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Marshfield Native Killed Serving With Ukrainian Army
WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WRN) -- A native of Marshfield was killed in action while fighting in Ukraine 28-year-old Andrew Peters, a 2012 graduate from Marshfield High School, was killed earlier this month whil...
Rachel Charniak Feb 23, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WAOW

Governor Evers Approves WIS 32/57 Improvements in Brown County
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) -- Governor Tony Evers has signed a $1.55 million contract to replace the northbound WIS 32/57 bridge over County PP in the city of De Pere. The project begins Monday, March 6, 2023...
Rachel Charniak Feb 23, 2023

Oshkosh Man Convicted of Murder, Found Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Joshua Johnson pleaded no contest to a murder at a family gathering on Memorial Day, but was then was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Johnson, 38, wa...
Rachel Charniak Feb 23, 2023 Joshua Johnson
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Another Slow Day of Sturgeon Spearing in Winter Storms
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Winter storms have made conditions difficult for sturgeon spearers for the second day in a row. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported seven sturgeon were speared on Lak...
Rachel Charniak Feb 23, 2023 Father and son duo Paul and Eli Muche celebrate Eli’s 111.2-pound, 74.7-inch sturgeon speared Feb. 23, 2023, on Lake Winnebago.
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NE Wisconsin Cheese Takes Silver In National Championship
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin may not have taken home a gold medal in the 2023 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest, but a Northeast Wisconsin cheese did snag silver. After two days of competit...
Rachel Charniak Feb 23, 2023 2023 United States Championship Cheese Contest at the Resch Expo in Green Bay.

Man Pleads Not Guilty for Allegedly Trying to Hire Other Inmate to Kill Girlfriend
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Oudy Weber pleaded not guilty Thursday for allegedly trying to hire another jail inmate to kill his girlfriend. No trial date was set for Weber, 28. He returns to court Ap...
Rachel Charniak Feb 23, 2023 Oudy Weber
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Fond du Lac Man Charged with Attacking his Mother with a Hammer
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Fond du Lac man with mental health issues was charged with attempted homicide for allegedly hitting his mother in the head more than two dozen times, including with use...
Rachel Charniak Feb 23, 2023 Aristotle Wurtz
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Man Ordered to Stand Trial in Appleton Murder at 'Known Drug House'
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Eric Rogers was ordered Thursday to stand trial for allegedly killing another man at what police say is known drug house. Rogers, 53, is accused of shooting Eric Hudson, 31,...
Rachel Charniak Feb 23, 2023 Eric Rogers
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No Indication Of Hate Crime In Mosque Stabbing
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A stabbing at a mosque Wednesday is not being investigated as a hate crime, Green Bay police say. The stabbing at the Islamic Society of Wisconsin on Velp Avenue sent a 52...
Rachel Charniak Feb 23, 2023 Green Bay police respond to a stabbing at the Islamic Society of Wisconsin on the city's west side February 22, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Woman Charged in Merrill Middle School Disturbance Pleads Not Guilty
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The one woman charged after a disturbance at Merrill Middle School pleaded not guilty Thursday to two misdemeanor counts. Charlotte Fletcher, 37, is charged with disorderly c...
Rachel Charniak Feb 23, 2023 Charlotte Fletcher appears in court virtually Jan. 17, 2023.
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