Category Archives: Local
Fire Roars Through Fond Du Lac Home, Displacing 3
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - 3 people are now displaced, after a house fire in Fond du Lac. It happened around 10:40 p.m. Monday on South Park Avenue. Crews say the residents were able to safely evacuate ...
Mar 02, 2021 PHOTO: FDL Fire Department
Coast Guard Cutter Working in Green Bay This Week
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Heads up to those going onto the ice of Green Bay this week: A Coast Guard cutter will be working on the northern half of the bay. The Coast Guard says the Mackinaw will enter ...
Mar 01, 2021 USCGC Mackinaw (Fox 11 Online)
Authorities Investigating Death in Marinette County
NIAGARA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities are investigating a death in Niagara. Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve says deputies are helping Niagara police look into a death at a home. The county medic...
Mar 01, 2021 Police lights. MWC file photo.
Ohio Man Arrested After Attempting to Abduct Girl He Met Online
EATON TOWNSHIP, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Ohio man was arrested after being found with a juvenile he met online. The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office says it was dispatched shortly before 2:30 a.m. Saturd...
Mar 01, 2021
Appleton Man Convicted in Child Porn Case
CHILTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man who made child pornography by recording himself sexually assaulting a child was convicted of 13 charges Monday. Sentencing for the 45-year-old man is scheduled for May ...
Mar 01, 2021 Brian Turner / CC
Bond Set for Suspect in Oneida Police Shootout
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The man who allegedly exchanged gunfire with an Oneida Tribal Police Dept. officer is likely to face a charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, a prosecutor s...
Mar 01, 2021
Green Bay Police Warn Drivers: School Zones are Back
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- You need to start watching for kids in school zones again. It's been more than 11 months since Green Bay drivers have had to slow down to 15 mph in school zones, and while that...
Mar 01, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay Superintendent Talks Student Return
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It took 354 days, but some Green Bay Area Public School students are finally back in the classroom. Some students returned Monday. Others, like most high schoolers, won't retur...
Mar 01, 2021 Green Bay Area Public School District Superintendent Stephen Murley speaking to the media during an August 5, 2020 press conference at City Stadium in Green Bay. (PHOTO: WTAQ News)
DNR Official: Harvest Totals, Participation High for Sturgeon Spearing Season
LAKE WINNEBAGO, WI (WTAQ) - The 2021 sturgeon spearing season is officially in the books. "This year was a really good spearing season. We had really good water clarity and ice conditions were the bes...
Mar 01, 2021 Christopher Garrison harvested this 129.6 pound (74.1 inches) F1 female on day 4 of the 2021 sturgeon spearing season. Christopher registered his fish at the Oshkosh (Leech Amphitheater) registration station.
Local Vaccination Clinics Preparing to Incorporate New Vaccine
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - As a third COVID-19 vaccine has been approved and begins to ship out to clinics across the country, local vaccination clinics are preparing to add another versatile tool to their...
Mar 01, 2021 A healthcare worker handles a tray of COVID-19 vaccines. (PHOTO: UW Health)
