Category Archives: Local News
Man sentenced in Grand Chute coin store robbery
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton man will spend 16 years in prison for his role in an armed robbery at a rare coin store. Michael Thorpe is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to 11 years on extende...
Jul 30, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
Woman seriously hurt in Fond du Lac knife attack
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Fond du Lac woman is seriously injured after being attacked with a knife. Police were called to an apartment complex along Forest Avenue around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday to find a 39-ye...
Jul 30, 2025 (Image courtesy Fond du Lac Police Departmente)
Taycheedah inmate gets life without parole for killing her cellmate
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Taycheedah Correctional Institution inmate who killed another prisoner will spend the rest of her life behind bars. Taylor Sanchez is sentenced in Fond du Lac County Court to li...
Jul 29, 2025 Taylor Sanchez (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. District Attorney's Office)
2 arrested in 2023 Green Bay shooting death
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Two suspects are arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Green Bay in November of 2023. The Green Bay Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern Wisconsin Viole...
Jul 29, 2025 (Image courtesy Green Bay Police Department)
1 dead in Winnebago County house fire
TOWN OF CLAYTON, Wis. -- One person is dead following a house fire in Winnebago County. Crews were called to a home along Oakridge Road in the town of Clayton shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday to find ...
Jul 28, 2025 (Image from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Officers shoot, kill armed person in De Pere
DE PERE, Wis. -- One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting in De Pere. Police were called to the Perkofski Boat Launch shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday on the report of a person armed wi...
Jul 28, 2025 (Image provided by Wisconsin Department of Justice)
EAA AirVenture 2025 a success [AUDIO]
UPDATE: EAA amended the AirVenture attendance numbers to an estimated 704,000 people. Officials say the estimate was increased following final numbers coming in from the weekend. ----- OSHKOSH, Wis. -...
Jul 28, 2025 EAA CEO/Chairman Jack Pelton holds concluding news conference for AirVenture 2025
Report: Hortonville native's death not due to criminal activity
La CROSSE, Wis. -- A preliminary autopsy report does not indicate any signs of criminal activity in the death of a Hortonville native in Minnesota. That conclusion in the death of Eliotte Heinz was re...
Jul 25, 2025 Eliotte Heinz (Photo courtesy La Crosse Police Dept.)
Airline group works at EAA AirVenture to attract more female pilots [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A group at this year's EAA Airventure is looking to get more women into the cockpits of commercial airliners. International Society of Women Airline Pilots Outreach Director Christina...
Jul 24, 2025 A portion of the EAA AirVenture grounds in Oshkosh, Wis., is seen during the convention July 24, 2024. (WHBY/Jonathan Krause)
Governor Evers not seeking third term in 2026
MADISON, WI -- Wisconsin will have a new governor after next year's election. Tony Evers announced Thursday he will not seek a third term. So far, no candidates have officially announced...
Jul 24, 2025 (Image: Office of the Governor)
