Category Archives: Local News
Fire destroys home near Kiel
TOWN OF SCHLESWIG, Wis. -- Fire destroys a home near Kiel. Crews were called to the home along Highway 57 in the town of Schleswig shortly after 5:30 a.m. Friday on the report of smoke and flames. Tho...
Feb 17, 2023 Crews respond to a building fire along State Highway 57 near Kiel, Wis., Feb. 17, 2023. (Photo courtesy Manitowoc Co. Sheriff's Office)
Man reported missing from Menominee reservation
KESHENA, Wis. -- Menominee Tribal police are searching for a missing man. Raymond Tourtillott, 43, was reportedly last seen on Jan. 3 in the city of Shawano. Police say Tourtillott has ties to the Gre...
Feb 16, 2023 Raymond Tourtillott (Photo courtesy Menominee Tribal Police Dept.)
Monster sturgeon speared on Lake Winnebago
FOND DU LAC, Wis--Valentines Day was sweet for a sturgeon spearer on Lake Winnebago. James Gishkowsky speared an 80-inch, 177-pound female sturgeon on Lake Winnebago Tuesday. According to the D-N-R, t...
Feb 15, 2023 (Photo provided by the Wisconsin DNR)
Group releases public records request on Nelson's job performance
APPLETON, Wis. -- An anonymous group releases a public records request relating to the job performance of Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson, with only a week until the spring primary. The group ca...
Feb 15, 2023 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)
Kaukauna paper mill won't be fined for worker's death
KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- A Kaukauna paper mill will not be fined for a worker's death. An employee at the Ahlstrom-Munksjo plant was killed Aug. 16 after boiler pipes exploded. The Occupational Safety and He...
Feb 15, 2023 The Ahlstrom-Munksjo Thilmany Paper Mill in Kaukauna, Wis., is seen in this undated photo. (WBAY-TV)
Loaded gun found in carry-on bag at Appleton International Airport
APPLETON, Wis--Transportation Security Administration workers find a loaded gun in a passenger's carry-on bag at Appleton International Airport. There was additional ammunition in the bag as well. The...
Feb 14, 2023 (Photo provided by TSA)
Woman charged in Green Bay murder, dismemberment attacks attorney
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Green Bay woman accused of killing and dismembering a man attacks her attorney in court. Taylor Schabusiness was in Brown County Court Tuesday morning for a competency hearing whe...
Feb 14, 2023 Taylor Schabusiness attacks defense attorney Quinn Jolly during a competency hearing at the Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay, Wis., Feb. 14, 2023. (image courtesy WBAY-TV)
Two suspects charged in connection with Green Bay shooting death
GREEN BAY, WI -- Two brothers are charged in connection with a fatal shooting incident in Green Bay. Jose and Omar Hernandez are facing counts of being party to First Degree Intentional Homicide and A...
Feb 13, 2023 Omar Hernandez and Jose Hernandez (Photos courtesy Brown Co. Jail/WBAY-TV)
High bond set in Appleton cold case murder
APPLETON, WI -- Bond is set at $2-million cash for a suspect in an Appleton cold case murder. Gene Meyer makes his initial appearance in Outagamie County Court on one count of First Degree Murder. Mey...
Feb 13, 2023 (Photo provided by the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
$2-million bond set for Green Bay double murder suspect
GREEN BAY, WI -- Bond is set at two million dollars cash for a suspect in a Green Bay double murder. Richard Sotka makes his initial appearance in Brown County Court on two counts of First Degree Inte...
Feb 13, 2023 (Photo provided by Mississippi County Sheriff's Office)
