Category Archives: Local News
OSHA fines Appleton contractor again
APPLETON, Wis--An Appleton contractor is hit with additional fines by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Town City Construction owner Able Hernandez faces penalties of $349,000 for fai...
Nov 29, 2022
Judge in Darrell Brooks trial will run for state Supreme Court.
WAUKESHA, Wis--The judge that presided over the Darrell Brooks trial is running for the state Supreme Court. The husband of Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow tells a Milwaukee TV station that his w...
Nov 29, 2022 (Photo from Waukesha County)
Man killed in Sheboygan hit-and-run
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- A Sheboygan man dies after being hit by a vehicle. Police say 69-year-old Terry Rozanski was struck at the intersection of N. 9th Street and New York Avenue around 6:20 p.m. Sunday....
Nov 29, 2022
Renkas promoted to Hobart/Lawrence police chief
HOBART, Wis. -- The new year will see a new chief at the helm of the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department. Cpt. Michael Renkas, who was the department's first police captain, is named chief by the Police...
Nov 29, 2022 Michael Renkas (Photo courtesy Hobart/Lawrence Police Dept.)
Seymour man charged in killing of girlfriend's kitten
APPLETON, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed against a Seymour man accused of killing his girlfriend's kitten. Quinten Castro is facing one felony count of Mistreatment of Animals Causing Death and a ...
Nov 29, 2022 Quinten Castro (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Sheriff's Office)
Local theater legend dies
DE PERE, Wis--A longtime instructor at Saint Norbert College has died. Dudley Birder passed away on Saturday at the age of 95. Birder joined Saint Norbert as a professor of music in 1958. He went on t...
Nov 28, 2022 (Photo provided by St Norbert College)
Gas prices drop again
CHICAGO, Ill--Gas prices continue to fall in Northeast Wisconsin. GasBuddy.com's latest survey finds the average in Appleton at $3.01 per gallon. That's down 24-cents from last week. In Green Bay, the...
Nov 28, 2022 (Image from GasBuddy.com)
Town of Oshkosh proposes substantial tax levy increase
TOWN OF OSHKOSH, Wis--The Oshkosh Town Board will vote tonight (Monday) on a 32% increase in its property tax levy. The town is looking to purchase a new fire truck, which will cost $743,000. The fire...
Nov 28, 2022
Green Bay-area shoplifting suspect arrested
UPDATE: Soto, Jr. was taken into custody. ----- GREEN BAY, Wis--The Brown County Sheriff's Department is looking for a serial shoplifter. Enrique Soto, Junior is wanted in connection with a string of ...
Nov 28, 2022 (Photo from the Brown County Sheriff's Office)
Man, dog dead in Grand Chute duplex fire
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- One person is dead after a fire at a Grand Chute duplex. The fire was reported in the 600 block of S. Olson Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday. After putting out the fire, crews ...
Nov 28, 2022 (Image from Grand Chute Fire Department)
