Category Archives: Local

Give Big Green Bay Raises Nearly $2.5 Million During 24-hour Event
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The "Give Big Green Bay" charity donation drive netted $2,468,183 which will benefit 45 organizations. This year there were 3,826 donors. Give Big Green Bay has been an an...
Rachel Charniak Feb 22, 2023

Commercial Flights Canceled for Rest of Wednesday at Austin Straubel
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Commercial flights in and out of Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport have been canceled for the rest of Wednesday amidst the winter storms. Airport director ...
Rachel Charniak Feb 22, 2023 Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport in Ashwaubenon is seen July 19, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Single-Digit Number of Sturgeon Speared Wednesday
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Sturgeon spearers registered their fewest fish of the season Wednesday as Winter Storm Delilah kept many off Lake Winnebago. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says only seve...
Rachel Charniak Feb 22, 2023 Michael Loewe poses with the 48.3-pound, 65.6-inch, sturgeon he registered Feb. 22, 2023, at the Stockbridge registration station.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man Convicted for Role in Deadly Fight on Menominee Indian Reservation
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 28-year-old man has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter for his role in a deadly fight on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Duane Waupoose, Jr., 28, was also convicted Wednesday ...
Rachel Charniak Feb 22, 2023 Duane Waupoose mugshot.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Sturgeon Spearing 2023: Harvested Fish May be Leaner
LAKE WINNEBAGO (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As the finish line to the 2023 Sturgeon Spearing Season nears, more than a thousand sturgeon have been taken from Lake Winnebago. But how do the fish look? Experts say it...
Rachel Charniak Feb 22, 2023 Sturgeon speared on Lake Winnebago near Pipe, February 14, 2023 .
PC: Fox 11 Online

Bald Eagle Shot With an Arrow in Waupaca Should be Left Alone
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A wildlife group is asking the public to let a wounded bald eagle last spotted in Waupaca be after it was struck by an arrow. Raptor Education Group, Inc. says the eagle was...
Rachel Charniak Feb 22, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Valley Transit Suspending Services During Winter Storm
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The current winter storm is putting the brakes on Valley Transit services. Valley Transit says it will end services early on Wednesday due to hazardous weather conditions. ...
Rachel Charniak Feb 22, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Parking and Tow Bans for Winter Storm
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- With Winter Storms hitting Northeast Wisconsin, municipalities are enforcing winter parking and tow bans. Heavy snow and strong winds are likely at times, which will lead to dangerous a...
Rachel Charniak Feb 22, 2023 Snow Plow
PC: Fox 11 Online

Faith Technologies Incorporated Invests in TitletownTech
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Faith Technologies Incorporated is investing in TitletownTech. FTI is a national leader in engineering, construction, manufacturing and clean energy. "At FTI, we've alwa...
Rachel Charniak Feb 22, 2023 A view inside TitletownTech in Ashwaubenon April 23, 2019.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay Metro Fire Department Responds to Norwood Ave. Fire
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to an incident Wednesday morning. At 8:10 a.m. the Green Bay Metro Fire Department was alerted by Brown County Emergency Communica...
Rachel Charniak Feb 22, 2023 GBMFD

