Category Archives: Local

Mishicot woman plead guilty to a multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Manitowoc County woman plead guilty to a multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme. According to prosecutors, through her temporary staffing agency based in Manitowoc, Cherie Campio...
Rachel Charniak Sep 29, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online

Preliminary hearing set for suspect in Manitowoc murder case
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A preliminary hearing will be held Oct. 9 for Kirk Dunn, the suspect in the murder of Jaisiah Owens in Manitowoc. Dunn, 20, is charged with first-degree intentional homicid...
Rachel Charniak Sep 29, 2025 Kirk Dunn (Manitowoc Co. Jail)

Impact Sports Academy breaks ground on expansion to baseball/softball facility in Lawrence
TOWN OF LAWRENCE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An expansion project is officially underway at the Impact Sports Academy in the town of Lawrence. The project includes a significant addition to the ISA facility, a...
Rachel Charniak Sep 29, 2025 Impact Sports Academy broke ground on an expansion project to its baseball/softball facility in Lawrence, Sept. 25, 2025.
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ThedaCare plans to build 56 town homes in Neenah, pending city approval
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- ThedaCare plans to build 56 town homes next to their regional medical center in Neenah for their new physician residency program. The plan is pending approval from city counc...
Rachel Charniak Sep 29, 2025 ThedaCare.
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Suspect in Green Bay drug deal murder faces trial; co-defendants await hearings
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Nov. 10 trial date was set Friday for Elijah White, one of the suspects in a Berner Street drug deal-related murder. White, 19, is charged with being party to first-degre...
Rachel Charniak Sep 29, 2025 L-R: Dion Richardson, Elijah White and Nigel White (Photos courtesy: Brown County Jail)

Charges filed against suspect in Manitowoc shooting
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Kirk Dunn, the suspect in the murder of Jaisiah Owens, was formally charged Friday with first-degree intentional homicide. An initial court appearance is scheduled for Mond...
Rachel Charniak Sep 29, 2025 Kirk Dunn (Manitowoc Co. Jail)

State and Tyco Fire Products near settlement in PFAS pollution lawsuit
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The framework of a settlement has been reached between the State and Tyco Fire Products in lawsuit about PFAS pollution, but the final details have yet to be agreed upon, a...
Rachel Charniak Sep 29, 2025 Foam floating in the Peshtigo River.
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Ernie Stevens Jr., Chairman of the Indian Gaming Assocation, dies at 66
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Ernie Stevens Jr., the longtime Chairman of the Indian Gaming Association and Oneida Nation of Wisconsin citizen, has died at the age of 66. The news was confirmed by his son Brandon Ye...
Rachel Charniak Sep 29, 2025 Ernie Stevens Jr., of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, was the Chairman of the Indian Gaming Association. Stevens passed away suddenly on September 26, 2025 (Photo Courtesy: Indian Gaming Association)

Appleton man gets 10-year sentence after domestic abuse arrest reveals firearm crimes
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A convicted felon linked an Oshkosh shooting was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Jason J. Evans, 42, formerly of Appleton was convicted of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon....
Rachel Charniak Sep 29, 2025 Jason J. Evans (Brown Co. Jail)

Doctors, state leaders react to Planned Parenthood's abortion service pause in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Last week, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin became the first state chapter to announce that abortion services will be paused as a result of President Donald Trump's "One Bi...
Rachel Charniak Sep 29, 2025 Planned Parenthood logo

