Category Archives: Local News
Winnebago County won't take private money for elections
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Winnebago County goes on record opposing acceptance of private money to run elections. The Board of Supervisors Tuesday votes in favor of a resolution prohibiting the use of private d...
Aug 17, 2022 (Image from WHBY archives)
Man accused of firing shots from the roof of a church ruled to be competent to stand trial
APPLETON, Wis--An Appleton man accused of firing shots from the roof of a church is found to be competent to stand trial. Doctors believe that James Cooper is able to assist in his own defense on char...
Aug 16, 2022 James Cooper (Outagamie Co. Jail/WBAY-TV)
Very low levels of PFAs found in Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, Wis--Initial testing shows very low levels of so-called "forever chemicals" in Oshkosh. The D-N-R has started requiring testing for PFAs in the drinking water supply, surface water, and areas...
Aug 16, 2022 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Green Bay woman charged in string of alleged gas drive-offs
GREEN BAY, Wis--A Green Bay woman is accused of driving off from the gas pump without paying dozens of times over the past 15-months. Ashley Goulder is charged in Brown County court with ten counts of...
Aug 16, 2022 (Photo: Brown County Jail)
Appleton opens new pickleball complex
APPLETON, Wis--A new pickleball complex opens at Appleton's Telulah Park. Mayor Jake Woodward says the idea of installing pickleball courts began after he took office. The eight-court complex is said ...
Aug 16, 2022 (Photo: Landen Moore, WHBY News
Fire displaces Chilton family, kills 2 dogs
CHILTON, Wis. -- A family is displaced after a house fire in Chilton. It happened Sunday afternoon in the 300 block of E. Brooklyn Street. The fire began in the kitchen and was contained to that room....
Aug 16, 2022
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 $3.51 per gallon. That's down 8 cents from last week. In Green Bay, the ave...
Aug 16, 2022
Green Bay Police identify suspected murder victim
GREEN BAY, Wis--Green Bay Police release the name of an alleged murder victim. Patrick Ernst was found dead at an apartment complex along Packerland Drive on August 2nd. The suspect in that murder, Ca...
Aug 15, 2022
Appleton woman among 3 shot outside Illinois amusement park
GURNEE, Ill. -- An Appleton woman is among three people injured in a shooting outside an Illinois amusement park. It happened around 7:50 p.m. Sunday outside Six Flags Theme Park in Gurnee. The 19-yea...
Aug 15, 2022 Police respond to a shooting outside Six Flags Theme Park in Gurnee, Ill., Aug. 14, 2022. (WLS via CNN)
Menasha Police Chief announces retirement
MENASHA, Wis--Menasha Police Chief Tim Styka announces his retirement. Styka will hang up his badge January 3rd of 2023. Styka has been with the Menasha Police Department since 1996 and has been chief...
Aug 15, 2022 (Photo: Menasha Police Department)
