Category Archives: Local News
Green Bay man accused of trying to kill his girlfriend
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Green Bay man is accused of trying to kill his girlfriend. Floyd Simmons is charged in Brown County Court with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, strangulation and threa...
Sep 5, 2025 Floyd Simmons (Photo courtesy Brown Co. Jail)
Missing autistic Bellevue man found
BELLEVUE, WI -- The Brown County Sheriff's Office has located an autistic Bellevue man that went missing early this morning. 20-year-old Jay Vang's family became concerned for Vang's safety because of...
Sep 4, 2025 Jay Vang missing from Bellevue
Calumet County crash kills 89-year-old driver
UPDATE: The sheriff's office identifies the SUV driver as Abigail Wilcox and the sedan driver as Nancy Wesener. ----- CHILTON, Wis. -- A two-vehicle crash in Calumet County results in the death of one...
Sep 4, 2025 (Image courtesy the Calumet County Sheriff's Office)
Powerball $50,000 ticket sold in Appleton
APPLETON, Wis. -- There are three $50,000 winners in Wednesday's Powerball drawing in Wisconsin. That includes one in our area. One of those winning tickets was sold at the Kwik Trip at 2120 E. Edgewo...
Sep 4, 2025 (Image provided by the Wisconsin Lottery)
Kaukauna girl hurt after being hit by vehicle
KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- A Kaukauna girl is hurt after being hit by a vehicle. Twelve-year-old Skylynn Banick was reportedly riding an electric scooter on the sidewalk along Catherine Street when she was str...
Sep 4, 2025 (Image provided by Kaukauna Police Department)
Appleton police officers de-escalate confrontation with axe-brandishing man
APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton police officers face some tense moments early Wednesday morning with a man armed with an axe. The incident began in the police department's south parking lot when a lone App...
Sep 3, 2025 Appleton Police Department logo (Image courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)
Woman killed while leaving moving car identified
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A woman killed in a single-vehicle accident in Green Bay early Monday morning is identified. Green Bay Police say the woman is 35-year-old Klair Koenig of Green Bay. She was killed ...
Sep 3, 2025 Klair Koenig (Photo from Klair Koenig family)
2 dozen measles cases reported in Oconto County
OCONTO COUNTY, Wis. -- Oconto County Public Health officials now say the number of measles cases totals 24. Two of those cases involve hospitalization. Health officials say that's an indication that m...
Sep 3, 2025 decade3d / Depositphotos.com
Downtown Appleton pub surrenders liquor license [AUDIO]
UPDATE: Mr. Frog's surrendered the license prior to Wednesday night's Appleton Common Council meeting, preventing the Council from voting on revocation. ----- APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Safety and...
Sep 3, 2025 City of Appleton logo (Image courtesy City of Appleton)
Michigan man arrested in Oshkosh shooting incident
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh police arrest a man in connection with a weapons complaint in the 600 block of Jackson Street Friday afternoon. Officers were dispatched to that location after a call of a man...
Sep 2, 2025 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
