Category Archives: Local

Northeast Wisconsin Lawmakers Host Listening Sessions for Community Input on State Budget
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Northeast Wisconsin lawmakers are looking at how they can make an impact on the state's biennial budget. The current budget ends in less than three months on June 30. "Sha...
Rachel Charniak Apr 18, 2023 State Rep. Lori Palmeri (D)- Oshkosh hears from residents. April 17, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Party Bus from Northeast Wisconsin hit by Gunfire Following Concert in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A party bus full of passengers from an Oconto business was hit by gunfire around midnight Saturday while driving in the 700 block of N. 5th Street in Milwaukee. The bus ha...
Rachel Charniak Apr 18, 2023 Damage to a Lou's Limos bus from a shooting in Milwaukee April 15, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

GB Police: Woman Pointed Gun at Other Woman During Altercation
4/18 UPDATE: The suspect was taken into custody. ----------------------- GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay Police are seeking a woman who they say pointed a gun at another woman before firing a shot i...
Rob Sussman Apr 17, 2023 Tanisha Washington (OCSO)

Green Bay Police Searching for Woman Who Allegedly Dragged Officer With Vehicle
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay Police are on the lookout for a woman they say dragged a police officer with her car during a traffic stop. Police say 35-year-old Stephanie Ray fled that traffic sto...
Rob Sussman Apr 17, 2023 Stephanie Ray (GBPD)

Sturgeon Spawning Begins in Northeast Wisconsin
SHIOCTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The sturgeon began to spawn over the weekend amid warmer temperatures in Northeast Wisconsin. Now the temperatures are feeling more seasonable and the sturgeon are not as a...
Rachel Charniak Apr 17, 2023 Sturgeon spawning 2008, Singler Farms, New London4/21/08

Appleton Police Department Encourages Participation in Neighborhood Watch Groups
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Appleton Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Captain's meeting is coming up on Monday. Although this meeting is not open to the general public, Lieutenant Meghan Cash wit...
Rachel Charniak Apr 17, 2023 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Master's Degree Partnership to Aid in Northeast Wisconsin Teacher Shortage
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Local education departments are making new efforts to fill Wisconsin's severe teacher shortage; an advanced Master's degree program is bridging the gap. "You can start you...
Rachel Charniak Apr 17, 2023 UWGB and GBAPS partner to offer a new master's degree teacher program in Green Bay, on April 10, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

SNC Professor Continues his 'Jeopardy!' Winning Streak
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- What is: a winning streak? Ben Chan, assistant professor of philosophy at St. Norbert College, is continuing to dominate on "Jeopardy!" He is on a three-day winning streak, ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 17, 2023 Assistant professor of philosophy at St. Norbert College, Ben Chan, appears on Jeopardy!
PC: Fox 11 Online

Heritage Hill Forms Fort Howard Guard Fife and Drum Corps
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A trip to Heritage Hill State Historical Park takes you back in time visually, but soon a new audio element will be enriching the experience. The Fort Howard Guard Fife and ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 17, 2023 The Fort Howard Guard Fife and Drum Corps practices at Heritage Hill State Historical Park in Allouez on April 15, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Brown County: Highway Ramp to Close from Westbound 172 to Southbound 41
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) --Brown County drivers... listen up. Starting Monday, the heavily traveled highway ramp from westbound 172 to southbound 41 is closing, and it will remain closed for more ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 17, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

