Category Archives: Local News
WHBY's Hayley Tenpas wins judges' choice award in JUST DANCE [AUDIO & PHOTOS]
APPLETON, Wis. -- WHBY's Hayley Tenpas is crowned the best dancer in a new fundraising event. Hayley and her partner, Matthew, won the judges' choice award for their jitterbug routine as part of U.S. ...
Feb 24, 2026 WHBY's Hayley Tenpas, left, performs with her partner, Matthew, during U.S. Venture's JUST DANCE at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, Wis., Feb. 21, 2026. (Photo courtesy JUST DANCE)
Calumet County Sheriff's Office warns of gift card scam
CALUMET COUNTY, Wis. -- The Calumet County Sheriff's Office says a text message from a pastor looking for help is actually a scam. The text requests the recipient purchase gift cards, with the phony p...
Feb 24, 2026 (Image courtesy the Calumet County Sheriff's Office)
Longtime Appleton police officer injured in house fire has died
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Police Department is mourning the loss of a retired lieutenant who died in a house fire last week. Eighty-six-year-old Ronnie McIntire called 911 to report a fire in the...
Feb 24, 2026 Ronnie McIntire (Photo courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)
UPDATE: Ice sculpture damage suspect has contacted police
UPDATE: Appleton Police say the man pictured below has contacted them in connection with the incident. ------------------------------ APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton police are looking to identify a person...
Feb 23, 2026 The Appleton Police Department is looking to identify this individual in connection with a damage complaint Feb. 22, 2026. (Photo courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)
OASD projecting $2 million budget deficit by end of school year [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The Oshkosh Area School District is on pace for a $2 million deficit by the end of its budget year. Business services director Drew Niehans says the budget approved by the school boar...
Feb 23, 2026 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Appleton Flag Day Parade announces new, shorter route
APPLETON, Wis. -- This summer's Appleton Flag Day Parade will follow a much shorter route. Organizers say this year's edition of the parade will only travel along College Avenue from State Street to D...
Feb 20, 2026 (Image provided by Appleton Downtown Incorporated)
1 hurt, 1 arrested in Manitowoc bar shooting
MANITOWOC, Wis. -- Manitowoc police have a suspect in custody following an alleged shooting outside of a bar. A 30-year-old man was shot in the area of the Replay Bar on Madison Street around 2:15 a.m...
Feb 20, 2026 (image from the Manitowoc Police Department)
Mistrial declared in Appleton shooting case
APPLETON, Wis. -- A mistrial is declared in the case of an Appleton shooting suspect. Ferris Robinson was on trial this week in Outagamie County Court on charges of attempted first-degree intentional ...
Feb 20, 2026 (Photo provided by the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
New London kindergarten teacher accused of using cocaine in school bathroom
WAUPACA, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed against a New London kindergarten teacher accused of having drugs on school grounds. Laurie Laubenstein is charged in Waupaca County Court with possession o...
Feb 20, 2026 (DEA File photo)
Man convicted in fatal Oshkosh park stabbing
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A Fond du Lac man who stabbed another person to death in an Oshkosh park reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Daunte Riley is convicted in Winnebago County Court on one count of firs...
Feb 19, 2026 Daunte Riley (Photo courtesy Winnebago Co. Sheriff's Office)
