Category Archives: Local

Delay Possible In Green Bay Schools Facilities Plan Vote
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Green Bay school board was set to vote on a plan for the district's future in less than two weeks, but that could be changing after board members expressed they were no...
Robert Kennedy May 24, 2023 GBAPSD

Jeopardy Winning Streak Comes To An End
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An impressive winning streak is over, as St. Norbert College Professor Ben Chan's time on Jeopardy! comes to an end. For nine-time Jeopardy champion Ben Chan, a high wager on...
Robert Kennedy May 24, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Planning for 2025 NFL Draft in Limbo Until Specifics are Decided
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Bringing the NFL Draft to Green Bay has been an ongoing effort for years. And now that Green Bay has been selected to host the 2025 event, planning can start to get underw...
Rachel Charniak May 23, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Appleton Police Department Releases 2022 Use of Force Report
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Juvenile arrests in Appleton increased by approximately 36% last year, compared to 2021, according to the police department's 2022 Use of Force Analysis Report just release...
Rachel Charniak May 23, 2023 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Northeast Wisconsin Lawmakers Ask for State Money to Help Host NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two lawmakers from the Green Bay area want state money to help pay for the costs of hosting the 2025 NFL Draft. Sen. Robert Cowles, R-Allouez, and Rep. David Steffen, R-Gr...
Rachel Charniak May 23, 2023 Big crowds returned big dollars to the Packers.

GRB Gears Up for 2025 NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- As Lambeau Field gets ready to host the NFL Draft in 2025; other businesses and organizations are getting ready for the accompanying large crowds. Green Bay's Austin Straubel I...
Rachel Charniak May 23, 2023 Logo for Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Alleged Drunken Driver Pleads Not Guilty in Crash that Killed Man, Injured Boy
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Paula Mejia pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a drunk driving crash which killed a man and injured his son. Meanwhile, updated court documents reveal Mejia allegedly had a bloo...
Rachel Charniak May 23, 2023 Paula Mejia in Brown County court, May 23, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Ride a Historic Locomotive at the National Railroad Museum
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A piece of history will be rolling down the tracks at the National Railroad Museum. The museum's Sumter & Choctaw#102 locomotive will be leading train rides Thursday...
Rachel Charniak May 23, 2023 The National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon, September 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay Police Warn of Phone Scam
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay police say residents should be cautious after the department received multiple reports of phone scam. Officers say there is a person claiming to be from the poli...
Rachel Charniak May 23, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Decades After Human Skull Found in Lena Landfill, Officials Correct Identifying Info
OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Over 40 years after a human skull was found in a Lena landfill, officials are correcting some of the only identifying information that has been discovered in the unsol...
Rachel Charniak May 23, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

