Category Archives: Local News
Former Vel Phillips Middle School administrator sues Oshkosh Area School District to get his job back
OSHKOSH, Wis--A former Oshkosh school administrator is suing to get his old job back. Christopher Willems files a wrongful termination lawsuit against the Oshkosh Area School District and the Oshkosh ...
Apr 15, 2026 (Photo from LinkedIn)
Floods result in evacuations and rescues throughout NEW and Fox Cities
(APPLETON, WI) -- Heavy rains cause flooding, result in rescue calls and force evacuations throughout Northeast Wisconsin and the Fox Cities region. Waupaca County issues a warning about a dam. Emerge...
Apr 14, 2026 Flooding throughout NEW & Fox Cities leads to risks of dam failures, evacuations and rescues. (Photo courtesy WBAY TV)
Crime continues to decline in Appleton [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Crime was down last year in Appleton. Police chief Polly Olson says that was especially true for violent crimes in 2025............
Apr 13, 2026 (image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Missing New London boy dies
NEW LONDON, Wis. -- A 3-year-old New London boy reported missing Monday morning has died. Police say the child, identified as Tysen, was reported missing in the area of New London High School before 5...
Apr 13, 2026 (Image provided by the New London Police Department)
Colorado college student accused of sexual blackmail of Fox Cities minors
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Colorado college student is accused of targeting minors in the Fox Cities for sexploitation. A federal grand jury indicts Chandan Bhangale, who is from India, on charges of attemp...
Apr 13, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
1 wounded, 1 arrested in shooting near UWO campus
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- An Omro man is in custody following a shooting near the UW-Oshkosh campus. Police were called to the area of McKinley Avenue and John Street around 7 p.m. Saturday to find a 17-year-o...
Apr 13, 2026 Oshkosh Police Department patch (Image courtesy Oshkosh Police Dept.)
Man hurt in Grand Chute storage fire
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- One person is hurt in a storage fire in Grand Chute. Crews were called to the units along W. Neubert Road around 6 a.m. Sunday. A man who was inside the burning unit was taken to ...
Apr 13, 2026 (Image from Grand Chute Fire Department)
Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office investigating toddler shooting death
LAMARTINE, Wis. -- The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting resulting in the death of a 2-year-old child. Deputies were dispatched to Lamaratine for a report of a young chil...
Apr 10, 2026 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
Woodward Community Media issues statement on departure of show host Otis Day
APPLETON, Wis--Woodward Community Media General Manager BJ DeGroot has issued the following statement on the departure of KISS-FM morning show host Otis Day: A May 22nd hearing is schedu...
Apr 10, 2026 (Photo from Woodward Community Media)
Hilbert man sentenced in drug overdose death of his wife
APPLETON, Wis. -- A Hilbert man will spend four years in prison for providing drugs to his wife before her overdose death. James Barton is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to 11 years on exten...
Apr 10, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
