Category Archives: Local

Former Green Bay bank executive sentenced for $412K theft from employer
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Former bank official Amy Reid was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison for stealing $411,923 from her employer. Reid must pay that amount in restitution, and ...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2025

High school student injured in tow truck collision in Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A high school student was seriously injured after they were hit by a tow truck while crossing an Oshkosh street. It happened around 7:54 a.m. Wednesday on W. Murdock Avenue ...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online

Date set for 2026 Green Bay Charity Softball Game
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Mark your calendars for the 2026 Green Bay Charity Softball Game. The date of the game, which pits the Green Bay Packers' offense against the defense, is set for June 5 ...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2025 Scenes from the 2025 Green Bay Charity Softball Game at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, May 23, 2025.
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Oshkosh Defense announces layoffs impacting 160 workers starting January 2026
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Oshkosh Defense confirms it will layoff about 160 employees early next year. The company says it is taking steps to align its workforce in Oshkosh with current and anticipat...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Fourth suspect in Outagamie County child abuse case expected to face charges
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Preliminary hearings have now been set for the three people charged with child abuse after a 14-year-old girl weighing just 35 pounds was hospitalized, and police confirm ch...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2025 L-R Walter Goodman, Savanna LeFever and Kayla Stemler (Photos courtesy Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)

Outagamie County warns of whooping cough spread amid rising respiratory illnesses
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Outagamie County health officials say pertussis, aka whooping cough, is circulating the community. It comes at a time when other respiratory illnesses are present, like flu, RSV, COVID-...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Outagamie County approves new gravel quarry in town of Center, despite community pushback
TOWN OF CENTER, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A special exception permit for a proposed gravel quarry in the town of Center was approved Tuesday, but it faced major pushback from residents who live in the area. "...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2025 The site for a proposed gravel quarry in the Town of Center, approved by the Outagamie County zoning committee Tuesday. November 11, 2025.
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Green Bay's city council approves exclusive negotiating with United Soccer League
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay's city council unanimously approved Tuesday entering into exclusive negotiations to bring a United Soccer League team to the city. The USL, the fastest growing p...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2025 Soccer balls.
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3 charged with child neglect in Outagamie County; Teen 'close to death' weighing 35 pounds
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three adults are facing child neglect charges, months after authorities were called to their town of Oneida home and found a 14-year-old girl close to death. Walter Goodman...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2025 L-R Walter Goodman, Savanna LeFever and Kayla Stemler (Photos courtesy Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)

Kaukauna gas station sells lottery ticket worth $353,000
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A lottery player in Kaukauna took home a huge prize over the weekend. On Sunday, the lucky player won the fourth-largest Fast Play Progressive Jackpot in Wisconsin history,...
Rachel Charniak Nov 11, 2025 Lottery tickets are for sale Dec. 28, 2021, at Stadium Shell in Ashwaubenon.
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