETTE, Wis. -- Marinette police confirm a woman reported as missing last week was found dead. Officer Brad Bayerl says the body of Gabriella Cartagena was located on Tuesday.........Chilcote was t...
Feb 13, 2026 Gabriella Cartagena (Photo courtesy Marinette Police Dept.)
Sen. Ron Johnson to Minnesota attorney general: 'You disgust me' [AUDIO]
WASHINGTON -- Emotions run high as Minnesota's attorney general appears before a Senate committee to answer questions about law enforcement interaction with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in that...
Feb 12, 2026 (Photo: Senator Ron Johnson)
Oshkosh Defense recalls some of its new postal vehicles [UPDATED]
UPDATE: A spokesperson for the Oshkosh Corporation says Oshkosh Defense has surpassed production of 5,000 Next Generation Delivery Vehicles and that the company is meeting the delivery schedule for th...
Feb 12, 2026 USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (Photo from Business Wire)
Kaukauna man sentenced in fatal crash
APPLETON, Wis. -- A Kaukauna man will spend two years in prison for causing a fatal crash. Bailey Laux is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to two years on extended supervision for homicide by ...
Feb 12, 2026 Bailey Laux (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Jail)
Green Bay landlord accused of sexually extorting tenants
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Green Bay landlord is accused of blackmailing tenants and forcing them to perform sex acts. Michael Zolper is charged in Brown County Court with sexual extortion, threats to injur...
Feb 12, 2026 Michael Zolper (Photo courtesy Green Bay Police Dept.)
Charges filed in Appleton stabbing
APPLETON, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed against an Appleton man accused of trying to kill his wife. Rolando Barrera is facing one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide in Outagamie...
Feb 12, 2026 Rolando Barrera (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Jail)
