Category Archives: Local

Community Blood Center Issues Urgent Need for A & O Blood Types
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Community Blood Center is urging community members to make lifesaving donations. The center says it has issued an urgent need for A positive, A negative, O positive, an...
Rachel Charniak Jan 06, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Mercury Marine Unveils Its Electric Outboard
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Fond du Lac company is launching its first electric outboard motor. Mercury Marine unveiled its Avator 7.5e model at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Wednesda...
Robert Kennedy Jan 06, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of Mercury Marine

Former NE Wisconsin Car Dealer Sentenced To Prison For Fraud
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Former car dealer John Solberg was sentenced Thursday to two years, six months in federal prison for defrauding customers. Solberg previously pleaded guilty to a count of m...
Robert Kennedy Jan 06, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Firefighters Wade Into The Water For Icy Rescue
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A deer is safe and on dry land, thanks to a group of Green Bay firefighters. Crews were called to an area of the East River in Bellevue Thursday morning for a report of a de...
Robert Kennedy Jan 06, 2023 PHOTO: Green Bay Metro Fire

Green Bay Police Report Less Shots Fired in 2022 Than 2021
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Police Department reports that there were fewer shots fired cases in the City of Green Bay for 2022 compared to 2021. Crime analysts tracked a 25.6% decrease in t...
Rachel Charniak Jan 05, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

State Supreme Court to Review Buchanan's Transportation Fee
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court will review the Town of Buchanan's transportation fee, it said Thursday. The town instituted a transportation fee to projects including roads, si...
Rachel Charniak Jan 05, 2023 Buchanan Town Hall
PC: Fox 11 Online

Northeast Wisconsin Leaders Revisit Passenger Rail Service
WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Northeast Wisconsin leaders are once again showing interest in connecting with Amtrak's Milwaukee-Chicago line. City leaders from Appleton, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, Kaukauna, M...
Rachel Charniak Jan 05, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

24 Arrested in Green Bay During Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Holiday Campaign
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Police Department ended the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over holiday enforcement campaign with 24 suspected OWI arrests from December 16, 2022, to January 1, 2023. ...
Rachel Charniak Jan 05, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Judge Rules All Forgery & Theft Counts Will Stay Against Former Rescue Service Treasurer
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Eleven forgery counts will stay in place against the former treasurer for Black Creek Rescue Service - who allegedly stole more than $130,000 from the organization, a judge...
Rachel Charniak Jan 05, 2023 Kathleen Pasch
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Cash Reward Offered in Manitowoc County Farm Equipment Theft
TOWN OF LIBERTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A $500 cash reward is being offered for information in the theft of farm equipment in Manitowoc County. Deputies say two Telemecanique Silo Unloader Remotes were tak...
Rachel Charniak Jan 05, 2023

