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2 arrested after Fond du Lac County high-speed chase [VIDEO]
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. — Two people are arrested in Fond du Lac County following a high-speed chase May 8. The suspect vehicle was wanted in a pair of high-speed chases in recent weeks and put...
Terry Kovarik May 12, 2026

2 arrested for alleged attempt to smuggle drugs into Oshkosh Correctional Institution
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Two Milwaukee residents are accused of trying to sneak drugs into the Oshkosh Correctional Institution. Oshkosh police say prison staff suspected a 24-year-old woman was trying t...
Terry Kovarik May 12, 2026

Brillion man accused of killing his father now mentally competent to stand trial
CHILTON, Wis. — A Brillion man accused of killing his father is now mentally competent to stand trial. Doctors believe Kenneth Nelson can assist in his own defense on one count of first-degree i...
Jonathan Krause May 12, 2026

Neenah Foundry fined $200K for environmental violations
NEENAH, Wis–Neenah Foundry will pay a $200,000 fine to settle claims of violating environmental laws. The state Department of Justice filed 18-violations against the plant along Brooks Avenue al...
Jonathan Krause May 12, 2026

Charge reduced for YMCA worker that allegedly gave kids melatonin without parental consent
OSHKOSH, Wis–Winnebago County prosecutors have reduced the charge against a former Neenah Y-M-C-A employee accused of giving children nutritional supplements without their parents’ permiss...
Jonathan Krause May 12, 2026

‘Uncle Fester’ reaches plea deal in meth lab case
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Green Bay man who was running a meth lab reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Stephen Preisler, better known as “Uncle Fester,” is convicted in Brown County Cour...
Landen Moore May 12, 2026

Man killed in Calumet County crash
TOWN OF CHILTON, Wis. — One person is dead following a Calumet County crash. The sheriff’s office says a sport utility vehicle driven by a 39-year-old Shawano man pulled out from a stop si...
Landen Moore May 12, 2026

Former Courtney Woolen Mill back up for sale
APPLETON, Wis. — The former Courtney Woolen Mill in Appleton is back up for sale. The 179-year-old former mill along E. Water Street was purchased by Lawrence University in August of 2024, after...
Jonathan Krause May 11, 2026

5 hurt in wrong-way crash on I-41
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. — Five people are hurt in a multiple vehicle crash along Interstate 41 allegedly caused by a wrong-way driver. The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office received a repor...
Landen Moore May 11, 2026

2 killed in Kewaunee County crash
TOWN OF MONTPELIER, Wis. — Two people are dead following a weekend crash in Kewaunee County. The sheriff’s office says a motorcycle collided with a pickup truck along State Highway 29 and ...
Landen Moore May 11, 2026



