Category Archives: Local News
Man wanted in Shawano County burglaries, vehicle thefts in custody
UPDATE: The sheriff's office says Thorson voluntarily turned himself in July 27. ----- SHAWANO, Wis. -- Shawano County authorities are looking for a man wanted in connection with multiple vehicle thef...
Jul 21, 2025 Michael Thorson wanted in multiple burglary-theft incidents. Considered armed and dangerous.
Goodyear donates blimp gondola to EAA museum [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- When the Goodyear Blimps leave Oshkosh after this week's AirVenture, they will be leaving behind a piece of history. The company is donating a gondola that was used on one of the long...
Jul 21, 2025 Captain Michael Dougherty, a Goodyear blimp pilot, posses with EAA Aviation Museum Manager Chris Henry and other staff with a blimp gondola donated to the museum
Hit-and-run leads to standoff in Menasha
MENASHA, Wis. -- What began as a two-vehicle, hit-and-run crash with injuries in Fox Crossing ends in a standoff in Menasha. It began when Menasha police were called to assist Fox Crossing police with...
Jul 21, 2025 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
1 wounded, 2 arrested in Pulaski park shooting
UPDATE: Police say a 17-year-old Oneida-area girl was also taken into custody in connection with the incident. Formal charges are pending. ----- PULASKI, Wis. -- A disturbance at Memorial Park in Pula...
Jul 21, 2025 majorosl66 / Depositphotos.com
Krueger's True Value in Neenah closing
NEENAH, Wis. -- A Neenah retailer that opened within a year after the American Civil War, when Andrew Johnson was president and before there was Major League Baseball is closing its doors. Jim and Bri...
Jul 21, 2025 Krueger's True Value (Image courtesy Krueger's True Value)
Oshkosh looks at ordinance denying rentals based on criminal records [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The City of Oshkosh is considering expanding anti-discrimination rules in its housing ordinance. City Council member Kris Larson wants to expand housing discrimination protection to i...
Jul 18, 2025
Father and son charged in Green Bay toddler death
UPDATE: Vanderleest's father, David Vanderleest, was charged with harboring a felon and obstructing an officer. ----- GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Charges are filed against one of two suspects in the suspicious...
Jul 17, 2025 James Vanderleest (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
Economic impact of NFL Draft in Green Bay exceeds expectations [AUDIO]
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The final economic impact numbers are in from the NFL Draft in Green Bay. Discover Green Bay CEO Brad Toll says they blew well past the $20 million they expected....The economic imp...
Jul 17, 2025 Football fans gather to watch the first round of the NFL Draft outside Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., April 24, 2025. (WHBY/Landen Moore)
Man charged in fatal Oshkosh park stabbing
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed against a Fond du Lac man in connection with a fatal stabbing in Oshkosh's Menominee Park. Daunte Riley is facing counts of first-degree intentional homicid...
Jul 16, 2025 Daunte Riley (Photo courtesy Winnebago Co. Sheriff's Office)
Bills would make Monarch Butterfly the official state butterfly [AUDIO]
APPLETON, WI -- The Monarch Butterfly would join the list of official Wisconsin State Symbols to raise public awareness of the insect's plight. Legislation is introduced in both the state assembly and...
Jul 14, 2025
