Category Archives: Local News
Oshkosh woman who defrauded Medicare sentenced
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- An Oshkosh woman will spend three years in prison for defrauding Medicare. Katie Niemuth is also sentenced in Winnebago County Court to five years on extended supervision for theft by...
Nov 11, 2025 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Former Neenah police officer convicted of child porn possession
APPLETON, Wis. -- A former Neenah police officer who traded child pornography on the internet reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Owen Halls is convicted in Outagamie County Court on one count of po...
Nov 11, 2025 Officer Owen Halls charged with child porn possesion (Neenah Police Dept. Photo)
Former Hearthstone Historic House board member accused of embezzlement
APPLETON, Wis. -- A former member of the board of directors for the Hearthstone Historic House is accused of stealing from the organization. Appleton police have arrested Steven Jahnke and recommend c...
Nov 10, 2025 Hearthstone Historic House Museum (Photo courtesy Hearthstone Historic House Museum)
2 killed, 1 hurt in Shawano County crash
TOWNSHIP OF GREEN VALLEY, Wis. -- Two people are dead -- another is hurt -- following a crash in Shawano County. The sheriff's office says a vehicle left County Road BB in the township of Green Valley...
Nov 10, 2025 Shawano County Sheriff's Office badge (Image courtesy Shawano Co. Sheriff's Office)
New Outagamie County Circuit Court judge named
MADISON, Wis. -- Governor Tony Evers names a new Outagamie County Circuit Court judge. Whitney Healy will replace Judge Mark McGinnis when his resignation becomes effective in February. Healy is a civ...
Nov 10, 2025 Whitney Healy (Photo courtesy Office of Gov. Tony Evers)
Convicted child rapist and murderer to be released again in Appleton
APPLETON, Wis. -- A registered sex offender and convicted murderer is moving to Appleton. Police say Vincent Fisher will be living in a home along the 600 block of N. Superior Street starting on Nov. ...
Nov 07, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
De Pere teen charged in multi-county chase
JUNEAU, Wis. -- Multiple law enforcement agencies are involved in a series of pursuits Thursday that end in the arrest of a De Pere teen. The first pursuit began around 1:43 p.m. in Winnebago County b...
Nov 07, 2025 Isabella Bomske (Dodge County Jail Photo)
State DOJ investigating officer-involved death in Marinette County
NIAGARA, Wis. -- The state Department of Justice is investigating an officer-involved death in Marinette County. A Niagara police officer tried to stop a vehicle in the city around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday...
Nov 06, 2025 (Image provided by Wisconsin Department of Justice)
Fond du Lac teacher's aide arrested on child sexual assault charges
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A staff member at a Fond du Lac school is arrested on child sexual assault charges. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office took the 41-year-old woman into custody on Tuesday foll...
Nov 06, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
Green Bay man accused of robbing convenience store
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. -- A Green Bay man is in custody following an alleged armed robbery in Ashwaubenon. Police were called to the Circle K convenience store on Mike McCarthy Way around 11:20 p.m. Monday...
Nov 06, 2025 Bernard Holloway (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
