Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Appleton Police say missing boy found
APPLETON, WI -- Appleton Police say 11-year-old Jesse Lor has been located. APPLETON, WI -- Appleton Police are asking for public assistance in locating a missing 11-year-old boy. Jesse Lor was last s...
Oct 2, 2025
The Hope Fridge returns to Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- "Take what you need, leave what you can." A mutual aid, community driven initiative addressing food insecurity returns to the Oshkosh area. The Hope Fridge, a public fridge, freezer, ...
Oct 2, 2025 Picture Credit to Hope Fridge Oshkosh
1 killed, 1 seriously hurt in Outagamie County crash
TOWN OF CENTER, Wis. -- One woman is dead -- another is seriously injured -- following a head-on crash in Outagamie County. The sheriff's office says an SUV driven by a 19-year-old from Hortonville cr...
Oct 2, 2025 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Oshkosh police investigating rash of car break-ins
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh police are investigating a rash of car break-ins. There have been 36 such incidents reported since March. In five cases, firearms were stolen from the vehicles. In many of the...
Oct 2, 2025 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Waupun man convicted of beating his father to death
JUNEAU, Wis. -- A Waupun man who beat his father to death reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Paul Abresch, Jr. is convicted in Dodge County Court on a reduced charge of second-degree reckless homic...
Oct 2, 2025 freedomtumz / Depositphotos.com
Appleton Common Council approves truancy ordinance [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- A truancy ordinance is now back in force in the Appleton Area School District. The Common Council Wednesday approves a resolution from the Safety and Licensing Committee recommending...
Oct 2, 2025 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Debate continues over gaming machines in Appleton bars [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Gaming machines in bars continues to be a hot button issue in Appleton. The city's Safety and Licensing Committee rejects an application to install such machines at the Mad Elephant ...
Oct 1, 2025 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
Hustisford village clerk accused of embezzlement
UPDATE: Hopfinger is formally charged in Dodge County Court with theft in a business setting of greater than $10,000 and misconduct in office. She faces up to 13.5 years in prison if convicted. ----- ...
Sep 30, 2025 Kim Hopfinger (Photo courtesy Dodge Co. Sheriff's Office)
FVTC student adopts stray kitten discovered in employee's vehicle
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- An incident at Fox Valley Technical College ends "purr-fectly." The school says an employee was driving to the Appleton campus when he heard meowing under the hood of his vehicle....
Sep 30, 2025 Pumpernickel the cat (Photo courtesy Fox Valley Technical College)
Oshkosh Fire Department moving to longer shifts in 2026 [AUDIO]
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Members of the Oshkosh Fire Department will be putting in longer shifts starting next year. The department is going from a 24 hours-on/24 hours-off schedule to 48 hours-on/96 hours-of...
Sep 30, 2025 Oshkosh Fire Department logo (Image courtesy Oshkosh Fire Dept.)
