Category Archives: Local
Appleton Arson Victims Speak Out About Damage, Hate Speech
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - An Appleton arson investigation now has larger implications on the surrounding community than a typical case. "The overall investigation is kind of leading to it being investigat...
Oct 02, 2020 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
NWTC Gas Utility Students Square Off in Skills Showdown
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Put away your bulls and lassos, and get out your pipe cutters and hardhats. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College gas utility students took part in their own Gas Rodeo this week...
Oct 02, 2020 Two Northeast Wisconsin Technical College gas utility students take part in a timed trial to see how quickly and efficiently they can cut through a pipe. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Fox Valley Leaders Urge Indoor Bars to Close, Limit Indoor Gatherings
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fox Valley health leaders have issued a Public Health Emergency COVID-19 Alert. The alert is in response to the escalation of coronavirus cases and strain it has put on loc...
Oct 02, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Manitowoc Woman Missing/Endangered
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Police are looking for a missing Manitowoc woman, who has not been seen in nearly two weeks. Lacy Komanekin, 32, was last seen in the 400 block of Park St. in Manitowoc on ...
Oct 02, 2020
Trial Delayed For The Man Accused In The Murder Of His Wife
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - At the request of prosecutors and the defense attorney, the trial for James Prokopovitz for allegedly killing his wife was postponed today (Friday) due to the COVID-19 pand...
Oct 02, 2020
Area Hospitals Feeling The COVID Pinch
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Wisconsin Health Services data shows the seven-county northeast region has 113 COVID-19 patients in its hospitals. Bellin Executive Vice President and CFO Jim Dietsche tell...
Oct 02, 2020
Green Bay School Staff Sent Home
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Due to the rising local cases of coronavirus, the Green Bay Area Public School District is asking staff to work off-site if possible. "I can tell you over the course of the...
Oct 02, 2020 Print
Bellin Health Doctor Discourages Saturday Trump Rally
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The leader of a local hospital's Coronavirus task force is calling President Trump's planned Saturday rally a bad idea. The head of the Bellin Health Coronavirus Task Force, Dr...
Oct 01, 2020
Local Food Pantries Need Help, Provide Some Optimism
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - As people work to get back on their feet after pandemic-related shutdowns forced many out of a job, local food pantries are still seeing a higher number of people than usual. Pe...
Oct 01, 2020 Paul's Pantry.
Victims Identified in Clement Street Double Homicide
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Police have identified the two men shot to death Monday night at a Clement Street Apartment Complex. The victims were named as 37-year-old Gerson Alvarez-Franco and 30-year-old...
Oct 01, 2020 Police are seen at a home on Clement Street in Green Bay Sept. 28, 2020. (WLUK image)
