Category Archives: Local

State Supreme Court Removes Marinette County Judge from Hudson's Appeal
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court replaced an appellate court judge from hearing the motions of convicted murderer Kenneth Hudson. Hudson is serving a life prison term for the Jun...
Rachel Charniak Mar 22, 2023 Kenneth Hudson
PC: Fox 11 Online

Police, Medical Examiner Working at Scene on Green Bay's West Side
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 26 year old Green Bay male was found dead Wednesday morning on Green Bay's west side. Police say around 10:30 a.m., a passerby reported seeing a person lying on the grou...
Rachel Charniak Mar 22, 2023 Police work at a scene on Packerland Drive in Green Bay March 22, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

High Speed Chase Leads To Drug Bust
WAUPUN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An Oshkosh man was arrested on drug charges after a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County. It started just after 6 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 26, near Cattaraugus Road in the to...
Robert Kennedy Mar 22, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Potawatomi State Park Tower Set To Be Repaired
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A nearly 90-year-old Door County tower is set to be stabilized, as it waits for a possible restoration. Signs are posted around Potawatomi State Park, letting people kno...
Rachel Charniak Mar 21, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Northeast Wisconsin Company was First to Track Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- We heard quite a bit about unknown flying objects and suspected Chinese spy balloons earlier this year -- but how did officials actually track down these objects? A Northe...
Rachel Charniak Mar 21, 2023 A view inside TitletownTech in Ashwaubenon April 23, 2019.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Ice Fishing Continues on Shawano Lake
SHAWANO LAKE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As we mark the third week of March, the ice fishing campaign is certainly winding down. That includes Shawano Lake, which is about an hour Northwest of Green Bay. "For ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 21, 2023 ce fishermen Dave Vander Velden and Dennis Van Rossum on Shawano Lake, March 21, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

'Not Your Father's Factory': Marinette Manufacturer Adding More Jobs with Expansion
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A manufacturing expansion is breaking ground and adding jobs in Marinette. KS Large Bore Pistons LLC kicked off its new 35,000 square-foot addition at 2945 Angwall Drive. ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 21, 2023 KS Large Bore Pistons LLC in Marinette held a groundbreaking for its expansion, March 21, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

FVTC Adding Fourth Police Recruit Academy Due to Demand, Despite Police Shortage
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With retirement rates up and new recruits in short supply, Wisconsin recently set a new record low for the number of law enforcement officers employed. But, that number cou...
Rachel Charniak Mar 21, 2023 A police car used for training at Fox Valley Technical College, March 21, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Brown County OWI Task Force Arrests Nine during St. Patrick's Day Deployment
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Brown County OWI Task Force was busy on St. Patrick's Day. While being deployed in Green Bay from 7 p.m. on Friday, March 17 to 3 a.m. the next day, Lieutenant Tom Buchman ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 21, 2023 (File Photo)

Appleton Police Department Releases Annual Report
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Appleton Police Department has released its 2022 annual report, which includes crime statistics and other information about the community and the department. The report high...
Rachel Charniak Mar 21, 2023 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

