Category Archives: Local

The Return Of Sturgeon Spearing Registration Stations
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - When more than 13,000 license holders take to the Lake Winnebago System for the upcoming season, those who spear a fish will find registration stations may have a ...
Robert Kennedy Feb 08, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Oshkosh School Officials Credit Training for Discovery of Gun at Webster Stanley
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Extra caution was put into place at Webster Stanley Middle School Tuesday, after an 8th grade student allegedly brought a gun to class the day before. "Fortunately our train...
Rachel Charniak Feb 07, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

'Halloween Killer' Seeks to Have State's Attempt to Keep Him Locked Up Dismissed
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Gerald Turner argues the state has no evidence to keep him in custody as a sexual predator so he should be released, as the state tries to keep the notorious "Halloween ...
Rachel Charniak Feb 07, 2023 Gerald Turner
PC: Fox 11 Online

Gun, Ammunition Found in Neenah High School Student's Backpack
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A gun and ammunition were found in a student's backpack Tuesday at Neenah High School. District officials say a police resource officer at the school received a call with a t...
Rachel Charniak Feb 07, 2023 Neenah High School's main entrance on September 16, 2021.
PC: Fox 11 Online

String of Vehicle Thefts Launches Investigation in Door County
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Law enforcement is looking for information after a string of vehicles were stolen overnight Monday in Door County. The Sturgeon Bay Police Department announced Tuesday t...
Rachel Charniak Feb 07, 2023 (Fox 11 Online)

Wrightstown Teenager's Family Raises Funds for Funeral Costs
WRIGHTSTOWN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The family of a Wrightstown teenager is raising funds for her funeral, after the 17-year-old was found dead last week. After law enforcement searched for Daniela Velazqu...
Rachel Charniak Feb 07, 2023 Daniela Velazquez
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Menasha Man Arrested After Threatening to set Residence on Fire
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two Menasha officers were hurt while trying to arrest a man who allegedly poured gasoline in a residence and threatened to set it on fire. Officers were called to the 1100 b...
Rachel Charniak Feb 07, 2023 (Fox 11 Online)

Howard Voters to See Public Safety Referendum on April Ballot
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Howard voters will see a public safety referendum question on the April ballot. The referendum seeks to increase the existing levy by $765,000 to fill state and federal fundi...
Rachel Charniak Feb 07, 2023 Village of Howard sign, February 7, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

One Person Rescued from Fond du Lac House Fire
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK)-- Fire crews rescued one person from a house fire. Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue was dispatched around 1:30 a.m. to reports of a house on fire in the 900 block of Ashbury Ct. Onc...
Rachel Charniak Feb 07, 2023 A home on fire in the 900 block of Ashbury Ct. in Fond du Lac, February 7, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Going To Pot, In Winnebago County
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Winnebago County board supervisor is pushing an ordinance that would reduce simple marijuana possession to a $1 fine. The county's Judiciary and Public Safety Comm...
Robert Kennedy Feb 07, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

