Category Archives: Local News
Man who crashed into sheriff's squad car while drunk sentenced
APPLETON, Wis. -- A Kaukauna man will spend four months in jail for driving drunk a third time. Christopher Kitchenakow also has his license suspended for 2 1/2 years in Outagamie County Court for ope...
Dec 16, 2025 The patrol vehicle of Outagamie County Sheriff's Deputy Brent Baxter is damaged after being struck by an SUV in Buchanan, Wis., Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Sheriff's Office)
Man seriously hurt in Fond du Lac County snowmobile crash
TOWN OF OAKFIELD, Wis. -- A single snowmobile crash in the town of Oakfield sends a Fond du Lac man to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Off...
Dec 16, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
Bowling alley owner who choked teen gets probation [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- A former high school bowling coach gets a suspended jail sentence and two years on probation for strangling a 13-year-old boy during a practice session in Seymour. Sixty-year-old Jam...
Dec 15, 2025 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Oshkosh firefighter killed, 2 others injured in Indiana crash
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- An out-of-state car crash kills an Oshkosh firefighter. In a Facebook post, the Oshkosh Fire Department says firefighter/paramedic Tom Diener was killed in a crash in Indiana. He and ...
Dec 14, 2025 Tom Diener (Photo courtesy Oshkosh Fire Dept.)
Appleton man convicted in road rage shooting
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton man involved in a road rage shooting incident reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Luke Vandenheuvel is convicted in Outagamie County Court on a reduced count of second-...
Dec 12, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
Slender Man stabber returned to Winnebago Mental Health Institute
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Slender Man stabber Morgan Geyser is back at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Oshkosh. Geyser had been released from WMHI about four months ago to live in a group home in Madi...
Dec 12, 2025 Morgan Geyser (Image courtesy Madison Police Dept.)
Second person charged in Marinette drowning death
MARINETTE, Wis. -- A second person is charged in connection with the drowning death of a Marinette teenager. Sixteen-year-old Peyton Carnot is charged as an adult in Marinette County Court with second...
Dec 12, 2025 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
1 killed, 2 hurt in Dodge County crash
TOWNSHIP OF LEROY, Wis. -- One person is dead -- two others are hurt -- following a crash in Dodge County. The sheriff's office says a Toyota Rav-4 crossed the centerline along State Highway 49 in the...
Dec 12, 2025 (Image: Dodge County Sheriff's Department)
Ron Wolff lawsuit against Department of Justice, Outagamie County Sheriff's Office dismissed
MADISON, Wis. -- A federal judge dismisses a lawsuit filed by former Grand Chute Town Board member Ron Wolff against members of the state Department of Justice and the Outagamie County Sheriff's Offic...
Dec 11, 2025 (Image from Ron Wolff campaign website)
Lindemann appealing conviction in hit-and-run boat crash
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- An Oshkosh man found guilty of causing a hit-and-run boat crash on the Fox River is appealing his conviction. Jason Lindemann was sentenced to five months in jail and three years on p...
Dec 11, 2025 (Photo: Winnebago County Jail)
