Category Archives: Local

Disturbance at Oshkosh Middle School Stemmed from Student Discipline, Prosecutors Say
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Six people arrested at Merrill Middle School allegedly forced their way into the school because they were responding to a 13-year-old being disciplined inside -- leading to ...
Rachel Charniak Jan 17, 2023 Merrill Middle School
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man Sentenced for Omro Double Homicide
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Andrew Clark was sentenced Tuesday to back-to-back life sentences with no chance for parole for killing his wife and a witness to her murder. Clark shot and killed his wife, ...
Rachel Charniak Jan 17, 2023 Andrew Clark
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Psychiatric Evaluation Ordered for Man in Manitowoc Stabbing
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man accused in the non-fatal stabbing of his cousin added a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect Thursday. Ryan King, 36, is charged with attempted ho...
Rachel Charniak Jan 17, 2023 Ryan King
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Preliminary Hearing Postponed for Green Bay Teen Charged in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A preliminary hearing was postponed Tuesday for a 15-year-old girl accused of providing fatal dose of fentanyl-laced pills to another teen. Maylia Julieanna Paige Sotelo of...
Rachel Charniak Jan 17, 2023 Maylia Julieanna Paige Sotelo
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Text Message Absentee Ballot Tracking System Proposed
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- State Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) and State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R-Appleton) announced legislation to create a notification system for absentee voters in W...
Rachel Charniak Jan 17, 2023

Give BIG Green Bay to Feature 45 Local Nonprofit Organizations
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- You can donate to one or many organizations during Give BIG Green Bay; hosted by The Green Bay Packers Foundation and Greater Green Bay Community Foundation as a day of giving ...
Rachel Charniak Jan 17, 2023 Give BIG Green Bay

Milwaukee Man with Active Warrant Arrested in Fond du Lac County High-Speed Chase
TOWN OF BYRON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Milwaukee man with an active warrant was arrested following a high-speed chase in Fond du Lac County. It started around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday when a deputy spotted a ve...
Rachel Charniak Jan 17, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Sheboygan Brewery Hosting Fundraiser to Help Reopen Children's Museum
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Sheboygan business is brewing up support to reopening the city's children's museum after it was damaged by water and ice. Above and Beyond Children's Museum closed indef...
Rachel Charniak Jan 17, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Housing Inequality In Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The city of Green Bay is moving ahead with a plan to address inequality in housing. "When you're barely trying to get on your feet, it's very hard to take $20 out of your k...
Robert Kennedy Jan 17, 2023 City of Green Bay

Mild Weather Has Ice Fishing Fans Frustrated
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With temperatures hovering around the freezing mark, conditions on some area lakes are causing concern. From the safety of the ground near the Merritt Avenue Landing in Oshko...
Robert Kennedy Jan 17, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

