Category Archives: Local News
DPI: Area school districts 'exceeding expectations'
MADISON, Wis. -- A number of school districts in our area are "exceeding expectations" in the latest report cards issued by the state Department of Public Instruction. Appleton, Green Bay, Oshkosh and...
Nov 13, 2025 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
Former Green Bay bank executive sentenced for embezzlement
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A former Green Bay bank executive will spend two years in prison for embezzlement. Amy Jo Reid is also sentenced in Green Bay federal court to five years on supervised release for b...
Nov 13, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
Oshkosh schools see decline in reading, math proficiency [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The Oshkosh Area School District sees declines in reading and math proficiency. The latest Forward Exam scores from last spring show lower percentages in both reading and math profici...
Nov 13, 2025 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Oshkosh high school student seriously hurt after being hit by tow truck
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- An Oshkosh high school student is seriously injured walking to school. The teen was hit by a tow truck turning from W. Murdock Avenue onto Vinland Street around 7:55 a.m. Wednesday. T...
Nov 13, 2025 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
2026 Appleton city budget approved [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Common Council Wednesday approves the 2026 city budget. This year's spending plan totals $201.3 million. Prior to approval, finance director Jeri Ohman outlined the tota...
Nov 13, 2025 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
3 members of Oneida family accused of neglecting, starving teenage girl
ONEIDA, Wis. -- Three members of an Oneida family are accused of starving and neglecting a 14-year-old girl. Walter Goodman, Savanna LeFever and Kayla Stemler are facing counts of chronic neglect of a...
Nov 12, 2025 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Menasha man convicted of starting fire at Grothman's Fond du Lac office
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Menasha man is found guilty of setting a fire at Congressman Glenn Grothman's Fond du Lac office earlier this year. Caiden Stachowicz is convicted in Fond du Lac County Court on...
Nov 12, 2025 Caiden Stachowicz (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. District Attorney's Office)
Oshkosh no longer considering allowing four-wheelers on streets [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The Oshkosh Common Council shuts the door on allowing four-wheelers to use city streets. Council member Karl Buhlow is among the majority saying that allowing ATV's and UTV's on the r...
Nov 12, 2025 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Fond du Lac teacher's aide accused of having sexual relationship with student
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed against a Fond du Lac teacher's aide accused of having sex with a student. Stephanie Jensen is facing counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child,...
Nov 12, 2025 Stephanie Jensen (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. Sheriff's Office)
Fox Valley Metro Police looking for driver in alleged hit-and-run
LITTLE CHUTE, Wis. -- Fox Valley Metro police are looking for a driver in an alleged hit-and-run. A truck reportedly struck another vehicle near the intersection of Madison Street and Cleveland Avenue...
Nov 11, 2025 The Fox Valley Metro Police Department is looking to identify the owner of this truck, which was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash in Little Chute, Wis., Nov. 9, 2025. (Image courtesy Fox Valley Metro Police Dept.)
