Category Archives: Local
Jeopardy Champ Throws Out First Pitch At T-Rats Game
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Eight time Jeopardy! winner and St Norbert College Professor Ben Chan threw the first pitch Saturday at the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game. Chan has won over $228,000 durin...
May 21, 2023 Ben Chan throwing first pitch, May 20, 2023. (Fox 11 Online)
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon: Torotich, Poltavska Win
(WLUK) -- Vincent Torotich, 32, wins the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon for his second consecutive year, finishing the race with a time of 2:25:54, beating the other racers who did not come within 15 minu...
May 21, 2023 The Cellcom Green Bay Marathon (WLUK)
One Rescued from Sheboygan Apartment Fire
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One person was rescued from an apartment building following an appliance fire in Sheboygan. Sheboygan County Emergency crews were called to the 1200 block of South 15th St...
May 20, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Animation Legend John Hubley, a Marinette Native, Receives State Historical Marker
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Many might not know one of the most legendary animators in history is a Marinette native, but they will now, after a state historical marker was dedicated to him today. Jo...
May 20, 2023 A state historical marker for John Hubley was dedicated on May 20, 2023 at the Stephenson Public Library in Marinette.
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Domestic Violence Suspect Arrested after Allegedly Setting Fire to Fond du Lac House
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man suspected of domestic violence was arrested after allegedly setting fire to a residence and harming himself in Fond du Lac. Around 1 p.m. Friday, police were calle...
May 20, 2023 A domestic violence suspect is accused of setting fire to a home in the 400 block of E. 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, May 19, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Latino Task Force Asks Green Bay School Board to Delay Vote on School Consolidations
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Members of the Latino community have outlined their concerns with the Green Bay school district's schema 12 plan. It includes the closure of 12 district buildings. The rec...
May 20, 2023 Members of the NEWLET task force gather outside Washington Middle School to share their thoughts on the Green Bay school district's plan to consolidate several schools. May 19, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Schabusiness' Attorney Wants Judge to Block Evidence From her Apartment
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Taylor Schabusiness' attorney says evidence seized from her apartment as part of the investigation into the murder of Shad Thyrion shouldn't be allowed at trial because th...
May 19, 2023 Taylor Schabusiness appears in court May 9, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Judge Allows Kaukauna Murder Suspect's Initial Statements to Police to be Used at Trial
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A murder suspect's request that "I need to call my mom to talk to my lawyer" wasn't a clear enough request to invoke her Miranda rights, a judge ruled Friday, allowing her s...
May 19, 2023 Tanya Stammer
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Green Bay Police Find Missing Toddler
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- UPDATE 5:01 P.M. ELVY HAACK HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE. ___ The Green Bay Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 4-year-old boy named Elvy Haack. H...
May 19, 2023 Elvy Haack
Volunteers Help Native Plants Thrive with Garlic Mustard Pull
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It was a community effort to combat invasive species in Green Bay Friday. Volunteers gathered at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary for the 3rd annual garlic mustard pull. T...
May 19, 2023 Volunteers help pick garlic mustard plants, an invasive species, at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary in Green Bay, May 19, 2023.
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