Category Archives: Local
No attorney assigned yet in case against man in 5-year-old's shooting death
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - About a year after his case was placed on hold due to his attorney's illness and subsequent death, the state Public Defender's Office still hasn't found an attorney for Jor...
Sep 19, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of Green Bay PD
Northbound I-41 ramps at Ballard Road set to reopen
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A section of Interstate 41 will be reopening Saturday. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Friday the northbound I-41 on and off-ramps at Ballard R...
Sep 19, 2025
Former Green Bay school board member charged with election fraud over residency issue
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Green Bay School Board member Kou Lee was charged with two felonies Friday for allegedly getting elected to the board while not being a resident of the district. Le...
Sep 19, 2025 Kou Lee.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Green Bay officers ride locomotive to catch drivers violating railway safety laws
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay police officers are looking for driving violations from a moving locomotive. Friday's initiative is part of "Officer on the Train" to educate the public on railr...
Sep 19, 2025 Railroad crossing sign in Green Bay Nov. 28, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Neenah's Doty Park project to stabilize shoreline and protect Fox River habitat
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Since Labor Day, the city of Neenah has been getting to work at Doty Park, reinforcing the old waterfront. "A few years back, we recognized that the sea wall was failing," sa...
Sep 19, 2025 A look at the Doty Park shoreline restoration work which began after Labor Day. September 18, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Lawmakers in Madison discuss bill that aims to save Green Bay veterans housing facility
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A bill that aims to save two facilities which provide temporary housing for military veterans experiencing homelessness was discussed Thursday at the Wisconsin State Capitol...
Sep 19, 2025 Veterans housing in Green Bay.
PC: Fox 11 Online
ACLU asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to prohibit local jails from holding ICE detainers
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin is challenging the ability of county jails in the state to honor U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers. A petition filed wit...
Sep 19, 2025 The Brown County Jail and Juvenile Detention Facility.
PC: Fox 11 Online
GBAPS will enhance safety protocols at high schools in response to Preble gun incident
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Area Public School District is continuing to enhance safety measures at its schools after a loaded gun and ammunition were found inside a 16-year-old student...
Sep 19, 2025 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
UW-Green Bay awarded $330K grant to study impact of microplastics on fish in Lake Michigan
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has received a grant to study microplastics found in fish from Lake Michigan and the Bay of Green Bay. Officials say these tiny plastic fragme...
Sep 19, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Pickup truck pulled from Fox River at Bomier Boat Launch in De Pere
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A pickup truck was pulled from the Fox River in De Pere. On Wednesday around 4:30 p.m., De Pere Fire Rescue was dispatched for a report of a truck in the water at the boat l...
Sep 19, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
