Category Archives: Local
Spearers Cut in as Sturgeon Season Begins
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Spearers have cut in to the ice on Lake Winnebago for the start of sturgeon spearing season. It officially began this morning. Visibility is largely reported to be poor, but...
Feb 12, 2022 A sturgeon (file photo)
Ice Conditions 'Pretty Safe' Ahead of Sturgeon Spearing Season
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's almost time to cut into the ice on the Lake Winnebago system for the sturgeon spearing season. Don Herman of Sunk? Dive and Ice Service says there's plenty of ice to di...
Feb 11, 2022 Steve Renderman cuts a new hole for his son's strugeon spearing shanty on Lake Winnebago.
Football Fans Getting the Food Ready for Super Bowl Sunday
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- While the Packers early exit from the playoffs was disappointing to football fans in Northeast Wisconsin, they're still expected to gather in front of their TVs to watch the Los...
Feb 11, 2022 Maggie / CC
Protect Your Heart and Your Wallet This Valentine's Day
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - This Valentine's Day is shaping up to be big, according to projections by the National Retail Federation, which suggests that consumer spending will reach nearly $24 billion. Wh...
Feb 11, 2022 Lisa Zins / CC
Not Guilty Plea Entered in Oconto County Drug Murder
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Manuel Herrera-Hernandez pleaded not guilty Friday for a drug deal-related murder a year ago. Herrera-Hernandez, 33, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the...
Feb 11, 2022
Fond du Lac Man Arrested for Child Pornography Following Cyber Tip
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - A Fond du Lac man is in custody after police served a warrant on his 7th Street home on Thursday, following a tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children. 4...
Feb 11, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Second Suspect Arrested in Manitowoc Shootout Incident
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Manitowoc police say a second suspect in a shooting near a park, has been taken into custody. Officers say they also recovered one of the weapons used in Sunday's shooting....
Feb 11, 2022
Man Charged with Recklessly Endangering Safety of Individual in Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton man is facing charges in Winnebago County in an incident that occurred last month. Oshkosh police say they arrested 20-year-old Godffrey G. Kairu on Jan. 24 for ...
Feb 11, 2022
Green Bay Murder Suspect Ordered to Stand Trial
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The man who allegedly killed another man due to a drug debt and then dumped his body at UW-Green Bay was ordered Friday to stand trial. Pedro Santiago-Marquez is charged wi...
Feb 11, 2022
Green Bay Schools Asking for Input on How to Utilize Federal Grant
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay schools are asking staff, parents, and the community on how to use a large grant expected to arrive through the American Rescue Plan. Officials in the Green Bay Area P...
Feb 11, 2022 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
