Category Archives: Local News
Sheboygan County deaths ruled murder-suicide
UPDATE: The deaths were determined to be a murder-suicide. The sheriff's office says Douglas Lax, 56, shot and killed his wife, Jane Fontaine, 61, then fatally shot himself. ----- TOWN OF RHINE, WI --...
Feb 24, 2023
Ukraine resident from WI reflects on invasion one year later
KYIV, UKRAINE -- As Ukraine marks the one-year anniversary of the invasion by Russian forces, a man from our area has the distinction of commemorating the event in Kyiv. Mike Rogers was also in Ukrain...
Feb 23, 2023
Tony Earl, 41st governor of Wisconsin, dies at 86
MADISON, Wis. -- A former Wisconsin governor has died. Gov. Tony Evers says 86-year-old Tony Earl passed away Thursday morning after suffering a stroke last weekend. Earl was the 41st governor of Wisc...
Feb 23, 2023
Eagle wounded by arrow in Waupaca
WAUPACA, WI -- People are asked to keep an eye out for a bald eagle that was shot with an arrow in Waupaca. The Raptor Education Group says the shooting took place February 21 on Raymond Drive near Se...
Feb 22, 2023 An eagle rescued by Sgt. Ker Yang with the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office is pictured July 21, 2022. (Outagamie Co. Sheriff's Office)
Valley Transit resuming services Thursday morning
UPDATE: Valley Transit says services will resume at 9:45 a.m. Thursday. NOTICE: Valley Transit and Valley Transit II will resume service starting at 9:45 a.m. this morning. Please anticipate some dela...
Feb 22, 2023
Tow bans issued in Outagamie, Waupaca, Manitowoc counties
APPLETON, Wis. -- Tow bans are issued in the WHBY listening area as a major winter storm moves through. The ban means tow trucks will not be allowed to pull stranded vehicles out of the ditch along ro...
Feb 22, 2023
Snow emergencies for Feb. 21-23 storm
UPDATE: Appleton is lifting the Class III Snow Emergency for the City of Appleton as of 5:00 this evening. The previous order was scheduled to end on Friday morning. The current Class III Snow Emergen...
Feb 22, 2023
Nelson and Sturn face off in race for Outagamie Co. Executive
APPLETON, WI -- Incumbent Tom Nelson will face off against former county board member Kevin Sturn in the race for Outagamie County Executive. Nelson was the top vote getter in Tuesday's primary nettin...
Feb 22, 2023 Incumbent Tom Nelson faces challenger Kevin Sturn in the April 4 race for Outagamie Co. Executive
It's Genrich versus Weininger for Green Bay mayor April 4
GREEN BAY, WI -- Incumbent Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich will face Brown County Director of Administration Chad Weininger in the April 4 general election. Weininger narrowly edged Genrich in Tuesday's ...
Feb 21, 2023 Incumbent Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich will face Brown Co. Dir. Administration Chad Weininger in April 4 mayoral race
Spring primary election results
Wisconsin Supreme Court Jennifer Dorow 204,729 Daniel Kelly 229,965* Everett Mitchell 70,594 Janet Protasiewicz 436,724* (99 % of vote) Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson (I) 14,471* Justin ...
Feb 21, 2023 (Image from WHBY archives)
