Category Archives: Local

Arrest Made In Green Bay Homicide Investigation
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A shooting in December on Green Bay's east side is now a homicide after one of the victims died, police said Wednesday. Police closed down a stretch of Smith Street for mu...
Rachel Charniak Jan 04, 2023 A stretch of Smith Street in Green Bay is closed Jan. 4, 2023, as police work to serve an arrest warrant.
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Four Candidates Running for Green Bay Mayor
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There will be a primary election for the Green Bay mayor's race after four candidates submitted paperwork to run. City Clerk Celestine Jeffreys identified the four candida...
Rachel Charniak Jan 04, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Teen Charged in Pulaski-Area Bonfire Explosion
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Juvenile criminal court charges have been filed against one suspect for an explosion at a bonfire near Pulaski. Multiple people were injured when a partially filled drum o...
Rachel Charniak Jan 04, 2023 This property in the Shawano County town of Maple Grove, seen Oct. 18, 2022, is the location of a bonfire explosion that injured dozens of current and former Pulaski High School students four days earlier.

Man Arrested in Connection to November Appleton Murder
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Appleton Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a homicide investigation that took place on November 15, 2022 in the 700 block of W. Summer St. in which 31 ...
Rachel Charniak Jan 04, 2023 Eric Rogers
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Wisconsin Maritime Museum Tells Story of Formerly Lost USS Robalo Submarine
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An effort to highlight the history of World War II and the contributions from the area takes center stage at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc. The presentation i...
Rachel Charniak Jan 04, 2023 USS Robalo submarine launch photo at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, January 3, 2023.
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Oshkosh Shelter Will Continue Operating For Now
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - During the cold snap before Christmas, Winnebago County Executive Jon Doemel signed an emergency declaration to keep the Day By Day Warming Shelter operating. On Tuesday, the...
Robert Kennedy Jan 04, 2023

$180 Thousand Investment In Green Bay Tourism
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Money from the federal government for COVID-19 relief is helping bring visitors to the Green Bay. Grants from American Rescue Plan Act dollars were given to several organiz...
Robert Kennedy Jan 04, 2023

Reminding Kids How Valuable They Are
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Some Northeast Wisconsin kids are realizing just how valued they are after being paid a visit by a Green Bay Packers player Tuesday evening. Packers wide receiver Randall C...
Robert Kennedy Jan 04, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

City of Appleton Sees First Female Chief of Police
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- History was made in Appleton on Tuesday morning; as the Appleton Police Department swore in their first female Chief of Police. Chief Polly Olson began her career in the Appleto...
Rachel Charniak Jan 03, 2023 Chief Polly Olson interacts with community at Swearing-In Ceremony

Green Bay Metro Fire: City Ends Holiday Season with Four Red Bulbs
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The city of Green Bay ended the holiday season with four residential fires. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department kept track of residential and commercial fires from Nov. 24...
Rachel Charniak Jan 03, 2023 Four bulbs are red on the Fire Department's holiday wreath.

