Category Archives: Local News
Man sentenced for robbing Appleton bank a second time
APPLETON, Wis. -- An Appleton man will spend five years in prison for robbing a downtown bank a second time. Martin Schiedermayer is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to seven years on extended...
Apr 21, 2025 (Photo provided by the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
3 hurt in Outagamie County crash
TOWN OF CENTER, Wis. -- Three people are hurt -- two seriously -- in an Outagamie County crash. The sheriff's office says deputies were called to the intersection of County Highway EE and Wage Road in...
Apr 21, 2025 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
1 killed in Oshkosh house fire
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- One person is killed in an Oshkosh house fire. Crews were called to a home in the 1600 block of Burdick Street around 12:30 p.m. Sunday to find flames and thick smoke coming from the ...
Apr 21, 2025 Oshkosh Fire Department logo (Image courtesy Oshkosh Fire Dept.)
Menasha wants an independent inspection of the Racine St. Bridge [AUDIO]
MENASHA, Wis--An independent inspector may be brought in to check out the Racine Street Bridge in Menasha. Residents have complained about loud noises coming from the drawbridge when vehicles drive ov...
Apr 20, 2025 (Photo from WHBY archives)
WEAC criticizes Oshkosh Area School District's suspension of Dean involved in altercation with student
OSHKOSH, Wis--The state's largest teachers union is critical of the Oshkosh Area School District's suspension of the former Dean of Students at Vel Phillips Middle School. Christopher Willems was init...
Apr 20, 2025 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
1 wounded, 1 arrested in Oshkosh shooting
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- An Oshkosh man is in custody following a shooting incident. Police say the 39-year-old fired shots into an occupied business in the 400 block of N. Main Street around 1:50 a.m. Friday...
Apr 18, 2025 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers sold to national company
GRAND CHUTE, Wis--The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are under new ownership. Third Base Ventures, led by Craig Dickman, Rob Zerjav and Brad Raaths, announced today (Thursday) that it has agreed to sell th...
Apr 17, 2025
More than $1-million in construction liens filed against Oshkosh apartment development
OSHKOSH, Wis--Contractors that worked on an apartment building in Oshkosh's Sawdust District are seeking more than a million dollars in unpaid invoices for its construction. WHBY News has found nine c...
Apr 17, 2025 (Photo provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Mishicot High School teacher suspected of child sexual assault
MISHICOT, Wis. -- A teacher at Mishicot High School is arrested on child sexual assault charges. Ryan Schroeder was taken into custody on Wednesday following alleged reports of inappropriate behavior ...
Apr 17, 2025 Ryan Schroeder (Photo courtesy Manitowoc Co. Sheriff's Office)
1 killed, 1 hurt in Waupaca County crash
TOWNSHIP OF LITTLE WOLF, Wis. -- One person is dead and another is hurt following a traffic crash in Waupaca County. The sheriff's office says a pickup truck rear-ended a tractor along State Highway 2...
Apr 17, 2025 Waupaca County Sheriff's Office emblem (Image courtesy Waupaca Co. Sheriff's Office)
