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Arrest made in Outagamie County drug overdose death
APPLETON, Wis. — A Green Bay man is arrested in connection with a drug overdose death in Outagamie County. Jake Reinhard was taken into custody in Green Bay on Tuesday. Reinhard is accused of pr...
Landen Moore Mar 20, 2025

Grand Chute police chief announces retirement
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — Grand Chute’s top cop is calling it a career. Chief Greg Peterson has spent 44 years in law enforcement including 15 years as Grand Chute’s police chief. Peterson...
Landen Moore Mar 20, 2025

Drone saves deer from drowning in Green Lake
GREEN LAKE, WI — A drone proves to be a lifesaver for three deer that fell through the ice on Green Lake. A passerby alerted the Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office of a doe and two fawns s...
Terry Kovarik Mar 19, 2025

Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Avery hand written motion
MADISON, WI — A letter from convicted murderer Steven Avery will not be considered by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. That decision is announced Tuesday afternoon. Avery filed a hand-written motion...
Terry Kovarik Mar 18, 2025

Illegal resident sentenced for attempted homicide
FOND DU LAC, WI — Sentence is handed down for a man living in the U.S. illegally in an attempted homicide in Fond du Lac County. Fermin Teodoro Lopez-Mendoza will spend 20-years in prison and te...
Terry Kovarik Mar 18, 2025

Hit and run crash prompts Greenville School lockdown
GREENVILLE, WI — A school in Greenville goes on a brief lockdown after a hit and run suspect heads in the direction of the school. At 10:25 AM Tuesday, the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Offic...
Terry Kovarik Mar 18, 2025

Menasha police recruit community in Final Four bracket [AUDIO]
MENASHA, WI — Menasha Police officers are using March Madness as an outreach to students and the community at large. The department is holding its first March Madness Bracket Challenge which wil...
Terry Kovarik Mar 18, 2025

Menasha school district drops interest in UWO Fox Cities property [AUDIO]
MENASHA, Wis. — The Menasha Joint School District will not be purchasing the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus property. In a letter released Tuesday morning, district officials say their plan to con...
Landen Moore Mar 18, 2025

Chicago man convicted of trying to kill woman in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, Wis. — A Chicago man is convicted in connection with a domestic violence attack in Fond du Lac. It took jurors less than an hour to find Lataye Smith guilty on charges of attempted ...
Landen Moore Mar 18, 2025

Wildfire burns more than 700 acres in Green Lake County
GREEN LAKE COUNTY, Wis. — A wildfire burns more than 700 acres in Green Lake County. The so-called “Big Island Fire” reportedly broke out in the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area...
Landen Moore Mar 18, 2025




