Category Archives: Local News
Woman, baby safe after their car goes into the water at Menasha Marina [VIDEO]
MENASHA, Wis. -- No one is hurt after a car goes into the water at the Menasha Marina. Surveillance video released by Menasha police shows a vehicle going through a parking stall, over a sidewalk, and...
Aug 20, 2025 A vehicle enters the water at the Menasha Marina in Menasha, Wis., Aug. 19, 2025. (Image courtesy Menasha Police Dept.)
Woman accused of leaving toddlers in car during nail appointment
MANITOWOC, Wis. -- A Two Rivers woman is accused of leaving three toddlers in her car while she had her nails done. Hannah Sprang is charged in Manitowoc County Court with three counts of child neglec...
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Appleton man sentenced in hit-and-run involving bicyclist
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton man will spend two years in prison for a hit-and-run crash involving a bicycle. Alic Riedel is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to four years on extended supervis...
Aug 20, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
Winnebago County Board tables resolution on sales tax [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors will further consider a resolution to adopt a half-percent sales tax next month. However, supervisors will weigh a lot of opinions from taxpa...
Aug 20, 2025 (Image provided by Winnebago County)
Bond set for suspect in highway shooting death
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Bond is set at $750,000 cash for a suspect in an alleged shooting death along Highway 172 in Ashwaubenon. No criminal charges have been filed yet against Ji-Gwe-Mko Layton, who was ...
Aug 19, 2025 Ji-Gwe-Mko Layton (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
Appleton man suspected of firing shots at vehicle
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton man is arrested following an alleged road rage incident. Police say the 27-year-old flashed a handgun and fired it at people in another vehicle along W. Wisconsin Avenue ...
Aug 19, 2025 Appleton Police Department logo (Image courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)
Appleton public health study finds growing trend in isolation [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- A study on public health in Appleton finds a growing trend in isolation. Seventeen percent of respondents say they feel isolated from others, while 20 percent say they lack companion...
Aug 19, 2025 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
Fire safety inspections to be conducted on food trucks in Appleton, Grand Chute [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton and Grand Chute will now require food trucks to be inspected for fire safety. The city and the town have drawn up a memo of understanding that their fire departments will co...
Aug 19, 2025 ekostsov / Depositphotos.com
Concerns expressed about proposed reinstatement of Appleton truancy ordinance [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Members of the Appleton Common Council express concerns about a proposed truancy ordinance reinstatement. The Appleton Area School District is asking the city to bring back the ordin...
Aug 19, 2025 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
Winnebago County Board to hear presentation on 0.5% sales tax [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The Winnebago County Board will hear a presentation Tuesday night on the potential for a half-percent sales tax. County executive Gordon Hintz says the county is facing big expenses i...
Aug 19, 2025 (Image provided by Winnebago County)
