Category Archives: Local
Appleton Common Council to Consider Hiring of Kara Homan as Director of Community and Economic Development
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The City of Appleton is likely to see a new Director of Community and Economic Development. Mayor Jake Woodford will recommend Kara Homan, AICP, for the position at the December...
Dec 02, 2022 City of Appleton
Psychiatric Exam Ordered for Man Accused of Killing Relatives
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A psychiatric exam will be performed to see if there is support for the so-called insanity plea by a man charged with killing two of his relatives. Oscar Lemus-Franco, 31,...
Dec 02, 2022 Oscar Lemus-Franco (PC: Fox 11 Online)
Flame Over Leo Frigo Bridge is Safety Flare
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Drivers may have noticed a flame of fire while driving over the Leo Frigo bridge Thursday. NEW Water posted to Twitter Thursday evening to explain that its safety flare --...
Dec 02, 2022 Safety Flare (PC: NEW Water Twitter)
Mother Convicted of Holding Son at Gunpoint Before Man Killed Him
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A woman who held her son at gunpoint shortly before he was killed by another man in a dispute about the theft of exotic pets was convicted Friday for her role in her son's d...
Dec 02, 2022 Tiffany Powell (PC: Fox 11 Online)
Man Fined for Illegally Having Concealed Weapon in Green Bay Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man cleared of a fatal shooting because it was self-defense was convicted Friday of a misdemeanor count for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit at the time, and...
Dec 02, 2022 Jaylene Edwards (PC: Fox 11 Online)
Rare Defense Strategy Planned For Suspect in Kaukauna Murder
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A woman charged in connection with a Kaukauna murder plans to argue she was a coerced victim of human trafficking, and therefore should be found not guilty for her role in t...
Dec 02, 2022 Tanya Stammer
PC: Fox 11 Online
Murder In Marinette, Suspect In Custody
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A woman is dead after allegedly getting shot by a man in a Marinette apartment building Thursday. Marinette police reported a large police presence early Thursday evening i...
Dec 02, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Appleton Plays Host To Axe And Knife Throwing Championships
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - In the Fox Valley, the best of the best in the world of knife and axe throwing are coming together to crown their champions. Inside the Fox Cities Exhibition Center, John Do...
Dec 02, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Utility Rate Hike Approved
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - You're going to be paying more for utilities this winter. Base rates in Northeast Wisconsin will be going up, but not as much as Wisconsin Public Services had wanted. Earli...
Dec 02, 2022
Man Accused Of Killing His Children, Trial Set To Begin
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Jury selection is finished in the trial of a man accused of killing his two young children. Ahead of Thursday's start to the Matthew Beyer trial, attorneys prescreened the j...
Dec 02, 2022 Matthew Beyer arrives in court for jury selection Dec. 1, 2022.
(PC: Fox 11 Online)
