Category Archives: Local

NE Wisconsin Reacts To California Mass Shooting
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Asian American organizations in Northeast Wisconsin are shaken up by the mass shooting in California. The Northeast Wisconsin Chinese Association celebrated Lunar New Year i...
Robert Kennedy Jan 23, 2023 MWC

Coast Guard to Close Southern Green Bay for Commercial Traffic
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Coast Guard will be closing southern Green Bay for commercial traffic use. In a press release, the Captain of the Port Sector Lake Michigan will be closing the waters ...
Rachel Charniak Jan 22, 2023 U.S. Coast Guard
PC: Fox 11 Online

Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year Celebration Held at Local College
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fox Valley Technical College hosted a Chinese New Year event on Saturday with the new year officially beginning on Sunday. The Northeast Wisconsin Chinese Association pu...
Rachel Charniak Jan 22, 2023 Fox Valley Technical College hosts a Chinese New Year event on January 21, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Pulaski Bonfire Victim Speaks Out for First Time at Community Fundraiser
PULASKI, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Brandon Brzeczkowski has spoken out for the first time about his experience that night during a fundraiser Saturday for victims like himself. Authorities have said 50 to 60 ...
Rachel Charniak Jan 22, 2023 Brzeczkowski Family, January 21, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

No Foul Play Expected in Marinette County Missing Case
MARINETTE, WI (WLUK) -- The Marinette County Sheriff's Office says there is no indication of foul play related to a man who has not been seen for more than a week. Investigators say Theodore (Teddy) E...
Rob Sussman Jan 22, 2023 A surveillance picture from Kwik Trip in Crivitz from January 12th shows what Theodore Egge was likely wearing when he was last seen in the Athelstane area on January 13th. (Photo courtesy: Marinette County Sheriff's Office.)

Teen Killed, Two Others Seriously Hurt in Fond du Lac County Crash
TAYCHEEDAH, WI (WLUK) -- A teenage boy is dead and two other teens seriously injured in a car accident Saturday morning in the Township of Taycheedah. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office says it r...
Rob Sussman Jan 22, 2023

Ice Conditions a Concern as Mild Winter Continues
SHAWANO LAKE (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Ice conditions may be a concern for ice fishermen in Northeast Wisconsin. Despite the mild winter dozens of shanties still covered the east end of Shawano Lake on Friday. B...
Rob Sussman Jan 21, 2023 The scene on Shawano Lake on Friday, January 20th, 2023. (Fox 11 Online)

Wisconsin Business Owners Pessimistic on Economy, but Remain Hopeful for an Upturn
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- More than half of Wisconsin businesses expect the state's economy will enter a recession this year. That's the finding of the latest Wisconsin Employer Survey by Wisconsin ...
Rob Sussman Jan 21, 2023

Green Bay Man Charged in Connection to Bank Robbery
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A Green Bay man suspected of robbing a bank in the 200 block of South Military Avenue on January 18, 2023, has been charged. The Brown County District Attorney's Office charged...
Rachel Charniak Jan 20, 2023 Mark Vogel

Brittany Zimmerman's Mom Speaks After Life Sentence Imposed on her Killer
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The man who murdered UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann in 2008 will spend the rest of his life in prison. Brittany's mother, Jean Zimmerman, spoke after Friday's sentenc...
Rachel Charniak Jan 20, 2023

