Category Archives: Local

Chicago Men Arrested In Large Scale Stolen Check Ring
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- Beginning in December of 2022, the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office received numerous complaints of theft of mail; specifically from the industrial park in the Village ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 29, 2023 Edwards (left) and Bratcher (right)

Green Bay Police Warn of Catalytic Converter Thefts
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Warmer temperatures bring an increase in a particular crime; catalytic converter thefts. Catalytic converters are part of a vehicle's exhaust system and are sometimes stolen be...
Rachel Charniak Mar 29, 2023 A catalytic converter (Fox 11 Online)

Appleton Police Voice Support of College Avenue Project
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Appleton Police Department is weighing in on the project that would change Appleton's College Avenue from four lanes to three. The Appleton Municipal Services Committee unan...
Rachel Charniak Mar 29, 2023 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Green Bay PD Responds to Nashville Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Following this week's school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, the Green Bay Police Department is assessing the situation. The shooting left three 9 year olds, and three adults...
Rachel Charniak Mar 29, 2023 (File Photo)

Keshena Man Sentenced to Prison for Domestic Assault
KESHENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An enrolled member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin was sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting the mother of his child. Stephen Teller, Jr., 41, pleaded g...
Rachel Charniak Mar 29, 2023 Menominee Indian Reservation, as seen on March 24, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

New London Company Receives $22,000 Grant to Address Worker Shortage
NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A New London manufacturing facility is the first company to receive the Wisconsin Automation Implementation Grant. Go Fast Manufacturing, a pallet and sawmill equipment c...
Rachel Charniak Mar 29, 2023 Go Fast Manufacturing receives a Wisconsin Automatic Implementation Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation March 28, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay Woman Charged, Accused of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting 13-year-old Boy
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay woman is facing charges after she allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy. Kaitlyn Skar, 27, was arrested on Friday after a woman came to the...
Rachel Charniak Mar 29, 2023 Kaitlyn Skar mugshot.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Fox Valley Roofing Contractor Faces Over $140,000 in Fines for Alleged OSHA Violation
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of the Fox Valley's largest roofing general contractors is facing over $140,000 in proposed fines for an alleged safety violation. The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday tha...
Rachel Charniak Mar 29, 2023 Fox Valley roofing contractor faces over $140,000 in fines for alleged OSHA violation.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Appleton to Revisit 'No Mow May' Following Study Retraction
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Some Appleton residents have been participating in "No Mow May" since the city started allowing it in 2020. It means they don't mow their lawns the entire month of May, wit...
Rachel Charniak Mar 29, 2023 Friday kicks off No Mow May in Appleton which encourages residents not to cut their lawn during the month of May, May 1, 2020.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Appleton sees Increase in Retail Thefts
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) Appleton business owners should stay vigilant; and be aware of shoppers with sticky fingers. So far this year, the Appleton Police Department has taken complaints of 81 retail thef...
Rachel Charniak Mar 28, 2023 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

