Category Archives: Local News
Arrest made in Appleton shooting incident
APPLETON, Wis--An arrest is made in connection with a shots fired incident in Appleton. 23-year-old Francisco Alvarado was taken into custody this week on charges of Discharging a Firearm from a Vehic...
Apr 25, 2023 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Appleton Common Council members rescind resolution to limit pesticides and herbicides
APPLETON, Wis--An effort to severely limit the use of chemical pesticides, weed killers, and fertilizers in the city of Appleton appears to be on hold. The Common Council members that introduced a res...
Apr 25, 2023 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Silver Alert canceled; Harrison man found safe
UPDATE: Winton was found safe. The Silver Alert is canceled. ----- VILLAGE OF HARRISON, WI -- A Silver Alert is issued for a missing Calumet County man. 82-year-old Earl Winton was last seen around 2:...
Apr 24, 2023 Earl Winton missing from Village of Harrison. Last seen driving 2014 Kia Sorrento WI license 947-VPP.
BREAKING: Packers, Jets complete Aaron Rodgers trade terms
GREEN BAY,Wis--The Aaron Rodgers trade is now complete. The NFL announces that the Green Bay Packers and the New York Jets have agreed to terms to send the future hall of famer to the Big Apple. Under...
Apr 24, 2023 (Photo courtesy of the Green Bay Packers)
Kaukauna child porn suspect has trial delayed for a 37th time
APPLETON, Wis--The delays in the trial of a Kaukauna man accused of trading child pornography on the internet are now approaching forty. Travis Huss sees a trial scheduled to start on Tuesday pushed b...
Apr 24, 2023 (Photo from Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Youngest-ever alderperson joins Menasha Common Council [AUDIO]
MENASHA, Wis--A teenager is making history in Menasha City government. Kiersten Lewis has been sworn in as the new Alderperson from District 5 at the age of 19. Council President Stan Sevenich says th...
Apr 24, 2023 (Photo from Kiersten Lewis on Twitter)
Vacation rentals taking housing stock away from local cities [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis--Communities may be losing some potential housing stock to out-of-town visitors. A growing number of investors are purchasing houses to use almost exclusively as short term rentals on sit...
Apr 24, 2023 (Image provided by airbnb)
Construction costs force Winnebago County to downsize housing project for sex offenders [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis--High construction costs are forcing Winnebago County to re-think plans to build housing for violent sex offenders. So-called Chapter 980 housing is required by state law when offenders a...
Apr 24, 2023 (Image provided by Winnebago County)
Walkaway Ozaukee County Jail inmate has ties to Plymouth, Fond du Lac
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. -- The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office is searching for an inmate with ties to Northeast Wisconsin. Joshua Holden was released from jail to attend work last Friday but did not re...
Apr 24, 2023 Joshua Holden (Photo courtesy Ozaukee Co. Sheriff's Office)
Missing man found dead in Marinette County
TOWN OF ATHELSTANE, Wis. -- The body of a man missing since Jan. 13 is found in a wooded area of Marinette County. The Marinette County Sheriff's Office was contacted around 2:30 p.m. Saturday by two ...
Apr 24, 2023 Theodore Egge (Photo courtesy Marinette Co. Sheriff's Office)
