Category Archives: Local
Man convicted in Grand Chute coin store robbery after disguise and violent attack
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The man who walked into a Grand Chute coin store disguised in a wig and dress, hit an employee with a pipe wrench before leaving with merchandise, was convicted Wednesday. B...
Aug 27, 2025 Beau Wastel appears before Outagamie County court, August 27, 2025.
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Doctor arrested in Oconto Falls child pornography investigation
OCONTO FALLS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A doctor from Oconto County has been arrested in connection with a child pornography investigation. Oconto Falls police say they received an online tip Tuesday regardin...
Aug 27, 2025
Priest charged with arranging for sex with undercover officer posing as teen girl
WAUPACA (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A priest who believed he was messaging a 14-year-old girl -- but who was actually a police officer -- admitted to wanting to meet her for sex, and wrote an apology letter to "Ab...
Aug 27, 2025 Andrew Showers, a priest from Madison, was arrested in Clintonville Aug. 24, 2025. Police say he traveled there to meet a 14-year-old girl and engage in sexual activity. (Photo courtesy Waupaca County Sheriff's Office)
NWS confirms tornado occurred in Door County on Aug. 9
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A severe weather outbreak that swept through Northeast Wisconsin on Aug. 9 has been confirmed to include a brief EF0 tornado for Peninsula State Park in Door County, acco...
Aug 27, 2025 Storm damage in Ephraim, August 11, 2025.
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Lawmakers and business leaders talk solutions for housing crisis in Fox Valley
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Lawmakers helped raise a wall on a Habitat for Humanity home in Menasha Tuesday. "Housing is an issue that it doesn't matter if you're a [Republican] or a [Democrat]. Togeth...
Aug 27, 2025 Lawmakers help raise a wall on a house project in Menasha. August 26, 2025.
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2 Fond du Lac County men charged with improper disposal and storage of hazardous waste
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two men from Fond du Lac County have been charged in connection with the improper disposal and storage of hazardous waste. In a news release Tuesday, the Wisconsin Depar...
Aug 27, 2025
Shawano man sentenced to prison for reckless homicide and drug trafficking convictions
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man will spend three decades behind bars after he was convicted of multiple reckless homicide and drug trafficking charges. Lee Lindner, 38, of Shawano, was sentenced Tues...
Aug 27, 2025 Lee Lindner (Photo courtesy Shawano Co. Sheriff's Office)
Brown County joins nationwide program helping soldiers find employment after Army service
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Veterans in Brown County are getting a hand finding employment after their time in the Army comes to an end. During a ceremony Tuesday, County Executive Troy Streckenbach signed an agre...
Aug 27, 2025 Lt. Col. Eliot Proctor, Commander of the U.S. Army Milwaukee Recruiting Battalion and Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach are photographed with a plaque recognizing the agreement for Brown County to become a member of the Partnership for Your Success Program (PaYS), Aug. 26, 2025. (Submitted photo)
Shawano School District begins major projects at high school made possible by referendum
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Shawano School District is kicking off the second phase of a multi-building improvement project. Community members, district representatives and students took part in a ...
Aug 27, 2025 The Shawano School District kicks off major upgrades at their high school, Aug. 26, 2025.
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Fire in De Pere duplex causes $150,000 in damage; all occupants safely evacuated
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A duplex fire caused about $150,000 worth of damage in De Pere. Crews responded to a structure fire at 1146 Scheuring Road around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday. All occupants safely e...
Aug 27, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
