Category Archives: Local
Little Wolf River Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Cornelius Russell pleaded not guilty Tuesday for allegedly shooting another Little Wolf River rafter. Russell faces three charges, including first-degree intentional homicide...
Aug 31, 2021
Trial Date Set in Green Bay Murder Case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A possible plea deal in a Green Bay murder case did not materialize Tuesday, so a March 14 trial was set. Waylon Wayman is charged with first-degree intentional homicide fo...
Aug 31, 2021 Waylon Wayman in court. (Fox 11 Online)
Schneider Minimizing Carbon Footprint with Battery-Electric Vehicles
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - By next year, Schneider will become one of the largest battery-electric truck fleets in North America. Schenider says it will add 50 Freightliner eCascadias, the truck ma...
Aug 31, 2021
Mosquito Annoyance Continues Locally
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Mosquitoes are still pestering people across Northeast Wisconsin. Experts say recent rain is to blame. Laura Melotte was hiking on Lineville Road--while she typically sticks...
Aug 31, 2021 John Tann / CC
Wife of State Senator Andre Jacque, Hospitalized with COVID, Urges Vaccination
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) -- The wife of De Pere Republican State Senator Andre Jacque, who is currently hospitalized with COVID-19 induced pneumonia, is urging people to get vaccinated. Renee Jacque says in...
Aug 31, 2021 PHOTO: Senator Andre Jacque
Oshkosh School Board Holds Postponed Meeting Online
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Oshkosh School Board yesterday finally held their meeting originally scheduled for last week. The meeting was held virtually after their attempt to hold it in-person was...
Aug 31, 2021 Oshkosh School District (File Photo)
Sheriff's Department Seeking Jail Staff
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Brown County Sheriff's officials say 2021 has been a difficult year in terms of staffing at the Brown County Jail. Sixteen positions are open at the jail, which officials ...
Aug 31, 2021 Brown County Sheriff's Office. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
The Old Glory Honor Flight is Underway After Pandemic Postponement
The Honor Flight, transportation around D.C. and meals are free of charge for the veterans as a way of saying thank you for their sacrifices and their service. And the public gets a chance to say than...
Aug 31, 2021 The 99 vets photographed in front of the Washington Monument. (Robert Kennedy/WTAQ)
Manitowoc Schools are Back in Session
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Manitowoc Public School District is starting school on Monday. "I am extremely excited, I know that our teachers and all the rest of our staff are excited as well," sa...
Aug 30, 2021
Winnebago County Health Department Says Spammers Managed to Spoof Department Phone Number
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) -- The Winnebago County Health Department says that scammers have been able to spoof their number. The Health Department says if you received a call from 920-232-3000 on Monday, Aug...
Aug 30, 2021 Carissa Rogers / CC
