Category Archives: Local News
Chilton house fire displaces family of 8
CHILTON, Wis. -- A Chilton family is homeless following a weekend fire. Crews were called to the house around 5:30 a.m. Saturday to find the interior in flames. All eight members of the family were tr...
Feb 16, 2026 jag_cz / Depositphotos.com
Marinette police confirm death of missing woman [AUDIO]
MARINETTE, Wis. -- Marinette police confirm a woman reported as missing last week was found dead. Officer Brad Bayerl says the body of Gabriella Cartagena was located on Tuesday.........Chilcote was t...
Feb 13, 2026 Gabriella Cartagena (Photo courtesy Marinette Police Dept.)
Sen. Ron Johnson to Minnesota attorney general: 'You disgust me' [AUDIO]
WASHINGTON -- Emotions run high as Minnesota's attorney general appears before a Senate committee to answer questions about law enforcement interaction with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in that...
Feb 12, 2026 (Photo: Senator Ron Johnson)
Oshkosh Defense recalls some of its new postal vehicles [UPDATED]
UPDATE: A spokesperson for the Oshkosh Corporation says Oshkosh Defense has surpassed production of 5,000 Next Generation Delivery Vehicles and that the company is meeting the delivery schedule for th...
Feb 12, 2026 USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (Photo from Business Wire)
Kaukauna man sentenced in fatal crash
APPLETON, Wis. -- A Kaukauna man will spend two years in prison for causing a fatal crash. Bailey Laux is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to two years on extended supervision for homicide by ...
Feb 12, 2026 Bailey Laux (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Jail)
Green Bay landlord accused of sexually extorting tenants
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Green Bay landlord is accused of blackmailing tenants and forcing them to perform sex acts. Michael Zolper is charged in Brown County Court with sexual extortion, threats to injur...
Feb 12, 2026 Michael Zolper (Photo courtesy Green Bay Police Dept.)
Charges filed in Appleton stabbing
APPLETON, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed against an Appleton man accused of trying to kill his wife. Rolando Barrera is facing one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide in Outagamie...
Feb 12, 2026 Rolando Barrera (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Jail)
81-year-old woman found dead after house fire
TOWN OF FRIENDSHIP, Wis. -- Fire crews battling a house fire Wednesday morning found an 81-year-old woman dead inside a bedroom. Fond du Lac County sheriff's officials say the cause of the fire and th...
Feb 11, 2026 Tverdohlib.com / Depositphotos.com
Teen missing from Bellevue found safe
UPDATE: The sheriff's office says Rabideau was found safe. Details on his whereabouts were not released. ----- BELLEVUE, Wis. -- The Brown County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing teenager. ...
Feb 11, 2026 (Image from the Brown County Sheriff's Office)
Valley Transit sees ridership decrease in 2025 [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Two thousand and twenty-five was another down year for Valley Transit. Enterprise account manager Kristin Stohl says ridership dropped again...........In 2024, Valley Transit ended e...
Feb 11, 2026 (Image provided by Valley Transit)
