Tag Archives: Local News

Floods result in evacuations and rescues throughout NEW and Fox Cities
(APPLETON, WI) — Heavy rains cause flooding, result in rescue calls and force evacuations throughout Northeast Wisconsin and the Fox Cities region. Waupaca County issues a warning about a dam. E...
Terry Kovarik Apr 14, 2026

Flooding-related announcements, road closures in Northeast Wisconsin
FRIDAY, APRIL 17 UPDATES The following highways are closed because of flooding: Manitowoc County State Highway 147 between county highways V and VV Outagamie County State Highway 76 between State High...
Hayley Tenpas Apr 14, 2026

Crime continues to decline in Appleton [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. — Crime was down last year in Appleton. Police chief Polly Olson says that was especially true for violent crimes in 2025………… Alder Katie VanZeeland says t...
Jonathan Krause Apr 13, 2026

Missing New London boy dies
NEW LONDON, Wis. — A 3-year-old New London boy reported missing Monday morning has died. Police say the child, identified as Tysen, was reported missing in the area of New London High School bef...
Jonathan Krause Apr 13, 2026

Colorado college student accused of sexual blackmail of Fox Cities minors
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Colorado college student is accused of targeting minors in the Fox Cities for sexploitation. A federal grand jury indicts Chandan Bhangale, who is from India, on charges of a...
Jonathan Krause Apr 13, 2026

1 wounded, 1 arrested in shooting near UWO campus
OSHKOSH, Wis. — An Omro man is in custody following a shooting near the UW-Oshkosh campus. Police were called to the area of McKinley Avenue and John Street around 7 p.m. Saturday to find a 17-y...
Landen Moore Apr 13, 2026

Man hurt in Grand Chute storage fire
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — One person is hurt in a storage fire in Grand Chute. Crews were called to the units along W. Neubert Road around 6 a.m. Sunday. A man who was inside the burning unit was take...
Landen Moore Apr 13, 2026

Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office investigating toddler shooting death
LAMARTINE, Wis. — The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting resulting in the death of a 2-year-old child. Deputies were dispatched to Lamaratine for a report of a...
Terry Kovarik Apr 10, 2026

Woodward Community Media issues statement on departure of show host Otis Day
APPLETON, Wis–Woodward Community Media General Manager BJ DeGroot has issued the following statement on the departure of KISS-FM morning show host Otis Day: 4_9_2026 - WCM Media Statement...
Jonathan Krause Apr 10, 2026

Hilbert man sentenced in drug overdose death of his wife
APPLETON, Wis. — A Hilbert man will spend four years in prison for providing drugs to his wife before her overdose death. James Barton is also sentenced in Outagamie County Court to 11 years on ...
Landen Moore Apr 10, 2026




