Category Archives: Local News
Bat tests positive for rabies in Outagamie County
APPLETON, Wis. -- A bat tests positive for rabies in Outagamie County. A release from the Outagamie County Public Health Department does not mention where the rabid bat was found. They do encourage pe...
Aug 22, 2025 CreativeNature / Depositphotos.com
Missing Bellevue woman found
UPDATE: Romero-Sanchez was found alive Aug. 21. Details on her whereabouts were not released. ----- BELLEVUE, Wis. -- The Brown County Sheriff's Office is searching for a woman reported missing from B...
Aug 21, 2025 Xiomara Romero-Sanchez has been missing from Bellevue since August 8, 2025.
Oshkosh schools facing projected $4.7 million budget deficit [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Higher-than-expected health care costs result in a projected $4.7 million budget deficit for the Oshkosh Area School District. Expenses for the district's self-funded employee health ...
Aug 21, 2025 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
City of Oshkosh, neighboring town considering joint fire department [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The city of Oshkosh and the neighboring town of Algoma are looking at a potential joint fire department. Oshkosh City Manager Rebecca Grill says they are hiring a consultant to look a...
Aug 21, 2025 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Woman found dead near Peninsula State Park identified
DOOR COUNTY, Wis. -- The Door County Sheriff's Office releases the name of a woman found in the waters offshore from Peninsula State Park. Carol Peterson of Fond du Lac was found in Green Bay around 8...
Aug 21, 2025 Door County Sheriff's Office emblem (Image courtesy Door Co. Sheriff's Office)
Woman seriously injured in Fond du Lac County crash
TOWN OF TAYCHEEDAH, Wis. -- One person is seriously injured in a crash along U.S. Highway 151 in Fond du Lac County. The sheriff's office says a car driven by a 20-year-old Fond du Lac woman had stopp...
Aug 21, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
Menasha man arrested in connection with Oshkosh shooting
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh police make an arrest in connection with a shooting incident earlier this month. The 20-year-old Menasha man is accused of shooting a 19-year-old man in the 1000 block of Wisc...
Aug 21, 2025 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Motorcyclist killed in Outagamie County crash
TOWN OF CENTER, Wis. -- One person is dead following a crash in Outagamie County. The sheriff's office says a motorcycle struck an SUV turning onto Meade Street in the town of Center around 3 p.m. Wed...
Aug 21, 2025 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Missing Oneida man found safe; Silver Alert canceled
UPDATE: Bain was found safe. The Silver Alert has been canceled. ----- TOWN OF ONEIDA, Wis. -- A Silver Alert is issued for a missing Oneida man. Floyd Bain, 87, was reportedly last seen in Green Bay ...
Aug 21, 2025 Floyd Bain (Photo courtesy Wisconsin Dept. of Justice/Outagamie Co. Sheriff's Office)
Parents, students get first look at Sandy Slope school [VIDEO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- It's a week and-a-half before students go from summer vacation to school days. About 300 elementary students will start the 2025-26 school year in a new building. WHBY's Terry Kovari...
Aug 21, 2025 Sandy Slope Elementary School in Appleton, Wis., as seen Aug. 20, 2025. (WHBY/Terry Kovarik)
