Category Archives: Local

Leo Frigo bridge reopens following welfare check; GBPD says person is safe and uninjured
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A welfare check for a suicidal individual prompted a full closure of I-43 in the area of the Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge. At approximately 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, officers with...
Rachel Charniak 12h ago PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Search underway after person reported jumping from Oshkosh Main Street Bridge
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Officials are searching the Fox River after a witness reported seeing an individual jump from the Main Street Bridge in Oshkosh. It happened just after 10 a.m. Wednesday. Of...
Rachel Charniak 16h ago New Oshkosh Police Department badge.

Wisconsin mothers push for statewide protocol and compassion in sudden infant death probes
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two Wisconsin mothers are using their heartbreak to fuel change and honoring the infant sons they lost by advocating for standard care and protocol for families dealing with the death o...
Rachel Charniak 16h ago Parker Morris.
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Green Bay honors fallen Wisconsin officers during National Police Week ceremony
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Police Department is honoring officers who were killed in the line of duty. Wednesday's ceremony marks National Police Week. It included a presentation of co...
Rachel Charniak 17h ago (File Photo)

Heat lamp causes house fire in Village of Cleveland
CLEVELAND, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A heat lamp that fell on the floor caused a fire at a home in the Village of Cleveland. Crews were called to the residence in the 800 block of Westview St. just after 8:40...
Rachel Charniak 18h ago PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Oshkosh McDonald's employee put on probation for shooting manager in the foot
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Adam Samida was placed on probation for 18 months after being convicted of two misdemeanor offenses after shooting his fast-foot manager in the foot. He was also sentenced to...
Rachel Charniak 18h ago Adam Samida (Winnebago Co. Jail)

Emergency hospital demand drains CBC supplies, prompting Code Red plea for donors
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fox Valley blood center issued a Code Red, pleading for donors to rebuild critical reserves. The Community Blood Center (CBC) is urging community members to make a lifesa...
Rachel Charniak 18h ago PC: Fox 11 Online

Oshkosh approves I-41 bike and pedestrian bridge project, discussed City Center
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A planned pedestrian bridge over I-41 in Oshkosh is moving forward once again. The Common Council voted 6 to 1 in favor of the project at Tuesday's meeting. It calls for the...
Rachel Charniak 18h ago The stretch of I-41 in Oshkosh that the city plans to build a pedestrian bridge to cross. July 29, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay fentanyl trafficking ring members sentenced after probe seized 175,000 pills
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Eight men were sentenced for their roles in a fentanyl trafficking organization operating in Green Bay. They are: Ricky Q. Chambers, 29, of Green Bay was sentenced to 17 y...
Rachel Charniak 18h ago Top row, L-R, Jaylen Allen, Ricky Chambers, Eugene Herrod, Taviaun Love. Bottom row, L-R, Devinique Manjarrez, Xzavier Newsom, Darius Ricks, Peyton Shipman-Allen. (Brown Co. and Milwaukee Co. Jail)

Madison Elementary School sold to Manitowoc for $1; city hopes to redevelop the site
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Manitowoc Public School District is closing Madison Elementary School and selling the property to the city. In April, Mayor Justin Nickels discussed what's next for th...
Rachel Charniak 19h ago Madison Elementary School in Manitowoc.
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