Category Archives: Local

Attempted Homicide Suspect Arrested 5 Months After Fond du Lac Domestic Violence Incident
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Nearly six months after a domestic violence incident that spurred a national search, a man accused of attempted murder has been arrested for his alleged role in the inci...
Rachel Charniak May 26, 2023 Lataye D. Smith mugshot.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Packers and Bellin Health Team Up to Donate AEDs and Offer Training to Schools, Groups
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Dozens of groups across Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula will receive life-saving equipment, thanks to the green and gold. This winter, the Green Bay Packers pledg...
Rachel Charniak May 26, 2023 The Green Bay Packers offer CPR training after donating 80 Automatic External Defibrillators around the state Jan. 18, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Schabusiness' Attorney Asks for Murder Case to be Dismissed
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The attorney for murder suspect Taylor Schabusiness asked for the case to be dismissed, but rationale for the motion isn't being made public - at least for now. Schabusines...
Rachel Charniak May 26, 2023 Taylor Schabusiness appears in court May 9, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Brothers' Green Bay Murder Trial Postponed Six Months
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Next week's trial for two brothers charged in a Green Bay east-side murder has been postponed six months. Omar Hernandez, 24, and Jose Hernandez, 23, are charged with first...
Rachel Charniak May 26, 2023 Jose Hernandez, left, and Omar Hernandez.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Brown County Parks Waiving Daily Fees in Honor of National Trails Day
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In honor of National Trails Day, the Brown County Parks Department is waiving daily fees next weekend. County trails will be wide open and free Saturday, June 3 and Sun...
Rachel Charniak May 26, 2023 People bike on the Fox River Trail Sept. 29, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Oshkosh School District Selects First Diversity Director
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Oshkosh Area School District has found its next diversity leader. District leaders are recommending Anthony Miller Jr. be Oshkosh schools' first director of diversity, e...
Rachel Charniak May 26, 2023 Anthony Miller Jr.
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Northeast Wisconsin Communities to Receive Federal Funds for Contamination Cleanup
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Several Northeast Wisconsin communities are receiving federal funds for cleanup and technical assistance at polluted brownfield sites. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced...
Rachel Charniak May 26, 2023 Coal piles along the Fox River in Green Bay, April 11, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Voters to Decide the Future of Greenleaf
GREENLEAF, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The future of the proposed village of Greenleaf will be decided at the polls next month. Last year, a state board approved the incorporation of part of the town of Wrights...
Rachel Charniak May 26, 2023 The new village of Greenleaf is centered around the roundabout at the intersection of highways 57 and 96, seen April 19, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Oconto Family Bringing Awareness to Sextortion after Son's Suicide
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Cases of sextortion are growing at a rapid rate across the country, so much so that federal authorities have issued a public safety alert. Children and teens are being coerce...
Rachel Charniak May 26, 2023 Landen Weigelt in his Oconto High School football jersey.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Timeout For Green Bay Shipyard Project
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The apartment project that is supposed to anchor Green Bay's Shipyard District is being delayed for a second time. It's been two years since an Iowa-based developer, Merge ...
Robert Kennedy May 26, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of City of Green Bay

