Category Archives: Local News
Slender Man stabber in custody after escaping from group home
MADISON, Wis. -- One of the women convicted in the Slender Man stabbing is back in custody after escaping from her group home. Morgan Geyser reportedly left the facility in Madison and cut off her mon...
Nov 24, 2025 Morgan Geyser (Image courtesy Madison Police Dept.)
Menasha launching Downtown Improvement Program [AUDIO]
MENASHA, Wis. -- The city of Menasha is launching a Downtown Improvement Program. The 2026 budget will include $150,000 for the program, which community development director Andrew Dane says will help...
Nov 24, 2025 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
Fond du Lac County man seriously hurt after falling through barn roof
TOWNSHIP OF ALTO, Wis. -- A Fond du Lac County man suffers serious injuries after falling through the roof of a barn. Sheriff's deputies were called to a location on State Highway 49 around 3:10 p.m. ...
Nov 24, 2025 majorosl66 / Depositphotos.com
Hunter killed in accidental shooting incident in Fond du Lac County
UPDATE: The sheriff's office identifies the man as Michael Kottke. The investigation continues. ----- TOWN OF OAKFIELD, Wis. -- A gunshot wound results in the death of a 24-year-old Lomira man. The Fo...
Nov 24, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
1 dead, 1 arrested in Calumet County shooting
TOWN OF WOODVILLE, Wis. -- A Calumet County man is in custody in connection with a shooting death. Sheriff's deputies were called to a home in the town of Woodville around 1 p.m. Friday for a report o...
Nov 24, 2025 (Image courtesy the Calumet County Sheriff's Office)
1 hurt in Appleton house fire
APPLETON, Wis. -- One person is injured and an Appleton home sustains heavy damage following a house fire. The Appleton Fire Department was called to the home on Welcome Circle around 8:15 p.m. Friday...
Nov 24, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
Narcotics investigation conducted in Menasha
MENASHA, Wis. -- A narcotics investigation in a Menasha neighborhood has wrapped up. Detectives with the Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group and Winnebago County Sheriff's Office were w...
Nov 21, 2025 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
Names released in Marinette County officer-involved death
MADISON, Wis. -- The state Department of Justice releases the names of those involved in an officer-involved death in Marinette County this month. Niagara Police Officer Rhianna Carne tried to stop St...
Nov 21, 2025 (Image provided by Wisconsin Department of Justice)
Neenah woman sentenced for trying to poison ex-boyfriend
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A Neenah woman will spend two years in prison for trying to poison her ex-boyfriend. Mary Lopas is also sentenced in Winnebago County Court to three years on extended supervision for ...
Nov 21, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
Green Bay East football coach fired for violating school district policies
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Area School Board of Education accepts East High School's recommendation to fire head football coach Niko Sila. That decision came Wednesday after the board heard argu...
Nov 20, 2025 (Image provided by Green Bay Area Public School District)
