Category Archives: Local

St. Norbert Lights Up in Red to Support Performing Arts Industry
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Part of Saint Norbert College's campus was red Tuesday night. The school's visual and performing arts program took part in Red Alert Restart. It's part of a nationwide effor...
Casey Nelson Sep 02, 2020 A building on the St. Norbert College campus is lit red in support of the performing arts industry Sept. 1, 2020. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Substitute Teacher Shortage Another Challenge For School Districts
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Substitute teachers were not easy to find before the pandemic and now, the problem is even worse, as many substitutes won't be returning to school this year. Wisconsin Depa...
Robert Kennedy Sep 02, 2020

Change In Curriculum Plan Before They Get Started
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Merrill Middle and Oshkosh North High schools moved to an all-virtual model on Monday. District leaders made the call after a COVID-19 outbreak impacted several critical staf...
Robert Kennedy Sep 02, 2020

UWO Prepares To Welcome Back Students And Staff
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh students will soon be stepping back onto campus. Some are moving in today. The last time UWO students were on campus, they were hauling their ...
Robert Kennedy Sep 02, 2020

Arrest Made In Political Vandalism
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A 19-year-old Sturgeon Bay man has been identified as a suspect in connection with vandalism of the Door County Republican Part Headquarters on Sunday. Sturgeon Bay poli...
Robert Kennedy Sep 02, 2020

13-Year-Old Charged in Grand Chute Shooting
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A 13-year-old Chicago teen was charged in adult court Tuesday for allegedly shooting a man during a drug deal-turned-robbery in Grand Chute. Jamariha Shipp is charged wit...
Casey Nelson Sep 01, 2020

Man Arrested in Fatal Domestic Violence Incident
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal domestic violence incident. Ashwaubenon Public Safety is recommending Dennis Sutrick be charged with first-degree reckl...
Casey Nelson Sep 01, 2020 Dennis Sutrick (Photo source: Brown Co. Jail)

Officials Celebrate Fox River Cleanup Completion
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Officials marked the end of a 17 year long project during a Tuesday press event: the Fox River Cleanup Project. The project to remove PCBs from the river, which began in 2003, ...
Rob Sussman Sep 01, 2020 The Leo Frigo Bridge crossing the Fox River as seen from Green Bay Metro Boat Launch. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)

Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Jailbreak
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Murder suspect Demetrius Williams pleaded not guilty Tuesday to trying to escape from the Outagamie County jail. Williams is accused of stabbing and killing a 3-year-old gi...
Casey Nelson Sep 01, 2020 Demetrius Williams (PHOTO: Courtesy of Outagamie County Jail)

Two Peshtigo Students Test Positive for COVID-19, Sending District Into Action
PESHTIGO, WI (WTAQ) -- The Peshtigo School district is going through the first big test of its COVID-19 plans. Two students at Peshtigo Middle and High School have tested positive for COVID-19, a week...
Rob Sussman Sep 01, 2020 Peshtigo schools return. (Fox 11 Online)

