Category Archives: Local

Car Crash Victim Had Been Shot, Fond Du Lac Police Investigating
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) -- A man discovered unresponsive but breathing following a one-vehicle crash in Fond du Lac was suffering a gunshot wound to the leg, and police are trying to figure out why. On...
Rob Sussman Feb 05, 2021 Fond du Lac Police Department patch on uniform. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Police Hope to Learn More About Mall Shooting Suspect, Motives Following Arrest
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) - The suspect wanted in a deadly shooting at the Fox River Mall was arrested in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday. Grand Chute Police believe 17-year-old Dezman Ellis quickly fled th...
Casey Nelson Feb 05, 2021 The scene in front of the Fox River Mall on January 31st, 2021 as police respond to a report of a shooting. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)

Cameron Pleads No Contest to Reduced Charge in Neenah Murder
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The man who killed Kevin "Hollywood" Hein pleaded no contest Friday to a reduced charge of felony murder. Casey Cameron, 37, had been charged with first-degree intentional hom...
Casey Nelson Feb 05, 2021

Man Who 'Tried Something New' In Robbing Credit Union Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton man has been sentenced to federal prison for robbing a credit union two years ago. Matthew Krueger, U.S. Attorney for Wisconsin's eastern district, says Xengxai...
Rob Sussman Feb 05, 2021 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Food Distribution To Those In Need Goes On Through A Snow Storm
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Feeding America handed out free food on Thursday at Fox Cities Stadium. It was part of the Farm to Families program. Federal money buys food from Wisconsin farmers, and d...
Robert Kennedy Feb 05, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Police Capture Fox River Mall Shooting Suspect in Iowa, Extradition Waived
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) - UPDATE: Ellis has waived extradition to Wisconsin.The Polk County, Iowa, clerk of courts office confirms Dezman Ellis will be returned to Wisconsin to face charges. --- The su...
Rob Sussman Feb 04, 2021 Dezmin Ellis

WATCH: Appleton Police Credit Strong Rapport in Helping Suicidal Citizen
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - A dramatic video from the Appleton Police Department is shining a light on mental health, and how officers deal with those in crisis. The department shared recent body camera foo...
Casey Nelson Feb 04, 2021

Cancellations, Slick Roads, and Snow Marks First Winter Storm of the Season
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Cancellations are rolling in across the region as snow continues to fall as part of the seasons first winter storm. Between four and six inches of snow is expected in Green Bay...
Rob Sussman Feb 04, 2021 Snowfall in Bellevue. (Rob Sussman/WTAQ)

Green Bay Public Works Already Handling Snow as Storm Arrives
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Snow has finally arrived in northeast Wisconsin, but Green Bay Public Works was already a few steps ahead. As the snowflakes began to flurry through the air, plows pulled out of...
Casey Nelson Feb 04, 2021

66 People Rescued in Three Separate Incidents in Door County
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Around five dozen people were rescued from ice floes in three separate locations in Door County on Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard says the three calls came in before 10 a...
Casey Nelson Feb 04, 2021

