Category Archives: Local News
Inmate who escaped Brown County Jail recaptured
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- An inmate who escaped from the Brown County Jail is recaptured. Sheriff's officials say Justin Dietrich was taken into custody around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday. Dietrich, who was being hel...
Sep 07, 2022 Justin Dietrich, who escaped from the Brown County Jail, appears at a hospital for a medical check after being taken into custody Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Sheriff's Office)
Oshkosh surplus may exceed city limit
OSHKOSH, Wis--The city of Oshkosh is sitting on too much money. Finance Director Russ VanGompel says a projected 300-thousand dollar surplus from the 2022 budget will leave too much in the general fun...
Sep 07, 2022 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Menasha Police forming security video registry
MENASHA, Wis--The Menasha Police Department is asking residents to register their security camera systems with them. The department wants to compile a confidential list of people with camera systems t...
Sep 07, 2022 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
2 men found dead in Appleton home
APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton police are investigating the deaths of two men whose bodies were found in a home in the 900 block of N. Richmond Street. The bodies were discovered Monday morning. The men h...
Sep 07, 2022 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Monkeypox vaccine more available in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI -- More Wisconsinites are now able to receive monkeypox vaccinations. That announcement came during an afternoon news conference by the Department of Health Services. Dr. Ryan Westergaard,...
Sep 06, 2022
Wisconsin to receive $14.4-million from multi-state suit against JUUL
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Wisconsin will receive nearly 14-and-a-half million dollars from an e-cigarette maker as part of a 438-and-a-half million dollar settlement with 33 states. A multi-state investigat...
Sep 06, 2022
Peeping Tom suspect sought by Green Bay Police
GREEN BAY, WI -- An apparent "peeping tom" case in Green Bay is under investigation. Police are releasing few details other than to say it took place on the city's East side. Green Bay Police have iss...
Sep 06, 2022 Green Bay Police ask for public help to find East side Peeping Tom suspect
2 hurt in accidental shooting in Grand Chute
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- Two people are hurt in an accidental shooting in Grand Chute. Police say a .22 caliber rifle was accidentally fired in the 800 block of W. Northstar Drive around 7:15 p.m. Friday....
Sep 06, 2022
2 hurt in separate Appleton fires
APPLETON, Wis. -- Two people are hurt in separate Labor Day fires in Appleton. The first was reported around 1 p.m. in the 3000 block of S. Chain Drive. Firefighters arrived to find the only person in...
Sep 06, 2022 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
Northeast Wisconsin gas prices continue to fall
CHICAGO -- Gas prices continue to fall in Northeast Wisconsin. GasBuddy.com's latest survey finds the average in Appleton at $3.39 per gallon. That's down 3 cents from last week. In Green Bay, the ave...
Sep 06, 2022
