Category Archives: Local

UW-Green Bay Breaks Ground on New Residence Hall
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The landscape of the UW-Green Bay campus is changing. The university broke ground on its first new residence hall in more than 12 years Monday. Campus and community leader...
Rachel Charniak May 15, 2023 UW-Green Bay breaks ground on its new residence hall near the Mauthe Center and the Kress Events Center, May 15, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Sturgeon Spawning Finished for the Year Everywhere Except Peshtigo
PESHTIGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There's one place left in Northeast Wisconsin where spawning sturgeon can be viewed. The Department of Natural Resources says spawning is taking place in the Peshtigo River...
Rachel Charniak May 15, 2023 Sturgeon splash during spawning in the Wolf River at Bamboo Bend in Shiocton April 26, 2022. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Packers Highlight Achievements of Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officers
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The green and gold honored the boys in blue Monday. The Green Bay Packers recognized exemplary Wisconsin law enforcement officers who go above and beyond the call of duty ...
Rachel Charniak May 15, 2023 Wisconsin law enforcement members were recognized during the Green Bay Packers Protect and Serve Award ceremony at Johnsonville Tailgate Village, May 15, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay Police Help Potbellied Pig go 'Wee, Wee, Wee, all the Way Home'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Monday was anything but "boaring" for the Green Bay Police Department. Posted on its Facebook page, the department told the tale of Albert the 300-lb potbellied pig who lo...
Rachel Charniak May 15, 2023 Green Bay police help Albert the potbellied pig return home on the city's west side, May 15, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Boil-Water Advisory Issued for Part of Bellevue
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Those in the western half of the village of Bellevue are being advised to boil their drinking water or use bottled water. Village officials say an equipment malfunction led...
Rachel Charniak May 15, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Kaukauna Elementary School Receives National Attention for its Use of Discipline Program
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A school in Kaukauna is getting national attention for its use of a discipline program. Two state representatives from Alabama visited Park Community Charter School Monday ...
Rachel Charniak May 15, 2023 Park Community Charter School in Kaukauna, May 15, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Fond du Lac Suspect who Crashed into Store Pleads Not Guilty
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A Fond du Lac County man who crashed into a Verizon store pleads not guilty Friday. Twenty-year-old Benjamin Ayer was behind the wheel of a car that smashed through the g...
Rachel Charniak May 15, 2023 Benjamin Ayer has been charged in connection with a crash into a store in Fond du Lac.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend in Fox Crossing
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Trial started Monday for a man accused of stabbing his girlfriend more than 70 times, killing her. Phillip Dellar is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the J...
Rachel Charniak May 15, 2023 Phillip Dellar
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Honors To Law Enforcement Lead Off National Police Week
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Police Department began National Police Week with a ceremony this (Monday) morning. The department says the ceremony was intended to "respect, honor, and remember ...
Robert Kennedy May 15, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Riverfront Neighborhood Boost For Manitowoc
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Manitowoc is looking to bring life back to the River Point District. And with the opening of River North Apartments, the city is on its way to do just that. The 87-unit apa...
Robert Kennedy May 15, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

