Category Archives: Local
Marinette County Deputy Cleared in Fatal Shooting
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Criminal charges will not be brought against a Marinette County deputy who fatally shot a man last month. Marinette County District Attorney DeShea Morrow determined the a...
Dec 22, 2020 A Marinette County Sheriff's squad vehicle. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Trial for Murder of Preble Student Postponed
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The trial for the murder of a teenager killed during a drug deal was postponed Tuesday from Jan. 11 to May 3. Federico Abarca, 18, was shot and killed during a drug deal fo...
Dec 22, 2020
Firefighters Help Santa with Local Children's Hospital Visit
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two days before the big night, Santa Claus made a special visit to a Green Bay children's hospital to spread holiday cheer. Santa visited HSHS St. Vincent Children's Hospi...
Dec 22, 2020
Checking Out Early Ice Conditions on Lake Winnebago
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As the third week of December arrives, the biggest lake in the state is showing signs of freezing. Lake Winnebago covers almost 132,000 acres. At a place known as Asylum Bay...
Dec 22, 2020
Georgia-Pacific to End Coal Use at Broadway Mill
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After using coal for more than 100 years, Georgia-Pacific will shut down the last coal-fired boiler at its Green Bay Broadway mill next week. This comes after a second nat...
Dec 22, 2020
Teen Charged in Grand Chute Shooting Moved to Juvenile Court
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The case of a boy originally charged in adult court with attempted homicide for a Grand Chute shooting has been moved to juvenile court. The teen -- who was 13 at the time ...
Dec 22, 2020 Brian Turner / CC
Two Sentenced in Green Lake County Sexual Assault Case
GREEN LAKE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Two suspects in a sexual assault case were convicted and sentenced. Esler Rivera pleaded guilty to exposing a genitals to a child, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison...
Dec 22, 2020 PRSA-NY / CC
Coast Guard Prepares Ice Breakers for Winter Traffic on Great Lakes
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI (WTAQ) - The Coast Guard is preparing the fleet to keep waterways open in the Great Lakes this winter. Ice is expected to begin causing problems for commercial vessels across th...
Dec 22, 2020
Restaurants on the Brink Nine Months into Pandemic
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Restaurants in Wisconsin say they're on the brink after months and months of shutdowns, restrictions, and a downturn in customers. If the second stimulus package is approve...
Dec 22, 2020 Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Neenah Family Gets New Home for the Holidays
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There's no place like home for the holidays in Neenah, where the Pilipili family will be spending Christmas in their new home thanks to Habitat for Humanity. "I think every f...
Dec 22, 2020 'Home for the Holidays' for one Neenah family, (Fox 11 Online)
