Local Menasha Headlines

APPLETON — A disabled train blocked traffic in downtown Appleton for about an hour Wednesday afternoon.

The train extended from Badger Avenue east to Lawe Street.

Full Story: Post Crescent

MANITOWOC — A 16-year-old Brillion boy died after his car collided with a milk tanker truck at County J and San Road near Reedsville around 3:30 p.m. Monday. According to the State Patrol, the tanker was traveling southbound on County J when a car, driven by Kollin Heimke, failed to stop for a stop sign... Full Story: Post Crescent

Hardee’s has been a fixture for 24 years at the corner of U.S. 41 and Ballard Road in Appleton. Now property owner Tom Purdy is looking looking to upgrade the site by tearing down the Hardee’s and starting from scratch... Full Story: Post Crescent

MENASHA — Police say a man was stabbed early Sunday morning at an apartment complex. Police responded to the emergency room at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital to speak with a 20-year-old man who arrived with stab wounds that were not life-threatening. Full Story: Post Crescent

LITTLE CHUTE — A man who sparked a police search and school lockdown Thursday after making suicidal comments on a social media site has returned home, according to Fox Valley Metro police. Police initially believed the man was armed when they were called to his home on the 400 block of Wilson Street around 3:15 p.m. Thursday. A portion of the street was closed to traffic while police searched the residence, but the man was not inside. Nearby St. John Nepomucene School was put on lockdown. Full Story: Post Crescent

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- A Fox Valley father is accused of hitting his two-year-old son, tying him up and placing him in a dog cage. Thirty-four-year-old Michael Kitzman, of Little Chute, faces felony charges of child abuse. Officer Scott Vanschyndel (van-SHIN'-del) says Kitzman admitted losing his temper and striking the toddler. He says the abuse left bruises on the boy. Full Story: Today's TMJ4

APPLETON — Dr. G. Manns, a pastor and community leader within the Appleton area, died Tuesday from ongoing health issues, according to family members. Manns, 59, was the founder and senior pastor of Appleton Sanctuary Outreach Ministries. In the late 90s, Manns also founded B.A.B.E.S. Respite & Counseling Services, a child abuse prevention program that provides support for young parents. Full Story: Post Crescent

Reader question: Maybe I missed it somewhere in your column, but noticed that Ragstock has a moving sale going on and Ecklund Sports is vacant. They were actually painting it when I passed the space yesterday. Answer: This Fox River Mall store shuffle is just underway now, and I hadn’t written about it yet. Full Story: Post Crescent

A man wanted in connection with an armed robery at the Walgreens on South Koeller Street has turned himself in to the Oshkosh Police Department. The 29-year-old Oshkosh resident confessed to the incident and was transported to the Winnebago County Jail after being taken into custody for one count of robbery. Full Story: Post Crescent

A De Pere business owner will spend 366 days in prison and make restitution of $274,000 for federal tax violations. Lisa Bartz Vanden Elzen, 47, co-owner of Dairy Transport Services LLC of De Pere, was found guilty in U.S. District Court in Green Bay of failing to pay payroll taxes that had been withheld from employee wages. Full Story: Post Crescent

NEW FRANKEN — Eight fishermen were rescued this morning after being stranded on drifting ice just off Bay Shore Park beach in northeastern Brown County. One of the fishermen used a cell phone at 9:23 a.m. to report he was on a broken ice chunk in the bay of Green Bay, Brown County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Perry said. The U.S. Coast Guard and New Franken firefighters also responded and set up operations at Red River Park in Kewaunee County, which is about four miles northeast of Bay Shore Park. Full Story: Post Crescent

Cafe Nutrition is preparing to open in the next two weeks at 1350 W. American Drive, in the Town of Menasha (with Neenah mailing address). The new business is taking the former Snap Fitness space in the same building as Subway and Edward Jones. Full Story: Post Crescent

Four people are hospitalized with gunshot wounds following an early morning shooting on Green Bay’s near west side. Four males, ranging in age from 17 to 23, were shot around 12:15 a.m. behind 108 N. Ashland Ave. while they sat in a car, said Det. Capt. Todd Thomas of the Green Bay Police Department. Full Story: Post Crescent

OSHKOSH — A 21-year-old man who barricaded himself inside his home Thursday and was arrested after a short standoff with deputies will be charged today with nine offenses. Deputies say Shawn Coenen, 21, a convicted felon, attempted to break into his parents’ gun case Thursday. Full Story: Post Crescent