Category Archives: Local

Man convicted in Green Bay shooting that injured woman
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - William Munson was convicted Wednesday for a June 2023 shooting which injured one woman. Munson pleaded no contest to first-degree reckless injury and possession of a firea...
Rachel Charniak Sep 17, 2025 William Munson (Brown Co. Jail)

Detective tracks stolen grave markers to online sales, leading to arrest of Lamartine man
FOX CROSSING, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fond du Lac County man was arrested, accused of stealing and reselling six historic cast iron cross gravestone markers from a Fox Crossing cemetery. The investigation...
Rachel Charniak Sep 17, 2025 Bradley W. Bloch (Winnebago Co. Jail)

Wisconsin DHS still recommends COVID-19 vaccine, despite different federal guidelines
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- State health officials are recommending all Wisconsinites, ages six months and older, get the COVID-19 vaccine. It's a contradiction to federal recommendations of much more limited age ...
Rachel Charniak Sep 17, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Online posting of body and dash cam video complicates fatal OWI case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After body and dash cam video from a double-fatal, high-speed, drunken driving crash was posted online, combined with a disagreement about expert testimony, Kelton Snullig...
Rachel Charniak Sep 16, 2025 Kelton Snulligan appears in Brown County court, March 22, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

UW-Oshkosh professor speaks on political violence; almost one week after Charlie Kirk assassination
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - The shock from the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in Utah almost one week ago is still sticking with Americans. The shooting happened at a college campus, ...
Rachel Charniak Sep 16, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

N.E.W. Pride festival organizers postpone event days before, citing safety concerns
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Organizers of a Northeast Wisconsin Pride festival have decided to postpone this year's event due to "the increasingly charged political climate." The two-day N.E.W. Pride F...
Rachel Charniak Sep 16, 2025 The city of Green Bay raised the Progress Pride flag at city hall in recognition of June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, June 7, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Measles cases in Oconto County stay at 36, all unvaccinated
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The number of measles cases in Oconto County remained at 36, according to state figures released Tuesday. The county has been dealing with an outbreak since mid-July. Oconto C...
Rachel Charniak Sep 16, 2025 Oconto County Sign (PC: Fox 11 Online)

De Pere revamps neighborhood watch program to foster community and crime prevention
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The city of De Pere is revamping its neighborhood watch crime prevention program. It comes at a time when residents are becoming more engaged in their community once again. ...
Rachel Charniak Sep 16, 2025 De Pere Police Department.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Oshkosh school district responds to teacher's social media post on Charlie Kirk shooting
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oshkosh teacher is getting backlash for his online comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The post from an Oshkosh West High School teacher referred to Kirk, a...
Rachel Charniak Sep 16, 2025 Oshkosh West High School is seen April 29, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man sentenced to over 12 years for meth distribution in Fox Valley area
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man was sentenced for distributing more than 20 pounds of methamphetamine in the Fox Valley area. John R. Sloan, 58, formerly of Kaukauna, was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for po...
Rachel Charniak Sep 16, 2025 John R. Sloan (Wisconsin DOC)

