Category Archives: Local News
Fire damages Green Bay pet store
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Fire damages a Green Bay pet store. Crews were called to the PetSmart along Pilgrim Way around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday to find smoke inside the building. The fire appeared to start in the...
Jun 17, 2026 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
Man sentenced for setting fire to Ashwaubenon motel
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Green Bay man will spend 10 years in prison for setting fire to an Ashwaubenon motel. John Bartelt, Jr., is also sentenced in Brown County Court to 11 years on extended supervisio...
Jun 17, 2026 John Bartelt, Jr. (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
Appleton police rescue injured deer
APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton police rescue an injured deer. In a Facebook post, the department says an officer recently found a fawn that had a leg injury. It was taken to Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary i...
Jun 16, 2026 The Appleton Police Department rescued this fawn, which had a leg injury. (Photo courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)
Chilton police looking for suspects in vandalism incidents
CHILTON, Wis. -- Chilton police are looking for two suspects in connection with recent vandalism incidents. The department has released images showing specific clothing worn by the individuals. The it...
Jun 16, 2026 Police are looking to identify this individual in connection with vandalism incidents in Chilton, Wis. (Image courtesy Chilton Police Dept.)
Gasoline canisters suspected of causing fire that killed sisters
HOWARD, Wis. -- Investigators believe gasoline canisters caused a fatal house fire in Howard. Sisters Haley and Kayla Fristsch died when their Rockwell Road home was engulfed in flames last November. ...
Jun 16, 2026 jag_cz / Depositphotos.com
Man convicted in Green Bay bar stabbing
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Green Bay stabbing suspect reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Robert Goodletson is convicted in Brown County Court on a reduced charge of second-degree reckless injury. Goodlet...
Jun 16, 2026 Robert Goodletson (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
Oshkosh students improving in reading proficiency, math [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Area School District students are doing better at reading. According to end-of-year data, 52 percent of students in grades one through eight met or exceeded reading proficienc...
Jun 16, 2026 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Teen killed, others hurt in alleged impaired driving crash
TOWN OF CALUMET, Wis. -- A 16-year-old girl is arrested in connection with a rollover crash in Fond du Lac County that killed another 16-year-old girl and injured several other teens. The Fond du Lac ...
Jun 15, 2026 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
1 arrested in Oshkosh shooting
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- One person is arrested by Oshkosh police in connection with a Saturday afternoon shooting. Police were dispatched to a weapons call in the 1100 block of Cherry Street around 4:20 p.m....
Jun 15, 2026 Oshkosh Police Department patch (Image courtesy Oshkosh Police Dept.)
Police investigating large fight near UWO campus
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh police are investigating a large fight near the UW-Oshkosh campus. Officers were called to a residence in the 800 block of John Avenue around 10:25 p.m. Thursday on the report...
Jun 12, 2026 Oshkosh Police Department patch (Image courtesy Oshkosh Police Dept.)
