Category Archives: Local

Green Bay police highlight 'Steer It, Clear It' law ahead of storm
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Snow is expected to fall just before Thanksgiving and Green Bay police are issuing safety winter driving reminders. On Wednesday, about 1 to 4 inches of snow is expected f...
Rachel Charniak Nov 25, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

For sale: Old Pulaski police department & village hall transformed into one-of-a-kind home
PULASKI, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- From a village hall to a home, a repurposed property in Pulaski is on the market. For decades, 421 S. St. Augustine Street in Pulaski housed the village's police department ...
Rachel Charniak Nov 25, 2025 The former Village of Pulaski village hall and police department building was renovated and turned into a home. The property at 421 S. St. Augustine Street is currently for sale.
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Green Bay school board considers prohibiting backpacks in classrooms to improve safety
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Improving safety in the Green Bay Area Public School District has been a topic of discussion for months, and on Monday, the Board of Education debated it again. This time,...
Rachel Charniak Nov 25, 2025 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Green Bay fire department launches annual wreath campaign to highlight holiday fire risks
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's a sign that the holiday season is right around the corner. Each year, certain Northeast Wisconsin fire departments hang wreaths outside their stations to promote fire...
Rachel Charniak Nov 25, 2025 Four bulbs are red on the Fire Department's holiday wreath.

Wisconsin Republicans introduce bill regulating medical waste from at-home abortion pills
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin Republicans are introducing a new bill that has sparked debate over medical waste from abortion pills. The legislation is called "Clean Water for All Life." It wou...
Rachel Charniak Nov 25, 2025 The Wisconsin State Capitol dome in Madison.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Neenah man killed in multi-vehicle crash; 2 other drivers suffer minor injuries
TOWN OF CLAYTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One man was killed and two others injured in a three-vehicle crash in Winnebago County. Shortly before 8 a.m. Monday, sheriff's deputies were dispatched to State Hig...
Rachel Charniak Nov 24, 2025

AAA offers free rides during Thanksgiving week to keep drunk drivers off Wisconsin roads
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- AAA is activating its "Tow to Go" program this week to help keep Wisconsinites safe while traveling for Thanksgiving. The initiative provides a free, confidential ride and tow to impair...
Rachel Charniak Nov 24, 2025

Kaukauna proposes 4 finalists for new middle school name
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Kaukauna school district has whittled the potential names of its new middle school down to four. District leaders say they took suggestions between Oct. 28 and Nov. 16....
Rachel Charniak Nov 24, 2025 Under a referendum proposal, the Kaukauna Area School District would like to close River View Middle School and build a new building for middle school students.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Former Omro alderman pleads guilty in child pornography case
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A former Omro alderman has been convicted in a federal child pornography case. Jason Reeves, 44, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of receipt of child pornography, according to officia...
Rachel Charniak Nov 24, 2025 Jason Reeves (Brown Co. Jail)

$1 million bond set for Calumet County man charged with fatally shooting his father
CHILTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Ethan Graverson admitted to shooting his father, Jeffrey, at least five times during an argument Friday at a rural Calumet County home, according to a criminal complaint fil...
Rachel Charniak Nov 24, 2025 Ethan Graverson appears in court via video conference Nov. 24, 2025, on charges he fatally shot his father. (Image courtesy Calumet County courts/Zoom)

