Category Archives: Local News
Outagamie County judge to step down in the wake of a state Department of Justice investigation
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Outagamie County judge will resign from his seat on the bench before the end of his term. Wisconsin Watch reports that La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke says Judge Ma...
Aug 28, 2025 (Image from LinkedIn)
Mother, man sentenced in sexual assault of girl
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- Lengthy prison sentences are handed down to a Fond du Lac mother and the man who paid her to have sex with her pre-teen daughter. Elia Antonio will spend 34 years in prison follow...
Aug 28, 2025 Juan Rocha Mejia (left) and Elia Antonio (Photos courtesy Fond du Lac Co. District Attorney's Office)
Appleton golf course has record revenue month [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The post-COVID golf boom continues to benefit Reid Municipal Golf Course in Appleton. Deputy parks director Tom Flick says July was the busiest month in the course's history............
Aug 28, 2025 anekoho / Depositphotos.com
Bishop Ricken calls for prayers of Minnesota church-school shooting victims, families
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Diocese of Green Bay sends words of sympathy and support to a Minneapolis church and school where a gunman fired into the church were students were holding a first week of schoo...
Aug 27, 2025
City of La Crosse accuses Oshkosh Corporation, Pierce Manufacturing of fire truck price fixing
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- The Oshkosh Corporation is accused of engaging in price fixing the cost of fire trucks. The city of La Crosse is suing Oshkosh Corp, its subsidiary Pierce Manufacturing and the Fire...
Aug 27, 2025 (Image courtesy the Oshkosh Corporation)
Human remains found in Wautoma
UPDATE: Police say the remains are those of David Jarvis. Foul play is not suspected. ----- WAUTOMA, Wis. -- An investigation is underway after human remains are found in Wautoma. A person reportedly ...
Aug 27, 2025 majorosl66 / Depositphotos.com
Charges filed in fatal highway shooting
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed in connection with a fatal shooting along State Highway 172 in Ashwaubenon. Ji-Gwe-Mko Layton of Nekoosa is facing one count of first-degree intentional h...
Aug 27, 2025 Ji-Gwe-Mko Layton (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
Man who faked his death, fled to Europe gets jail time [AUDIO]
GREEN LAKE, Wis. -- The Watertown man charged with faking his own death on Green Lake will spend nearly three months in jail. Ryan Borgwardt is sentenced Tuesday afternoon on a charge of obstructing a...
Aug 27, 2025 Ryan Borgwardt (Photo courtesy Green Lake Co. Jail)
Excessive speeders nabbed in Winnebago County, Appleton
APPLETON, Wis. -- Local law enforcement nab a couple of excessive speeders. On Friday night, a Winnebago County sheriff's deputy clocked a Mustang convertible doing 143 mph along southbound Interstate...
Aug 26, 2025 A speed detection system shows a speed of 143 mph, which prompted a traffic stop along Interstate 41 in Winnebago County, Wis., Aug. 22, 2025. (Photo courtesy Winnebago Co. Sheriff's Office)
Mistrial declared in wrongful death lawsuit against Calumet County
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A mistrial is declared in a wrongful death lawsuit against Calumet County. A federal jury in Green Bay is unable to reach a verdict in a suit brought by the family of Demetrius Step...
Aug 26, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
