Category Archives: Local News

Silver Alert issued for Fond du Lac man
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Silver Alert update is issued for a Fond du Lac man. 63-year-old James Holmes has been found and is safe. No other details are being released. Holmes had been reported missing a...
Landen Moore May 16, 2022 James Holmes (Wisconsin Dept. of Justice Silver Alert)

Work on Brin Project in Menasha underway again
MENASHA, Wis--Work has re-started on the Brin Project in downtown Menasha. Construction was put on hold in late March when terms of the architectural drawings submitted for state approval were submitt...
Jonathan Krause May 16, 2022 (Image: City of Menasha)

Lakefly hatch underway on Lake Winnebago
OSHKOSH, Wis--The shores of Lake Winnebago are buzzing this week. The annual spring lakefly hatch began to emerge from the water over the weekend. Billions of lakeflies swarm the areas around the lake...
Jonathan Krause May 16, 2022 (Photo: Rob Zimmer, Rob Zimmer Outdoors)

Fire danger "very high" in northern Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis--The fire danger across most of Wisconsin is now "very high". The D-N-R lists all of the counties in the WHBY listening area in that category this week. Fire danger is elevated due to war...
Jonathan Krause May 16, 2022 (Image: WIsconsin Department of Natural Resources

FDL officer/COVID 19 victim honored at National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)--A Fond du Lac Police officer who died from COVID-19 that was contracted while on-duty is remembered in the nation's capital. Officer Joseph Kurer is among the 619 fallen officers w...
Terry Kovarik May 16, 2022

Cellcom Green Bay Marathon return welcomed by runners and charities
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Cellcom Green Bay Marathon celebrated being up and running again in-person after a three-year COVID-19 delay. The 23rd marathon is a welcomed opportunity not only for runners, b...
Terry Kovarik May 16, 2022

Oconto County deputy squad car crashes on washed out road
MAPLE VALLEY Wis--An Oconto County Sheriff's deputy and his canine unit avoid injuries after crashing into a washed out rural road. A Facebook post from the department shows the squad car nose-down in...
Jonathan Krause May 13, 2022 (Photo: Oconto County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)

Teens conducting "Fight Club" in Combined Locks
COMBINED LOCKS, Wis--Fight Club has apparently come to Combined Locks. The village's Public Safety Department is investigating reports of organized, consensual fights between teenagers in local parks....
Jonathan Krause May 13, 2022 (Image: Combined Locks Public Safety)

Fraud Squad targets scammers
(APPLETON, WI.)--Scammers targeting the Fox Valley beware. The "Fraud Squad" is setting its sites on you. The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, the Appleton Police Department, the Village of Fox Cros...
Terry Kovarik May 13, 2022

Made in Wisconsin: The Dandelion Farm
What some people see as a pest, Deidre Sauer sees as magic. Dandelions by the hundreds scatter across her yard each spring and Deidre knows that they'll be the perfect ingredient for her organic, home...
Hayley Tenpas May 13, 2022



