Tag Archives: Winnebago County
Fuel leak to blame for destroyed plow truck
A problem with a fuel line caused a Winnebago County plow truck to catch fire in the Neenah area. Highway Commissioner Ray Palonen says the diesel fuel was being pumped onto the exhaust manifold. The ...
Feb 27, 2019
Man hurt in I-41 pileup talks about the crash
One of the people hurt in last Sunday's pileup on I-41 South near Neenah is talking about the crash. Kennan Timm of De Pere was on his way to work in Oshkosh. He says he was going about 30 miles an ho...
Feb 26, 2019
Oshkosh man killed in pileup
A 30-year-old Oshkosh man was the person killed in yesterday's pileup on I-41 South in the Neenah area. Andrew Schefelker was a middle school and high school science teacher for the Iola-Scandinavia d...
Feb 25, 2019
Investigators piecing together details of I-41 pileup
Sheriff's deputies are working to connect all 131 vehicles from yesterday's pileup to their owners, while piecing together what happened. One person was killed and 71 others were hurt in the chain-rea...
Feb 25, 2019
Major pileup shuts down I-41 South
A stretch of I-41 South is shut down in the Neenah area because of a major pileup. The crashes are near Highway G, between Neenah and Oshkosh. The DOT reported around 1 p.m. Sunday that I-41 South is ...
Feb 24, 2019
Former YMCA worker pleads not guilty to sex abuse
A former Oshkosh YMCA worker is pleading not guilty to charges he sexually assaulted a three-year-old girl. Seventy-five-year-old BT Adams was in Winnebago County court this morning. Prosecutors say h...
Feb 22, 2019
Charges filed in boat crash that killed Neenah women
Prosecutors are charging a Neenah man in the deaths of two sisters in a boat crash on Lake Winnebago last summer. Forty-four-year-old Brian Sullivan is facing two counts of homicide by drunk boating. ...
Feb 18, 2019
Nursing home costs hit counties, taxpayers
Health advocates believe the nearly 400 nursing homes in the state are in crisis, because of a shortage of workers and the low Medicaid reimbursement rate. Each county has to run its own facility, and...
Feb 18, 2019
Man accused of stealing car during Oshkosh-area test drive
A test drive turned into a stolen car case in Winnebago County late this morning. Sheriff's deputies say the driver ordered the salesman to get out of the car, and took off. The call came in from the ...
Feb 15, 2019
Road salt supply not major issue for Outagamie Co.
Outagamie County isn't in as bad shape as other nearby counties, when it comes to road salt supplies. The Winnebago County Highway Department issued a statement yesterday, warning drivers that a short...
Feb 15, 2019
