Category Archives: Local
Bipartisan review clears Wausau mayor in 2024 ballot drop box probe
WAUSAU, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A bipartisan review has concluded that no criminal charges will be filed against Wausau Mayor Doug Diny following an investigation into his handling of a ballot drop box duri...
Apr 08, 2026
Multiple arrests made in citywide drug investigation in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Brown County Sheriff's Office says the Brown County Drug Task Force worked with the FBI to make arrests for drug-related offenses, weapons violations, outstanding warr...
Apr 08, 2026 Green Bay police respond to an incident in the 1400 block of Shawano Avenue, April 8, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Wisconsin voters pick Taylor for Supreme Court, Green Bay voters finalize council
GREEN BAY (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Chris Taylor appears set to be a new justice for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Unofficial results show Taylor ran away with the race and secured roughly 60 percent of the vote ...
Apr 08, 2026 Jay Phagan / CC
Green Bay voters weigh in during Spring Election
(WTAQ) -- Voters across the state took to the polls on Tuesday for the 2026 Spring Election. Perhaps the hottest item on the ticket was the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Unofficial election night ...
Apr 08, 2026 I voted sticker. MWC file photo
Woman, 79, sentenced for fatal wrong-way crash on I-41
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 79-year-old woman has been sentenced to prison for a wrong-way crash on Interstate 41 that that killed one person. Rosalie Polsin was sentenced to two years in prison and...
Apr 07, 2026 Rosalie Polsin (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County Jail)
Universities of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman fired by Board of Regents
(WTAQ) -- The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System has unanimously voted on Tuesday to fire current President Jay Rothman. A press release from the Universities of Wisconsin says: Th...
Apr 07, 2026 Jay Rothman
Fox Valley lawmaker to call committee hearing to investigate UW president firing
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Amid efforts to fire the president of the Universities of Wisconsin, a Fox Valley lawmaker is calling a legislative committee hearing to demand answers from UW regents. Stat...
Apr 07, 2026 Jay Rothman
Vacant downtown Green Bay building to become a 400-plus capacity venue
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A downtown Green Bay building that has sat vacant for more than 20 years is getting a new life. The old Schauer and Schumacher building on Walnut Street will soon be home ...
Apr 07, 2026 The vacant Schauer and Schumacher building on Walnut Street in Green Bay will become the Revelry, a mid-size concert venue, April 6, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Teacher cited in Oconto Falls misconduct lawsuit surrenders teaching license
OCONTO FALLS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of the teachers mentioned in a federal lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct in the Oconto Falls School District, has surrendered their teaching license with the state...
Apr 07, 2026 The exterior of the Oconto Falls Schools District Office is seen Jan. 22, 2021.
PC: Fox 11 Online
High winds fuel Green Bay garage fire; damage estimated at $100,000
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- High winds posed a challenge for Green Bay firefighters at a garage fire Tuesday. Crews were called to the 800 Block of North Buchanan Street for a detached garage fire. O...
Apr 07, 2026 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
