Category Archives: Local News
New photos going into welcome tower at Houdini Plaza
APPLETON, Wis--New pictures are going into the welcome tower at Houdini Plaza in downtown Appleton. The Public Arts Committee has selected 12-photos that will be installed later this year. Alder Sherr...
Feb 7, 2023 (Photo from Appleton Downtown Incorporated)
Funeral fund created for Wrightstown teen who died after crash
WRIGHTSTOWN, Wis. -- An online fundraiser is created following the death of a Wrightstown teenager. The family of 17-year-old Daniela Velazquez created the GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses. Vela...
Feb 7, 2023 Daniela Velazquez (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Sheriff's Office)
11 rescued from ice floes near Sturgeon Bay
BAY OF GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A pair of ice floes in Door County keep U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Natural Resource personnel busy. U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay says calls were received abo...
Feb 7, 2023 An icy bay of Green Bay is seen near Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Feb. 6, 2023. (Image courtesy WBAY-TV)
Pilot walks away from emergency landing in Calumet County field
STOCKBRIDGE--A small plane that took off from Appleton International Airport makes an emergency landing in a Calumet County field. The pilot initially radioed into air traffic control at Austin Straub...
Feb 6, 2023 (Image courtesy the Calumet County Sheriff's Office)
Appleton Police identify person of interest in fatal shooting incident
APPLETON, Wis--Appleton Police identify a person of interest in a fatal shooting. Yia Lor is already wanted on an outstanding warrant for violating his probation. Police want to talk to Lor about a sh...
Feb 6, 2023 (Photo provided by Appleton Police Department)
Documentary screenings highlight "Kaukauna & King 50 Years Later"
KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- A new documentary film featuring local history is coming to the Fox Valley this week. "The Exchange in White America: Kaukauna & King 50 Years later," tells the story of a studen...
Feb 6, 2023
One killed in Waushara County crash
MARION, Wis--One person is dead following a weekend crash in Waushara County. Two vehicles collided along State Highway 21 at 22nd Avenue in the town of Marion around noon on Sunday. Investigators say...
Feb 6, 2023 (Image provided by Waushara County Sheriff's Office)
Neenah Police warn kids to stay off the ice on the Fox River
NEENAH, Wis--Neenah Police encourage parents to talk with their children about the dangers of ice. That comes after several children were seen walking on ice in the area of Shattuck Park and the Neena...
Feb 6, 2023 (Photo provided by Neenah Police Department)
Man gets life without parole in Green Bay murder
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Lac du Flambeau man will spend life in prison without parole for an execution-style murder in Green Bay. Waylon Wayman was found guilty in Brown County Court on charges of First D...
Feb 6, 2023 Waylon Wayman (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
Furhman guilty of attempted homicide of school resource officer
OSHKOSH, WI -- A jury finds Grant Fuhrman guilty of Attempted First Degree Homicide. The verdict was announced just before 7:00 P.M. Friday. Furhman was charge with stabbing of Officer Mike Wissink wi...
Feb 3, 2023 Grant Fuhrman, center, participates in his trial at the Winnebago County Courthouse in Oshkosh, Wis., Jan. 31, 2023. (Image courtesy WBAY-TV)
