Category Archives: Local News

Woman sentenced for running over, killing her husband while drunk
CRANDON, Wis. -- A Laona woman will spend 10 years in prison for running over and killing her husband while driving drunk. Mary Terry is also sentenced in Forest County Court to 10 years on extended s...
Landen Moore May 22, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com

ATW adds nonstop route to Gulf Shores, Alabama [AUDIO]
GREENVILLE, Wis. -- Appleton International Airport adds a 20th nonstop flight option starting this fall. That's when Allegiant Travel Company will begin offering service to Gulf Shores, Alabama. ATW a...
Landen Moore May 22, 2025 (Image provided by Appleton International Airport)

Concerns raised about violence at Oshkosh middle school [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Parents and students are raising concerns about violence at Vel Phillips Middle School in Oshkosh. At the most-recent school board meeting, Lincoln Luedke shared his experiences at th...
Landen Moore May 22, 2025 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)

Woven polyester filter system improves waste water clarity going into the Fox River (VIDEO)
KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- Work is now completed on the Heart of the Valley Metropolitan Sewerage District's effort to improve treated waste water going into the Fox River. WHBY's Terry Kovarik shows us more a...
Terry Kovarik May 21, 2025

Shawano World War II airman identified
SHAWANO, Wis. -- A World War II U.S. Army Air Force veteran from Shawano has now been accounted for. That announcement comes from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in Washington D.C. Private Herbe...
Terry Kovarik May 20, 2025 The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identifies remains from the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Hickam Airfield as those of Pvt. Herbert McLaughlin (McLaughlin family photo)

Cellcom says outage caused by cyber attack [AUDIO]
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Cellcom's CEO updates customers on the voice and text service outage that struck the cellular service provider nearly a week ago. In a video on Cellcom's YouTube channel, Brighid Ri...
Terry Kovarik May 20, 2025 scanrail / Depositphotos.com

Combat Hunger fundraiser aids Wisconsin Veterans Village (VIDEO)
APPLETON, Wis. -- Neighborhoods throughout the Fox River Valley have unique characteristic that set them apart. Then there's a Grand Chute community made up of those who've served in uniform and keep ...
Terry Kovarik May 20, 2025

Woman found dead in Fox River identified
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay police release the name of a woman pulled from the Fox River this month. Elisabeth Babcock of Hobart was found in the water near the mouth of the river on May 9. Police do...
Landen Moore May 20, 2025 (Image courtesy Green Bay Police Department)

Suspect drives through Fond du Lac County Airport during police chase
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. -- A police chase in Fond du Lac County sees the suspect drive through the airport before being apprehended. A sheriff's deputy spotted a vehicle that had previously been invo...
Landen Moore May 20, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)

Appleton school district pauses efforts to reinstate truancy ordinance [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Area School District puts a pause on efforts to reinstate a truancy ordinance in the city. Superintendent Greg Hartjes says they want more time to consult with parents a...
Landen Moore May 20, 2025 (Image provided by the Appleton Area School District)



