Category Archives: Local News
Woodward Community Media's 7th Annual Combat Hunger Drive Raises Over 49,030 Meals for Local Veterans
On May 22nd, Woodward Community Media and its six radio stations, 105.7 WAPL, 95.9 KISS FM, Razor Wisconsin, 104.3 The Fuse, WHBY, and The Score WI, held its 7th annual Combat Hunger food and funds dr...
May 28, 2025
Fuel spill closes roads in Neenah
NEENAH, Wis--A fuel spill shuts down a number of streets and off-ramps from Interstate 41 in Neenah. Police were notified of the spill around 10:00 this (Wednesday) morning. The ramps from I-41 at Mai...
May 28, 2025 (image provided by the Neenah Police Department)
Appleton teen dies after falling off moving vehicle
UPDATE: The person died after being airlifted to a Milwaukee hospital. They are identified as Jacob Hackl, a sophomore at Xavier High School. The incident remains under investigation. ---- APPLETON, W...
May 28, 2025 Appleton Police Department logo (Image courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)
Two-vehicle crash kills Fond du Lac man
UPDATE: The sheriff's office identifies the SUV driver as Thomas Hechimovich, the dump truck driver as Larry Potratz and the cement truck driver as Kirk Thew. The crash remains under investigation. --...
May 27, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
Neenah police investigating string of vehicle thefts [VIDEO]
UPDATE: Police say there have now been 16 reports of stolen items. ----- NEENAH, Wis. -- Neenah police are investigating a string of thefts from vehicles. Cars were reportedly entered in east-side nei...
May 27, 2025 (Image provided by the Neenah Police Department)
4 killed in weekend Marinette County crashes
MARINETTE COUNTY, Wis. -- Four people are dead following separate weekend crashes in Marinette County. In the first incident, Daniel Mrotek of Berlin reportedly failed to stop at the intersection of H...
May 27, 2025 (Image provided by Marinette County Sheriff's Office)
Police investigating fire at Little Chute historical marker
LITTLE CHUTE, Wis. -- Fox Valley Metro police are investigating a fire at a historical designation. Crews were called to the Treaty of the Cedars Historical Marker in Little Chute around 7:15 p.m. Fri...
May 27, 2025 (Image provided by Fox Valley Metro Police Department)
Man suspected of shooting at vehicle with people inside
TOWNSHIP OF EMPIRE, Wis. -- A man is in custody following a shooting incident in Fond du Lac County. Sheriff's deputies were called to a residence in the township of Empire around 1 a.m. Monday on the...
May 27, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
Oshkosh man charged in Neenah suspicious death
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Criminal charges are filed against an Oshkosh man in connection with a suspicious death in Neenah. Rodney Franklin faces one count of first-degree intentional homicide in Winnebago Co...
May 23, 2025 (Image provided by the Neenah Police Department)
Mexican nationals charged in Green Bay drug conspiracy
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A federal grand jury indicts four Mexican nationals in connection with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine in Green Bay. They're identified as Ruben Salgado Espinoz...
May 22, 2025 (DEA File photo)
