Category Archives: Local News
Plea deal in co-sleeping death case
A former Appleton woman accused of causing her baby's death by co-sleeping reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Nicole Sobay is convicted in Outagamie County Court on a reduced count of Child Neglect...
Apr 14, 2022
DNR requests no outdoor burning
The state Department of Natural Resources is asking residents to not do any outdoor burning this weekend. High winds forecast through Saturday are making for extremely high fire danger across Wisconsi...
Apr 14, 2022 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Driver dies from injuries in Waupaca County crash
The Waupaca County Sheriff's Office identifies the victim of a fatal crash last week. Lee Worby of Menomonee Falls died when his car ran off State Highway 10 and rolled several times early in the morn...
Apr 14, 2022 Waupaca County Sheriff's Office emblem (Image courtesy Waupaca Co. Sheriff's Office)
Recounts confirm Winnebago County Board winners
Recounts do not change the results of two Winnebago County Board elections. In District 25, incumbent Karen Powers defeated challenger Lydia Lyons by six votes--one different that the initial reported...
Apr 14, 2022
Ex-band teacher charged with child sex assault
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A former Green Bay band teacher faces child sexual assault charges. Twenty-six-year-old Kelton Jennings is charged with Repeated Acts of Sexual Assault of a Child and First-Degree C...
Apr 14, 2022 Kelton Jennings appears in Brown County court via video conference. (WBAY)
Green Bay apartment fire displaces 1
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- One person is displaced after an apartment fire on Green Bay's west side. Crews were called around 8:35 a.m. Wednesday to a 10-unit complex on Western Avenue for smoke in a unit. Fi...
Apr 13, 2022 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
Two injured in Oshkosh crash
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Two people are hurt--one seriously--in a crash on the north side of Oshkosh. Police say two vehicles collided head-on along Bowen Street near Windward Court around 8:35 a.m. Wednesday...
Apr 13, 2022 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Appleton private school cancels classes due to staffing issues
APPLETON, Wis. -- St. Peter Lutheran School in Appleton is closed Wednesday due to a lack of staff. According to the school's Facebook page, classes were canceled due to illness reducing the number of...
Apr 13, 2022
Suspects wanted in Neenah break-ins
NEENAH, Wis. -- Neenah police are asking for help in finding those responsible for a series of vehicle and garage break-ins over the weekend. Security video taken near the break-in locations show a nu...
Apr 13, 2022
Sparr appointed Winnebago County D.A.
MADISON, Wis. -- Winnebago County has a new district attorney. Eric Sparr, who has served as deputy district attorney in Winnebago County, is named to the post by Governor Tony Evers. Sparr takes over...
Apr 13, 2022
