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Extension Brown County Issues USDA Food Security Survey Results
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- Seventy-seven percent of households surveyed at food pantries across Brown County are considered food insecure, according to a survey recently completed by UW-Madison Extens...
Rachel Charniak Feb 27, 2023

Exhibit at City Hall Marks Green Bay's 169th Birthday
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Happy birthday to the city of Green Bay! The city was founded on Feb. 27, 1854. To celebrate its 169th birthday, the city is unveiling an exhibit on the second floor of Ci...
Rachel Charniak Feb 27, 2023 A timeline of the founding of Green Bay is displayed at City Hall Feb. 27, 2023, the city's 169th birthday.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay Homicide Trial Begins
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Trial started Monday for the man who allegedly initiated the events which led to the discovery of a murder victim's burned body on the campus of the University of Wisconsi...
Rachel Charniak Feb 27, 2023 Pedro Santiago-Marquez appears in court via video conference June 17, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Jail Escape Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man charged with escape after being arrested outside the Brown County jail pleaded not guilty Monday. No trial date was set for Justin Dietrich, 35. He returns to court ...
Rachel Charniak Feb 27, 2023 Justin Dietrich appears in court Feb. 27, 2023, via video conference from the Brown County Jail.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office Shares Update on Friday Deaths
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office has provided more information regarding two individuals who were found deceased on Friday at about 9:15 a.m. at a residence on Litt...
Rachel Charniak Feb 27, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Trial Starts in Murder-for-Hire Case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Trial started Monday for a man who allegedly tried to hire someone to kill a sexual assault victim and her mother. The trial for Laene Piontek is scheduled to last all week...
Rachel Charniak Feb 27, 2023 Laene Piontek appears in Brown County court via video conference March 23, 2021.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Judge Grants Schabusiness Attorney's Request to Withdraw From Case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two weeks after Taylor Schabusiness attacked her attorney, Quinn Jolly, during a court hearing, the judge on Monday granted Jolly's request to withdraw from the case. Scha...
Rachel Charniak Feb 27, 2023 Taylor Schabusiness attacks her attorney, Quinn Jolly, in Brown County court Feb. 14, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Green Bay Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of the brothers allegedly involved in a non-fatal shooting in Green Bay pleaded not guilty Monday. No trial date was set for Avion Simbler, 16, for attempted first-deg...
Rachel Charniak Feb 27, 2023 Avion Simbler appears in court via video conference from the Brown County Jail Feb. 27, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

More Information Coming This Week on Green Bay Audio Surveillance Lawsuit
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- At Tuesday's Finance Committee meeting, discussion will include how much a lawsuit defending the audio recording system at City Hall could cost. There will be no official actio...
Rachel Charniak Feb 27, 2023 A sign on a wall at Green Bay City Hall seen Feb. 17, 2023, alerts visitors that they are being recorded.
PC: Fox 11 Online

That's A Wrap: 2023 Sturgeon Spearing Season Comes To An End
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Sunday was the final day of the 2023 sturgeon spearing season. On Lake Winnebago, 53 sturgeon were harvested. There were 4 juvenile females, 29 adult females, and 20...
Robert Kennedy Feb 27, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
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