Category Archives: Local
Second Wave of Sturgeon Spawning is Underway
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Warmer weather has ushered in the second wave of sturgeon spawning this season. Wildlife officials say sturgeon spawning activity can now be seen in multiple locations in Northeast Wisc...
May 08, 2023 Sturgeon spawning 2008, Singler Farms, New London4/21/08
Two Rivers Police Therapy Dog Offering Support in St. Croix County after Deputy's Death
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The newest four-legged member of the Two Rivers Police Department is on assignment across the state. Daisy the therapy dog is in St. Croix County, offering support in the...
May 08, 2023 Daisy, the new therapy dog assigned to the Two Rivers Police Department and the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Death Response Team May 5, 2023.
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Family Requests Police Not Release Name of Person Pulled from Fox River
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The name of the person who was pulled, along with a vehicle, from the Fox River in Green Bay over the weekend will not be released at the request of family. Green Bay poli...
May 08, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Fleet Farm Argues it Should Not be Held Liable for Employee's Suicide
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Fleet Farm says it should not be held liable for an employee's suicide, and asked for a civil lawsuit to be dismissed. In December, 2020, Ryan Ames stole a handgun and ammuni...
May 08, 2023 Fleet Farm store exterior in Grand Chute, November 18, 2022.
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Brown County Jail Inmate Sentenced for Helping Other Inmate Escape
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Brown County Jail inmate was sentenced to 60 days in jail for helping another inmate escape. Justice Thibodeaux was convicted last week of aiding a felon for the Sept. 5 ...
May 08, 2023 Justice James Thibodeaux appears in court virtually Sept. 9, 2022.
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Police Release Name of Woman Killed in Fond du Lac Shooting
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The woman killed in a shooting Sunday has been identified. Fond du Lac police say Tatyanna PM Zech, 20, died in the shooting. Zech had just moved to Fond du Lac from Chi...
May 08, 2023 Tatyanna PM Zech was killed in a May 7, 2023, shooting in Fond du Lac.
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Court: Trial Unlikely in Neenah Sign Ordinance Lawsuit
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A lawsuit regarding the constitutionality of Neenah's sign ordinance is likely to be decided without a trial, the judge and attorneys said in court Monday. The proposed sal...
May 08, 2023 A sign at a home in Neenah opposing the potential rezoning of Shattuck Middle School. Jan. 19, 2023.
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St. Norbert College Professor Ready to Continue his Jeopardy! Journey
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After a brief break, a St. Norbert College professor will try to keep his Jeopardy! winning streak alive. Ben Chan first appeared on the popular game show April 12 and won t...
May 08, 2023 St. Norbert College professor Ben Chan with Jeopardy! host Mayim Bialik.
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Sheriff's Deputy Fatally Shot By Suspected Drunk Driver
ST CROIX CO, WI (WTAQ-WRN) - St. Croix County Sheriff's Deputy Kaitie Leising was shot and killed on Saturday. The State Justice Department says Leising took a call of a possible drunk driver in the d...
May 08, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online
Vehicle, Body Recovered From Fox River
GREEN BAY, WI WTAQ) - The Green Bay Police Department recovered a car containing a person from the Fox River on Saturday. Police received a call around 7 p.m. after witnesses reported a black car goin...
May 08, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
