Category Archives: Local News
Charges filed in connection with Green Bay motel fire
GREEN BAY. Wis--Criminal charges are filed against a man accused of setting fire to a Green Bay motel room. Levon Douglas is facing counts of Interfering with a Firefighter, Resisting an Officer and D...
Mar 21, 2023 (Photo from the Brown County Jail)
Son charged in the alleged murders of his parents
OSHKOSH, Wis--A Fremont man is accused of killing his parents. Erik Metzig is charged in Winnebago County Court with two counts of First Degree Intentional Homicide. According to the criminal complain...
Mar 21, 2023 (Photo from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Missing father and son from New London found safe
UPDATE: Police say Chason and Jason were found safe Wednesday morning in St. Petersburg, Florida, which is where Jason's daughter lives. No arrest has been made in the case. ----- NEW LONDON, Wis. -- ...
Mar 21, 2023 (Photos provided by New London Police Department)
Appleton Police investigating a case of bank fraud
APPLETON, Wis--Appleton Police are investigating a case of bank fraud. Back in January, the suspect walked into the U-S Bank branch on North Durkee Street and withdrew $4,000 from an account, and then...
Mar 21, 2023 (Photo provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Charges filed in connection with an alleged Omro murder and standoff
OSHKOSH, Wis--Criminal charges are filed against an Omro man accused of killing his girlfriend. Joseph Olvera is facing counts of First Degree Intentional Homicide and Reckless Endangerment in Winneba...
Mar 20, 2023
Neenah School Board candidates criticize Shattuck School sale process
One of the hot button issues in the race for Neenah School Board this spring is the fate of the Shattuck Middle School property. The district has reached an agreement to sell the site along Elm Street...
Mar 20, 2023 Image from the Neenah Joint School District)
Guest accused of setting fire to Green Bay motel room
GREEN BAY, Wis--A person is accused of starting a fire at a Green Bay hotel. Crews were called to the Days Inn along East Mason Street around 2:15 this (Monday) morning on the report of fire alarm act...
Mar 20, 2023 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
Outagamie County Executive candidates spar at Chamber forum [AUDIO]
GRAND CHUTE, Wis--The candidates for Outagamie County Executive spar over the county's half-percent sales tax. Incumbent Tom Nelson defends his veto of the sales tax when it was initially approved by ...
Mar 20, 2023 Incumbent Tom Nelson faces challenger Kevin Sturn in the April 4 race for Outagamie Co. Executive
De Pere Walmart evacuated due to an "active incident"
UPDATE: the De Pere Police Department issues a news release on its Facebook page saying a suspect who barricade himself in restroom at the store is now in custody. De Pere Police were initially called...
Mar 20, 2023 (image provided by Walmart)
Couple found dead in Wolf River home identified
OSHKOSH, Wis--The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office releases the names of a Wolf River couple found dead in their home. Sheriff's deputies discovered David and Jan Metzig during a welfare check Saturd...
Mar 20, 2023 (Photo from the Wisconsin Master Cheesemakers)
