Category Archives: Local News
Access issue may have shut down Oshkosh concert site
The issue that led to the relocation of all events planned for Ford Live Park in Oshkosh this summer may involve access to the site. A source familiar with the situation tells W-H-B-Y News that the ow...
Jun 21, 2021
Two hurt while crossing Hwy 47 at Mackville Truck, Tractor pull
Two people are seriously injured after being hit by a car while leaving the Mackville Nationals Truck and Tractor Pull. The Outagamie County Sheriff's Office says a 21-year old Greenleaf woman and a 1...
Jun 21, 2021 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Two hurt in Outagamie Co. crash
Outagamie County Sheriff's officials say a driver fell asleep at the wheel of an SUV causing a crash on Highway 47, north of Cicero Road in the town of Cicero. Officials say the vehicle drove into a d...
Jun 21, 2021 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Two shootings in Appleton, no injuries reported
The Outagamie County Sheriff's Department is confirming two shooting incidents yesterday in Appleton. No injures were reported. More details are expected to be released later today.
Jun 21, 2021 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Man dead after home invasion in Appleton
A man is dead following a weekend shooting in Appleton. Police say the incident started with the report of an intruder at a home in the 2800 block of East Newberry Street around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. The ...
Jun 21, 2021 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Attorney questions mental competency of teen that killed his grandparents
An Appleton teenager found guilty of killing his grandparents may undergo another round of mental competency testing. The attorney for Alexander Kraus says his client has shown "remarkable decline" in...
Jun 18, 2021
Grant will expand veterans cemetery in King
A federal grant will help expand the cemetery at the King Veterans Home in Waupaca County. The state is getting three-point-three million dollars from the U-S Department of Veterans Affairs. The money...
Jun 18, 2021
Competitor files challenge to Oshkosh Defense postal contract
A competitor is challenging the awarding of the contract for new U-S Postal Service vehicles to the Oshkosh Corporation. Workhorse Group of Ohio filed the challenge--but the grounds for it have been s...
Jun 18, 2021 (Image courtesy the Oshkosh Corporation)
State recommends pregnant women get tested for syphilis
The state Department of Health Services recommends pregnant women in six counties be tested for syphilis. The D-H-S reports a spike in syphilis cases since the start of the pandemic--and an increase i...
Jun 18, 2021
Chronic Wasting Disease found in Green Lake County
A deer found dead in Green Lake County tests positive for chronic wasting disease. The whitetail was discovered in the town of Brooklyn in early May--ten miles from the borders with Fond du Lac, Winne...
Jun 18, 2021
