Category Archives: Local News
No Charges Against Oshkosh West Suspect Today
The 16-year old boy accused of stabbing a police resource officer at Oshkosh West High School will likely spend the weekend in jail. The Winnebago County District Attorney's office says a Court Commis...
Dec 6, 2019
Armed robbery in Appleton
Appleton police are looking for the person who robbed an east side gas station. Officers were called to the Marathon in the 1900 block of East Wisconsin Avenue around 9 p.m. for an armed robbery. They...
Dec 6, 2019 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Dog Club Spared
The Winnegamie Dog Club in Menasha will not be designated as a "blighted area". Menasha Mayor Don Merkes says he will recommend the city's Redevelopment Authority remove the property on Manitowoc Road...
Dec 5, 2019
Appleton Future Needs Costs
Plans to reduce overcrowding in Appleton elementary schools range in cost from 54-million dollars to as much as 140-million. The School District's Future Needs Committee is considering eight plans--se...
Dec 5, 2019
Six-year-old gets wish of Christmas lights
Thanks to Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, a six-year-old Appleton boy with Leukemia is getting his wish. Ben wants to have a Christmas light show at his house synchronized to music. Andy Redlin is the lead pla...
Dec 5, 2019
Sheriff Wants Media to not Name Oshkosh West Suspect
Winnebago County Sheriff John Matz wants the media to withhold the name of the Oshkosh West Student accused of stabbing a police resource officer. In a press release, Matz cites concern over providing...
Dec 5, 2019
I-41 North at Hwy 55 closed today
Road work on I-41 North at Highway 55 in Kaukauna is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. The D-O-T will close the north I-41 on ramp from Highway 55 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The right lane on I-41 North will...
Dec 5, 2019 (Photo from WHBY archive)
Two men die in early morning crash
Fond du Lac County Sheriff's deputies say speed and alcohol are involved in a crash that killed two Fond du Lac men. Deputies say a car driven by a 24-year-old hit a pole on Highway D, north of Highwa...
Dec 5, 2019
Name of Officer Involved in West Shooting Released
The State Division of Criminal Investigation releases the name of the police resource officer stabbed by a student at Oshkosh West High School Tuesday. Mike Wissink (whiss-ink) has been stationed to W...
Dec 4, 2019
Teacher accused of molesting child subbed in Hortonville
Officials with the Hortonvile School District say the 27-year-old Greenville man accused of sexually assaulting a child in the Menasha School District also subbed there. In a letter to families, offic...
Dec 4, 2019 (Image provided by the Menasha Joint School District)
