Category Archives: Local News
Wrightstown approves advisory referendum on data center development
WRIGHTSTOWN, Wis. -- Wrightstown voters will have a chance to weigh in on data center development in the village this summer. The Village Board votes to put an advisory referendum on the August primar...
Jun 18, 2026 Village of Wrightstown logo (Image courtesy Village of Wrightstown)
Oshkosh man sentenced for abusing his dogs [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- An Oshkosh man will spend 18 months in prison and nine months in jail for abusing his dogs. Travis Gant is also sentenced in Winnebago County Court to three years on extended supervis...
Jun 18, 2026 Travis Gant (Photo courtesy Winnebago Co. Sheriff's Office)
Teen charged in fatal Fond du Lac County crash
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed against a Sheboygan teenager accused of causing a fatal crash earlier this month. Madylin Blonigen is charged in Fond du Lac County Court with knowingly...
Jun 18, 2026 Madylin Blonigen (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. Sheriff's Office)
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)
