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Drivers asked to avoid Appleton's Newberry St.
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Appleton police are asking drivers to avoid a stretch of Newberry St. near Telulah Park. Police will only say Newberry is closed between Weimar and Schaefer streets for a crash investigation. Police didn’t say when they think Newberry will reopen but said drivers should use an...
Mitch Lundgaard’s widow reflects on the 5-year anniversary of his death
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Five years ago, a hero fell in the line of duty. On the anniversary of that tragedy, we remember Mitch Lundgaard. In 2019, the 36-year-old responded to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center. He helped administer Narcan to a man suffering an overdose. That man then turned his gun on first responders. Lundgaard was posthumously promoted to driver-engineer.
Maribel man arrested on suspicion of fifth OWI offense after being found slumped over the steering wheel of his car
MANITOWOC COUNTY – A 38-year-old Maribel man was arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol on suspicion of driving under the influence, which would be the man's fifth offense if convicted. According to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the Manitowoc County Communications Center received a call...
Brickbat: Sign on the Dotted Line
Jeremy Haney, a former police officer in Appleton, Wisconsin, has pleaded no contest to felony misconduct in public office for falsifying information in a report. Haney forged the signatures of a prosecutor and a judge on paperwork to authorize placing a tracking device on a suspect's vehicle as part of a drug investigation. An assistant district attorney spotted the discrepancy when he was reviewing the documents and realized they were not the ones he signed. Haney claimed that he lost the original paperwork, so he reprinted it and forged the signatures. He will receive no jail time but will have to pay fines and fees totaling more than $1,000.
Grand Chute Police Department holds candlelight vigil for National Police Week
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) – This week is National Police Week, a time to reflect on the lives lost in the line of duty. The Grand Chute Police Department hosted the Fox Valley Law Enforcement Candlelight Vigil at the Appleton Alliance Church. The ceremony means a lot to those in Grand Chute, especially after a former officer from there lost his life in 2022 in Texas.
Emotionally charged courtroom as Gene Meyer murder trial gets underway
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – In what was once a decades-long cold case, it did not take long for tears to flow in the murder trial of Gene Meyer, charged with first-degree murder and first-degree sexual assault of 60-year-old Betty Rolf from 35 years ago. “[That’s] my mom and dad,”...
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