Category Archives: Local

Trial Set to Begin More Than 3 Years after Oshkosh West High School Stabbing
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- More than three years after Grant Fuhrman allegedly stabbed a police liaison officer at Oshkosh West High School, his trial appears ready to start later this month. Fuhrman,...
Rachel Charniak Jan 11, 2023 Grant Fuhrman appears in Winnebago County court June 7, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Attorneys for Teen Charged in Fatal Green Bay Crash Ask for Case to Be Dismissed
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The attorneys for a 15-year-old charged in a high-speed fatal traffic crash have asked for the case to be dismissed. Sienna Pecore is charged with first-degree reckless hom...
Rachel Charniak Jan 11, 2023 Sienna Pecore appears virtually in court Nov. 22, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Manitowoc School Board Approves Referendum Question for April Ballot
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Voters in the Manitowoc school district will have a referendum question on the ballot in spring. The Board of Education voted Tuesday to put a $61.7 million, five-year ope...
Rachel Charniak Jan 11, 2023 More books inside a 4th grade classroom library at Franklin Elementary School in Manitowoc. August 30, 2021.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay Police Investigating Reported Stabbing; One Person Injured
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Police Department is searching for a suspect in a reported stabbing that has caused non-life-threatening injuries to a 17-year-old Green Bay male. Officers were d...
Rachel Charniak Jan 11, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

City of Green Bay Seeking Feedback via Energy Planning Survey
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The City of Green Bay has shared on social media that they are conducting a survey regarding energy strategies and goals for the city. They're looking for feedback from those w...
Rachel Charniak Jan 11, 2023 Green Bay

Judge Orders Oshkosh Man Must Pay Restitution for Damaging Victim's Clothing
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oshkosh man has lost an appeal, claiming he shouldn't have to pay $500 in restitution for damaging the victim's clothing. Jeffrey Butler pleaded no contest to criminal da...
Rachel Charniak Jan 11, 2023

Outagamie County Creates Fund for Opioid Settlement Payments
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Outagamie County board voted to create a separate fund to manage its opioid settlement payments. The state of Wisconsin received about $400 million as part of a propose...
Rachel Charniak Jan 11, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Deadline Approaches to File Response in 'Making a Murderer' Steven Avery's Latest Motion
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Steven Avery's attorney has two weeks to file response in the latest round of motions regarding his conviction for the murder of Teresa Halbach. Avery is serving a life sen...
Rachel Charniak Jan 11, 2023 Steven Avery's June 2022 mug shot.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Suspect In The Death Of A Green Bay 5 Year Old Pleads Not Guilty
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The man who allegedly supplied the gun one 5-year-old used to inadvertently shoot and kill another 5-year-old has pleaded not guilty. Jordan Leavy-Carter, 35, appeared in c...
Robert Kennedy Jan 11, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Sex Offender Housing In Oshkosh Will Expand
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Oshkosh City Council is giving the go ahead for a county-owned housing facility for sex offenders. Residential housing for sex offenders in Winnebago County has been in t...
Robert Kennedy Jan 11, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

