Category Archives: Local News
GO Transit considering reducing service hours [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Greater Oshkosh Transit may cut service hours next year. Transportation director Jim Collins says it is getting harder to staff 12 hours of bus routes on Saturdays...............GO Tr...
Jul 02, 2025 GO Transit (Image courtesy Greater Oshkosh Transit)
GBCI to close by 2029 under new state budget
MADISON, Wis. -- The new state budget calls for the closure of the Green Bay Correctional Institution by the end of 2029. The package includes money for decommissioning the prison, which opened in 189...
Jul 02, 2025
Older man found dead in Green Bay river
UPDATE: Police do not suspect foul play. The man's name will not be released at the request of family members. ----- GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay police are investigating a death. A passerby reported ...
Jul 02, 2025 (Image courtesy Green Bay Police Department)
Two die in Winnebago County motorcycle crash
RUSHFORD, Wis--Two people are dead following a crash involving a motorcycle and a car in Winnebago County. The Sheriff's Office says the vehicles collided head-on along County Highway "E" in the town ...
Jul 01, 2025 (Image from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Taycheedah inmate convicted of killing her cellmate
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Taycheedah Correctional Institution prisoner who killed her cellmate reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Taylor Sanchez is convicted on one count of first-degree intentional h...
Jul 01, 2025 Taylor Sanchez (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. District Attorney's Office)
Powersports group proposes allowing four-wheelers on Oshkosh streets [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A powersports group is asking the city of Oshkosh to consider allowing the use of four-wheelers on streets. Dave Schmidt of the Winnebago County ATV/UTV Alliance says there would be e...
Jun 30, 2025 VitalikRadko / Depositphotos.com
Teen killed in Marinette County motorcycle crash
TOWN OF GROVER, Wis. -- A motorcycle crash in Marinette County results in the death of a Green Bay teenager. Marinette County dispatch received a call of a possible ATV crash just before 10 a.m. Satur...
Jun 30, 2025 (Image provided by Marinette County Sheriff's Office)
Father and son arrested in connection with toddler's death in Green Bay
UPDATE: The suspects are identified as James Vanderleest and his father, David Vanderleest. The child is identified as Leo Escalante. Criminal charges are pending. ----- GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay p...
Jun 30, 2025 James Vanderleest (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
2025 Independence Day fireworks shows in Northeast Wisconsin
APPLETON, Wis. - The following is a list of 2025 Independence Day fireworks shows taking place in Northeast Wisconsin: Friday, June 27 Little Chute: Doyle Park at dusk Saturday, June 28 Markesan: Sold...
Jun 27, 2025 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
Boy dies after being hit by car in Green Lake
GREEN LAKE, Wis. -- A 12-year-old boy is dead after being hit by a car in Green Lake. The police department says John "Emmett" Zodrow was riding his bicycle along Hill Street near the Green Lake Libra...
Jun 27, 2025 majorosl66 / Depositphotos.com
