Category Archives: Local News
PBS Wisconsin to air Mile of Music concert documentary
APPLETON, Wis. -- A concert documentary on Appleton's Mile of Music Festival will soon air on PBS Wisconsin. The piece, just shy of an hour long, features live performances and artist interviews, givi...
Jun 20, 2025
Town board chair charged in connection with dog's death
UPDATE: Van Buren was charged with one count of mistreatment of animals causing death. He faces up to 3 1/2 years in prison if convicted. ----- TOWN OF CHESTER, Wis. -- The chair of the Chester Town B...
Jun 20, 2025 Richard Van Buren (Photo courtesy Dodge Co. Sheriff's Office)
Schara family reacts to verdict in wrongful death suit [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Grace Schara's family speaks out after an Outagamie County jury exonerates Ascension St. Elizabeth's Hospital in a wrongful death lawsuit. Schara's family sued the hospital and the d...
Jun 19, 2025 Ascension St. Elizabeth Hospital exonerated in death of Grace Schara
(Photos from gracechara.com-Ascension NE Wisconsin)
Jury exonerates hospital in Schara death
APPLETON, Wis. -- A jury reaches a verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit against Ascension Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Appleton. After just under two hours of deliberations, jurors exonerate the healt...
Jun 19, 2025 (Photo provided by Schara family)
Milwaukee teen sentenced to 20-years in prison for killing an Oshkosh woman in a carjacking
MILWAUKEE, Wis--A Milwaukee teen will spend twenty years in prison for killing an Oshkosh woman during a carjacking. Seventeen-year old Jayden Adams is also sentenced in Milwaukee County Court to ten ...
Jun 19, 2025 (Photo provided by Balogun family)
3rd man sentenced in Green Bay murder
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Green Bay man will spend 7 1/2 years in prison for his role in a murder. Jacob Ventura is also sentenced in Brown County Court to eight years on extended supervision for harboring...
Jun 19, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
1 wounded, 1 arrested in Oconto County shooting
TOWN OF BRAZEAU, Wis. -- One person is hurt -- another is under arrest -- following a shooting incident in Oconto County. Sheriff's deputies were called to a residence in the 11000 block of Tom Post R...
Jun 19, 2025 Oconto County Sheriff's Office logo (Image courtesy Oconto Co. Sheriff's Office)
Appleton Common Council approves renaming of park [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton Memorial Park on Witzke Drive will officially be renamed to honor all military veterans. The Appleton Common Council voted Wednesday to change its name to Veterans Memorial ...
Jun 19, 2025 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
Appleton City Clerk leaving for position with the UW Extension [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis--The city of Appleton is looking for a new City Clerk. Mayor Jake Woodford tells Hayley Tenpas on Focus Fox Valley that Kami Lynch is leaving City Hall to work for the U-W Extension Syst...
Jun 18, 2025 (Photo provided by the City of Appleton)
De Pere Police investigating vandalism spree
DE PERE, Wis--De Pere Police are investigating a string of vandalism. Property and vehicles were damaged in an area between Legion and Jim Martin parks on the east side of the city between June 12 and...
Jun 17, 2025 (Photo provided by De Pere Police)
