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Police Searching for Driver that Knocked a Child Off Their Bike
The Fox Valley Metro Police Department is looking for the driver of a car that knocked a child off their bike. On Tuesday, the Fox Valley Metro PD responded to reports of a crash involving a car and a child biker at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Mill Street in Little Chute.
Smoke Detectors Alert Kaukauna Family to House Fire
A home in Kaukauna caught fire yesterday afternoon (July 23rd). According to the Kaukauna Fire Department, crews were dispatched to the 300 block of Park Street just before 1:45 p.m., where they found smoke coming through a window on the west side of the home. The residents’ smoke alarms had...
Body of Wrightstown man pulled from Lake Michigan last week identified
SHEBOYGAN – The body of a Wrightstown man found in Lake Michigan July 18 has been identified by the Sheboygan Police Department. The man has been identified as Clifford Cieslewicz, 54. Police initially reported the man found was 52 years old. Police said the cause of death is still unknown, but there...
Bicyclist critically injured in Appleton hit-and-run crash, suspect in custody
APPLETON (WLUK) -- A suspect is in custody after a hit-and-run crash in Appleton left one man critically injured. At approximately 11 p.m. Wednesday, the Appleton Police Department was dispatched to the 400 block of North Meade Street for a crash involving a bicycle. When officers arrived, they found an...
Woman Convicted in Calumet County Fatal OWI Crash
The woman who was behind the wheel of a car that killed a 19-year-old man in Calumet County has been convicted. 61-year-old Bridget Miller was found guilty due to no-contest pleas on charges of Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Vehicle and two counts of Injury by Intoxicated Use of a Vehicle.
Drug Ring Suspects In Court
GREEN BAY,WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Four of the seven suspects arrested in connection with a large-scale drug trafficking operation appeared in court Tuesday, but their criminal complaints were sealed, so no new details of the allegations were released. Ebony Grandberry, Kyla Sanache, Cheri Austin and James Grandberry appeared Tuesday. Michael...
Wrightstown police release surveillance video taken just after arson fire
WRIGHTSTOWN — Wrightstown police have released video of a person they say was running from the scene of an arson fire last May. Since the fire, investigators with the Brown County Arson Task Force say they have confirmed that the fire at 331 Main Street was started intentionally. The...
Two suspects in major Brown County drug bust make initial appearances; complaints still sealed
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Two of the seven suspects in a major drug bust in Brown County last week made their initial appearances in court on Thursday. The defenses for Jessica Wright and Michael Oliver asked for their bonds to be adjusted, arguing that both live in the Green Bay area, have complied with court appearances, and have no/minor offenses on their records.
Search continues for Bill Salnik, who has been missing since July 13 after taking sailboat out onto Green Bay
STURGEON BAY - The search continues for a Little Suamico man after he went sailing with his two children on July 13 in the bay of Green Bay. Bill Salnik, 32, is still being searched for, after the bodies of his two children, Joshua Salnik, 3, and Charlotte Salnik, 5, were found on...
Fire in Green Bay Causes Thousands in Damage
A fire in Green Bay has displaced residents and caused thousands of dollars worth of damage. WBAY reports that the fire took place on the West Side of Green Bay on Taylor Street around 10:30 last night (July 25). The fire started in the garage and quickly spread to the...
25-year-old Appleton woman charged with intoxicated driving homicide for crash in Menasha
OSHKOSH – An Appleton woman faces charges for driving while intoxicated and causing a fatal crash July 13 in Menasha that killed a 27-year-old man. Amanda Wolfgram, 25, is charged in Winnebago County Circuit Court with eight felonies: one count of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, one count of knowingly operating a vehicle while a license was revoked, one count of OWI causing injury, four counts of felony bail jumping and one count of possessing...
Man charged in fatal fentanyl overdose in Green Bay
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Demarcus Hicks faces reckless homicide charges for allegedly providing the fentanyl that killed a woman in May. According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a Basten Street residence on May 25 for the death of a 25-year-old woman. An autopsy determined she died of...
Suspects in Shooting, Chase Linked to Statewide Fraud Spree, Face Court in Winnebago Co.
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The suspects allegedly involved in a shooting and subsequent chase of a moving van were involved in a series of fraud attempts across the state, according to the mother of one of the suspects, a criminal complaint states. Police arrested Omah Brown and Shakierra Ray...
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