Category Archives: Local News
Fox Cities YMCA CEO Bill Breider announces his retirement
APPLETON, Wis--Fox Cities YMCA President and C-E-O Bill Breider is retiring. Breider says he final day with the "Y" will be November 2nd. He has been YMCA President for the past 15-years--and has work...
Apr 15, 2022
"The Trina Fund" legacy reaches $100,000 milestone
A Fox Valley woman's legacy to impact women with breast cancer marks a huge milestone. Trina Reynolds was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 and established "The Trina Fund" through the Women's Fund...
Apr 15, 2022
Appleton Recreation Dept paying out bonuses
APPLETON, Wis--The city of Appleton offers bonuses for parks-related jobs. The city's Parks and Recreation Department is offering $100 hiring bonuses, $100 retention bonuses and $50 referral bonuses p...
Apr 15, 2022 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Appleton teen accepts deferred prosecution deal in school threats
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- An Appleton teenager who made threats against Neenah High School accepts a deferred prosecution deal. If Robert Lehto stays out of trouble for 18-months, one felony count of Making Te...
Apr 15, 2022 Robert Lehto (Winnebago Co. Jail/WBAY)
6 displaced after Green Bay house fire
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Six people are displaced following a house fire in Green Bay, which also caused a traffic detour for 1 1/2 hours. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department was called to a house on N. Web...
Apr 15, 2022 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
Oshkosh woman sentenced in murder-for-hire plot
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- An Oshkosh woman will spend 7 1/2 years in prison for a murder-for-hire scheme. Melissa Smith is also sentenced in Winnebago County Court to four years on extended supervision for Con...
Apr 15, 2022 Melissa Smith (Winnebago Co. Jail/WBAY)
Father Carr's Place 2B resumes in person Easter Dinner
Those who are on their own for Easter can once again have dinner at Father Carr's Place 2-B in Oshkosh. The annual Easter Sunday meal had been limited to home deliveries and other options during the p...
Apr 15, 2022 In person Easter Dinner returns to Father Carr's Place 2B
New coronavirus cases continuing to increase in Wisconsin
The number of new cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin is approaching one-thousand again. The state Department of Health Services reports 814 positive tests on Thursday--the most since February 22nd. Tha...
Apr 14, 2022
Green Bay Restaurant Week is canceled
Green Bay Restaurant Week is canceled for this year. Convention and Visitors President Brad Toll says restaurant owners told him that they continue to face challenges that would make hosting the event...
Apr 14, 2022
New judge takes over "sovereign citizen" case
A Marathon County judge will now handle the case of a Shawano County campground owner who claims "sovereign citizenship". Ann Retzlaff is facing charges stemming from an alleged police chase back in M...
Apr 14, 2022 (Photo: Shawano County Sheriff's Office)
