Category Archives: Local News

Victim and suspect named in fatal Green Bay hit and run
GREEN BAY, WI -- Criminal charges are filed against a suspect in a fatal Green Bay hit and run crash. Trevor Scheel is facing counts of Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Vehicle and Hit and Run Resulti...
Terry Kovarik Apr 20, 2023 (Image courtesy Green Bay Police Department)

Schabusiness trial will remain in Brown County
GREEN BAY, Wis--The trial of a Green Bay woman accused of killing and dismembering a man will remain in Brown County. A judge denies a change of venue request from the attorney for Taylor Schabusiness...
Jonathan Krause Apr 19, 2023 (Photo: Brown County Jail)

Appleton standoff suspect now facing federal charges
GREEN BAY, Wis--An Appleton man accused of engaging police in an armed standoff on Leminwah Street earlier this month is now facing federal charges. Torey Robinson is charged with one count of Being a...
Jonathan Krause Apr 19, 2023 (Photo provided by the Outagamie County Sheriff''s Office)

Status of Grand Chute Town Administrator unsettled
TOWN OF GRAND CHUTE -- The question of long-time Town Administrator James March's future in Grand Chute remains unanswered. The town board of supervisors met in closed session for nearly two-and-a-hal...
Terry Kovarik Apr 19, 2023 (Image provided by Town of Grand Chute)

Armed suspect arrested in Appleton incident
APPLETON, WI -- Appleton Police have a suspect in custody following an armed incident. Officers were called to the 1500 block of East Longview Drive early this Monday morning on the report of a man vi...
Terry Kovarik Apr 17, 2023 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)

Mother accused of attacking officials at Merrill Middle School ordered to stay away from the building
OSHKOSH, Wis--An Oshkosh woman accused of leading a group that attacked administrators and the police resource officer at Merrill Middle School in Oshkosh is ordered to stay away from the building. Th...
Jonathan Krause Apr 17, 2023 (Image from the Oshkosh Area School District)

Metzig bound over for trial in the alleged murder of his parents
OSHKOSH, Wis--A Wolf River man accused of killing his parents is heading to trial. A Winnebago County judge finds there is enough evidence to try Erik Metzig on two counts of First Degree Intentional ...
Jonathan Krause Apr 17, 2023 (Photo from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)

Second lawsuit filed over Neenah yard sign ordinance
NEENAH, Wis--A second lawsuit is filed against the city of Neenah over its yard sign ordinance. The Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Litigation Center filed the suit last week, claiming the policy...
Jonathan Krause Apr 17, 2023 (Photo provided by Wisconsin Institute for Law and LIberty)
Winnebago County deer tests positive for chronic wasting disease
NEPEUSKUN, Wis--A deer found sick in Winnebago County tests positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. The three-year old fawn was captured by a sheriff's deputy this spring after residents in the town of ...
Jonathan Krause Apr 17, 2023

Testing at the site of a proposed new transit center in Appleton turns up contamination
APPLETON, Wis--Testing on the groundwater at the site of the proposed new transit center in downtown Appleton shows higher-than-expected levels of contamination. The D-N-R took samples at the lot at 2...
Jonathan Krause Apr 17, 2023 (Image provided by Valley Transit)



