Category Archives: Local News
1 hurt in Appleton house fire
APPLETON, Wis. -- One person is hurt in an Appleton house fire. Crews were called to the home in the 3000 block of N. Meade Street around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday on the report of flames in the kitchen. On...
Feb 19, 2026 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
New London school staff member arrested for alleged cocaine possession
NEW LONDON, Wis. -- A staff member at a New London elementary school is arrested after allegedly being in possession of cocaine on school grounds. According to a letter sent to parents at Lincoln Elem...
Feb 18, 2026 majorosl66 / Depositphotos.com
Charges filed in alleged Marinette murder
MARINETTE, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed against a Marinette County man accused of killing his girlfriend. Robert Chilcote is facing one count of first-degree intentional homicide. According to t...
Feb 18, 2026 Robert Chilcote (Photo courtesy Wright County, Minnesota, Sheriff's Office)
2026 spring primary election results
APPLETON, Wis. -- The results are in from Tuesday's spring primary elections. Six candidates for the Oshkosh Common Council advanced: Jacob Amos, Paul Esslinger, Alec Lefeber, Meredith Scheuermann, Lo...
Feb 18, 2026 (Image from WHBY archives)
Third man sentenced in Grand Chute coin store robbery
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton man will spend eight years in prison for taking part in a robbery at a rare coin store. Cory Schmitz is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to eight years on extende...
Feb 17, 2026 Cory Schmitz (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Sheriff's Office)
4 hurt in Outagamie County crash
TOWN OF BUCHANAN, Wis. -- Four people are hurt in an Outagamie County crash. The sheriff's office says a minivan ran a stop sign at the intersection of Haas Road and County Trunk Z in Buchanan and str...
Feb 17, 2026 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Teen dead after North Fond du Lac crash
NORTH FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A teenager is dead -- three other people are hurt -- following a crash in North Fond du Lac. Police say a sedan crossed the centerline along Pioneer Road and struck an oncom...
Feb 17, 2026 majorosl66 / Depositphotos.com
Appleton looking to increase sustainability efforts [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The city of Appleton is looking to increase its sustainability efforts. Mayor Jake Woodford tells Hayley Tenpas on Focus Fox Valley that the city is already on a good path..............
Feb 17, 2026 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
Nearly 400 sturgeon speared on opening weekend
APPLETON, Wis. -- Sturgeon spearing on the upriver lakes will end Monday. The lakes have hit their harvest cap trigger amount for adult females. For the weekend, 375 sturgeon were harvested in the Lak...
Feb 16, 2026 Brett Lamers poses with a sturgeon he speared on the Upriver Lakes Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo courtesy Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources)
Woman dies in Fond du Lac County camper fire
TOWN OF BYRON, Wis. -- A woman is dead after a fire at a Fond du Lac County campground. Crews were called to the Breezy Hill Campground in the town of Byron around 11 a.m. Sunday to find a camper engu...
Feb 16, 2026 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
