Category Archives: Local

Suspect in I-41 Fatal Drunk Driving Crash Ordered to Stand Trial
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The suspect in a fatal drunk driving crash was ordered Friday to stand trial. Brian Sippel, 56, faces seven charges, including homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 07, 2023 Brian Sippel has been charged in connection with a fatal Jan. 14, 2023, drunken driving crash in Fond du Lac County.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Crash Closes Northbound Lanes of I-41 in Brown County
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Brown County Sheriff's Office says there may be life-threatening injuries in a Friday afternoon crash on I-41. The northbound lanes of I-41 are closed beyond the ramp fr...
Rachel Charniak Apr 07, 2023 A crash on I-41 in De Pere near Scheuring Road closes the northbound lanes, April 7, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man Arrested in Fond du Lac Standoff
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Wausau man was arrested after refusing to leave a Fond du Lac home he was allegedly trespassing in. Just before 6 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the 200 block of E...
Rachel Charniak Apr 07, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Judge Formally Orders Neenah not to Enforce Controversial Sign Ordinance
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Although the city of Neenah had agreed not to enforce a controversial sign ordinance - due to controversy on the future of Shattuck Middle School - a judge has formally ord...
Rachel Charniak Apr 07, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Man Arrested Following Oshkosh Armed Robbery
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One person is now in custody following an armed robbery in Oshkosh. It happened Thursday at around 3:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Wright Street. Police arrested a 24 year-old...
Rachel Charniak Apr 07, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Suspect in Green Bay Murder Pleads Not Guilty
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One of the suspects in a Green Bay murder pleaded not guilty Friday. No trial date was set for Omar Hernandez, 24, on three charges, including first-degree intentional homi...
Rachel Charniak Apr 07, 2023 Omar Hernandez
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Village President Winner Is A Roll Of The Dice
SISTER BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The race for Sister Bay village president couldn't have been closer. In fact, it all came down to a roll of the dice. Both Nate Bell and Rob Zoschke received 256 votes. Wh...
Robert Kennedy Apr 07, 2023 Sister Bay Village Administration Building, March 23,2020.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Developers Eying Green Bay School District Properties
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- 12 buildings in the Green Bay Area Public School District could be closing, but what does the future hold for the properties if the plan proceeds? "We've been contacted by...
Rachel Charniak Apr 06, 2023 IMAGE: Courtesy Green Bay Area Public School District.

Governor Evers Focused on Budget Post Election
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin Republicans secured a supermajority in the state Senate on Tuesday, giving them the necessary votes and ability to impeach statewide officials, including the Gove...
Rachel Charniak Apr 06, 2023 Gov. Tony Evers listens to Wisconsinites' concerns during a state budget listening session at UW-Green Bay Dec. 20, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

OWI Suspect Accused of Threatening to Buy 'Assault Rifle,' 'Shoot up a School'
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fond du Lac man has been charged with making terrorist threats for allegedly telling officers he planned to buy an "assault rifle" and "shoot up a school" while being ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 06, 2023 Darrell Scott is accused of threatening to "shoot up a school" while being booked on his third drunken driving charge.
PC: Fox 11 Online

