Category Archives: Local

Hedeen Orchard in Door County on State Register for historic cherry legacy
LIBERTY GROVE (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Door County orchard is now listed on the State Register of Historic Places. The Hedeen Orchard is located immediately northeast of the village of Sister Bay and is repre...
Rachel Charniak Aug 27, 2025 The Hedeen Orchard in Liberty Grove in Door County is now listed on the State Register of Historic Places. (Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society)

UP judge declares vote on Menominee dispensary limits invalid
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Limiting marijuana dispensaries will once again be on the ballot this November for Menominee, Michigan voters. This news comes after Judge Mary Barglind ruled Tuesday a...
Rachel Charniak Aug 27, 2025 A customer checks out at Nirvana Cannabis Dispensary in Menominee, Michigan on August 6, 2025.
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Baldwin pushes for more U.S. shipbuilding at tour of Fincantieri Ace Marine in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin made a stop in Green Bay Tuesday to discuss the need for increased shipbuilding in the United States. Baldwin, a Democrat, toured Fincantie...
Rachel Charniak Aug 27, 2025 Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin made a stop in Green Bay to discuss the need for increased shipbuilding in the United States, Aug. 26, 2025.
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Man's sentence for threatening Marinette County office with AR-15 equates to time served
MARINETTE (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man convicted of making terrorist threats for threatening to enter a county office with an AR-15 was sentenced Tuesday to 13 months in prison. However, because Bryan Korpal,...
Rachel Charniak Aug 26, 2025

2 more teens charged in Pulaski park shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One suspect charged in connection with a shooting at a Pulaski park moved closer to trial Tuesday, while two more suspects have been charged in the case. All of the charge...
Rachel Charniak Aug 26, 2025 Veterans Memorial Park is seen in Pulaski July 20, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man who shot driver on Highway 172 feared robbery, complaint says
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Ji-Gwe-Mko Layton admitted to shooting a man while traveling on Highway 172 because he was afraid the driver was going to rob his home while Layton was at work, according t...
Rachel Charniak Aug 26, 2025 Jigwemko Layton in court, Aug. 18, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Hortonville woman charged in plot to hire hitman to kill her mother and stepfather
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Hortonville woman allegedly tried to hire a hitman to kill her mother and stepfather because they didn't do anything when she was sexually assaulted by a neighbor at age ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 26, 2025 Lindsey Fuecht appears in Outagamie County court, Aug. 26, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County courts/Zoom)

Packers 53-man roster is set; Who made the cut?
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Packers 2025 roster has been set. Here is what it will look like at practice on Wednesday: Quarterbacks (2) Jordan Love, Malik Willis Released: Sean Clifford...
Rachel Charniak Aug 26, 2025 After a snowy morning, skies over Lambeau Field are blue for the NFC championship game Jan. 24, 2021. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Prosecutors seek second opinion on insanity plea for man in father's shooting
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Prosecutors want a second opinion on if there's a basis for Gregory Juedes to proceed with the so-called insanity plea for allegedly shooting his father 15 times, killing hi...
Rachel Charniak Aug 26, 2025 Gregory Juedes appears in court Jan. 2, 2025, on charges he killed his father, Daniel. (Image courtesy Outagamie County courts/Pexip)

Motorist fined over $1,500 for driving 143 mph on I-41 in Winnebago County
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities are highlighting the consequences of speeding and reckless driving after a recent traffic stop. Around 9 p.m. Friday night, a deputy with the Winnebago ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 26, 2025

