Category Archives: Local News
Longtime EAA president dies as AirVenture kicks off
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Longtime EAA President Tom Poberezny dies as AirVenture 2022 kicks off. EAA says Poberezny died Monday morning after a brief illness. Tom served as president from 1989-2010, succeedin...
Jul 25, 2022 The Experimental Aircraft Association remembers one of its former presidents, Tom Poberezny, on the day of his passing, July 25, 2022. (EAA)
Nelson drops out of US Senate race
APPLETON, Wis. -- Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson suspends his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Nelson cited financial issues as the reason. He is endorsing Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, whom he says is...
Jul 25, 2022 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)
Storm damage hits EAA grounds ahead of AirVenture
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A strong thunderstorm causes damage at the EAA grounds in Oshkosh ahead of AirVenture 2022. EAA says the storm knocked down some trees and branches in the drive-in campgrounds, result...
Jul 25, 2022
Appleton pizzeria owner sentenced to prison for tax evasion
GREEN BAY, Wis--The owner of an Appleton restaurant will spend six months in prison for tax evasion. Paul Vanderlinden is also sentenced in Green Bay Federal Court to a year on supervised release for ...
Jul 22, 2022 (Photo: Brown County Jail)
Outagamie County deputies rescue ducklings, eagle
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. -- Outagamie County sheriff's deputies were busy saving wildlife on Thursday. Three deputies with the department's Courthouse Security Division rescued several ducklings from a ...
Jul 22, 2022 An Outagamie County sheriff's deputy attempts to rescue ducklings in a sewer outside the county courthouse in Appleton, Wis., July 21, 2022. (Outagamie Co. Sheriff's Office)
Alcohol, speed factors in Fox River boat crash: Report
OSHKOSH, Wis. --A DNR report sheds more light on a hit-and-run boat crash on the Fox River earlier this month. Officers who investigated the crash say a powerboat owned by Jason Lindemann struck the O...
Jul 22, 2022
Fond du Lac man convicted of voter fraud in 2020 election
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Fond du Lac man accused of voting illegally in the 2020 election reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Lawrence Klug is convicted on a misdemeanor count of Providing False Infor...
Jul 22, 2022
Property crimes increase in Appleton
APPLETON, WI -- Property crime increases in Appleton over the past several week. The Appleton Police Department says most of those crimes involve thefts of unlocked vehicles with the keys left inside,...
Jul 21, 2022 An attempted theft of an ATM is one of several in Appleton. Property crimes are on the increase. (Appleton Police Dept. photo)
Armed suspects sought in disturbance at Town of Neenah tavern
TOWN OF NEENAH, WI -- Winnebago County law enforcement is looking for several people armed with semi-automatic handguns who were involved in a disturbance at a Town of Neenah business July 10th. Winne...
Jul 21, 2022
Winnebago Co Sheriff's Department releases video of Fox River hit and run boat crash
OSHKOSH, Wis--The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office releases video footage of a boat collision on the Fox River. The video comes from a security camera along the river and shows a powerboat leaving th...
Jul 21, 2022
