Category Archives: Local
"I Was Humiliated": Green Bay Man Charged In Double Homicide
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay man admitted killing his girlfriend and her friend, prosecutors allege. Richard Sotka, 48, was arrested Sunday in Arkansas, less than a day after the two women...
Feb 01, 2023 PC: WLUK, Mississippi County, Arkansas Jail
Work Begins to Link Denmark to Central Brown County Water Authority's system
DENMARK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A project to bring higher quality water to a Brown County community broke ground. Work began Wednesday afternoon to include the village of Denmark to the Central Brown Count...
Feb 01, 2023 Work begins on a new water pipeline in Denmark February 1, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Experts Voice How to Avoid Hypothermia and Frostbite During Wisconsin Winters
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In the wake of a teen's death in Brown County, and possibly another in Sturgeon Bay, safety experts are giving insight on how to avoid frostbite and hypothermia during extr...
Feb 01, 2023
Green Bay Metro Transit System Looks for Public Input in Online Survey
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Metro transit system needs the public's input to improve the system. Green Bay Metro and the Brown County Planning Commission are in the beginning stages of ...
Feb 01, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online
Preliminary Hearing Set for Teen Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for Feb. 13 for a teen charged with delivering a fatal dose of drugs. Maylia Julieanna Paige Sotelo, 15, is charged in adult ...
Feb 01, 2023 Maylia Julieanna Paige Sotelo appears before Brown County court via Zoom, January 27, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Brown County Emergency Management Director Discusses Emergency Preparedness
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- Wisconsin winters can lead to unpredictable travels on the roads; weather you end up in a crash or in a ditch. It's a good idea to keep an emergency kit in your vehicle. Lau...
Feb 01, 2023
Hundreds of Wisconsin EMS Professionals Arrive in Green Bay Area for Conference
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin EMS Association (WEMSA) is hosting its annual conference and expo in the Green Bay area this year; with approximately 900 EMS professionals expected to att...
Feb 01, 2023 The Wisconsin EMS Association (WEMSA) is hosting its annual conference and expo at the Resch Expo in Ashwaubenon, February 1, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Fishing Through The Ice And Getting There Safely
LAKE WINNEBAGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Experts say Lake Winnebago started to form ice after Thanksgiving, but it's been slow going since then. "We're a little late, but we're making ice. Cold weather finall...
Feb 01, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Appleton and Green Bay Police Warn of Winter Vehicle Thefts
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- With the cold weather, there's a tendency to start your car, and step away as it is warming up. But this can have consequences... Lieutenant Meghan Cash with the Appleton Police...
Jan 31, 2023 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Sheriff's Office Says Missing Wrightstown Teen Found Frozen to Death
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Brown County Sheriff's Office reports a tragic ending to a nearly two-day search for a missing teen in Brown County. Authorities say 17-year-old Daniela Velazqeuez'...
Jan 31, 2023 Daniela Velazquez
PC: Fox 11 Online
