Category Archives: Local
Man sentenced for Kewaunee County child sexual assaults; also faces trial in Oconto County
KEWAUNEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oconto County man who removed a GPS device and fled to Texas while awaiting trial was sentenced to 20 years in prison for one sexual assault case. He is still awaiting t...
Apr 14, 2026 Michael Bullock (Photo courtesy: Oconto County Sheriff's Office)
Former Oconto Falls teacher pleads not guilty to having sexual contact with students
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Oconto Falls High School staff member Gayle Gander pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegedly having inappropriate sexual conduct with seven students. Gander, 60, faces 1...
Apr 14, 2026 Gayle Gander (Oconto County Jail)
Appleton continues to push for dismissal of wrongful death suit for deadly police shooting
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Appleton has appealed a ruling denying its motion to have dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a man killed by a police officer, court records show. Of...
Apr 14, 2026
Flooding in Bellevue, Ledgeview, Allouez causes road closures, water in basements
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Flooding is causing road closures and travel troubles in Bellevue and Ledgeview, as well as Allouez. Monroe Road near Highway 172 is seeing some parts submerged underwater....
Apr 14, 2026 Flooding on Monroe Road Near Highway 172 in Bellevue April 14, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Tornado watch issued for southern part of Northeast Wisconsin
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- We're on Storm Watch as more thunderstorms are expected tonight. These storms could again be severe, with large hail, damaging wind and more heavy rain. A tornado watch is in effect for...
Apr 14, 2026 Lightning fans out over Northeast Wisconsin. July 19, 2020. (Photo courtesy: Jamie Lynn Malone)
3 rescued from flooded house in Suamico; village issues disaster declaration
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The village of Suamico has issued a disaster declaration in response to flooding on Tuesday. Emergency crews say they've responded to multiple incidents. In one, three peopl...
Apr 14, 2026 Suamico firefighters rescue people from a flooded house on Stream Road April 14, 2026. (Photo courtesy Suamico Fire Dept.)
Water beginning to recede at Big Falls Dam on Little Wolf River
WAUPACA COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Big Falls dam is holding steady, according to the latest reports. Emergency management Director Zac Van Asten said "The dam has not breached, nothing like that. T...
Apr 14, 2026 The Little Wolf River overflows it banks in Big Falls April 14, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Details on the law that allows users to bet online from anywhere in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Until last week, if you wanted to place an online sports bet, you had to come to casino or tribal land. Not anymore. Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law to legalize onl...
Apr 13, 2026 Oneida Casino sports betting, Feb. 10, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Algoma church displaying 90-year-old murals uncovered in storage after nearly 60 years
ALGOMA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Those worshipping at St. John's Lutheran in Algoma were treated with new artwork to admire. However, anyone who was at the church between 1936 and 1966 would probably call it...
Apr 13, 2026 90-year-old murals depicting Jesus hang on the wall at Saint John's Lutheran in Algoma, Apr. 12, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
New London child missing for 2 hours has died
NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 3-year-old boy died Monday after he was missing for two hours. New London police say the boy was reported missing near New London Middle School just before 5 a.m. He wa...
Apr 13, 2026 Tysen French was found dead in the Wolf River in New London after a two-hour search April 13, 2026. (Photo courtesy New London Police Dept.)
