Category Archives: Local News
Appleton school board approves referendum question for spring election [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Area School District will be going to the voters with a $60 million referendum in April. The school board approves a question that will be on the April 7 ballot authoriz...
Jan 13, 2026 (Image provided by the Appleton Area School District)
UPDATE: Green Bay man reported as missing found safe
UPDATE: Scott Rybicki has been found safe (Original story) GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Brown County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who has not been heard from in two weeks. Scott Rybicki started mis...
Jan 12, 2026 (Photo provided by the Brown County Sheriff's Office)
WHBY's Dave Edwards recovering after open heart surgery
WHBY's Dave Edwards is on the road to recovery following open heart surgery. Speaking with listeners, the AM Fox Valley host shared that he recently underwent quintuple bypass surgery. Dave said he be...
Jan 12, 2026
Charges filed against Menasha police officer accused of stalking woman
APPLETON, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed against a Menasha police officer accused of stalking a woman. Cristian Morales is facing one count of misconduct in office in Outagamie County Court. Accor...
Jan 12, 2026 (Photo from Menasha Police Department Facebook page)
Teen killed, man hurt in Manitowoc County crash
MANITOWOC COUNTY, Wis. -- One person is dead -- another is hurt -- following a crash in Manitowoc County. The sheriff's office says a car left the southbound side of State Highway 32/57 in the Kiel ar...
Jan 12, 2026 (Image provided by the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)
Man convicted in Fond du Lac shooting
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Fond du Lac man is found guilty of shooting another person. A Fond du Lac County jury returns the verdict against Luis Guzman-Romero on charges of first-degree reckless injury, ...
Jan 12, 2026 Luis Guzman-Romero (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. District Attorney's Office)
Homeless man reported missing from Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh police are searching for a missing man. Frederick Ellis has not been heard from since October. Ellis is homeless, and family members are concerned about his mental health. He ...
Jan 12, 2026 Frederick Ellis (Photo courtesy Oshkosh Police Dept.)
Appleton police looking to identify person in connection with vehicle thefts
APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton police are looking to identify a person in connection with a series of theft incidents. Officers would like to speak with the individual following several thefts from vehicl...
Jan 12, 2026 The Appleton Police Department is looking to identify this person as it investigates a series of vehicle thefts in the city. (Images courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)
Driver hospitalized after semi crashes into Wrightstown gas station
WRIGHTSTOWN, Wis. -- Wrightstown police say a medical emergency led to a semi plowing into a gas station. The incident happened at the Bridgeport Shell station along Main Street Thursday morning. The ...
Jan 09, 2026 A semi crashes into the Bridgeport Shell gas station in Wrightstown, Wis., Jan. 8, 2026. (Photo courtesy Wrightstown Fire Dept.)
3 hurt in Green Bay house fire
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Three people are hurt in a Green Bay house fire. Crews were called to the home in the 1100 block of Royal Boulevard shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday to find smoke and flames in the bas...
Jan 09, 2026 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
