Category Archives: Local
UW-Oshkosh moves closer to demolishing 3 dorm buildings; work expected to start in May
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- UW-Oshkosh is getting closer to razing three unused dorm buildings, with work likely starting in May. Officials have described these buildings as "beyond their useful lives"...
Mar 11, 2026 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Shawano County sheriff's deputy fatally shoots armed person
SHAWANO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A sheriff's deputy shot and killed an armed person overnight in Shawano County. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says deputies were called to a home in the 2300 bl...
Mar 11, 2026 A Shawano County Sheriff's squad vehicle. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Downtown De Pere bank building added to State Register of Historic Places
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A downtown De Pere building is now listed on the State Register of Historic Places. The State Bank of De Pere building at 127 N. Broadway, was originally constructed in 1877...
Mar 11, 2026 The State Bank of De Pere Building at 127 N. Broadway in De Pere is now listed on the State Register of Historic Places. (Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society)
Door County shipwreck F.J. King added to Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 139-year-old shipwreck that was recently discovered off the coast of Door County is now listed on the State Register of Historic Places. The F.J. King was one of the most highly sough...
Mar 11, 2026 F.J. King shipwreck digital image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society
Former Mishicot teacher convicted of producing child pornography
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Former Mishicot teacher Ryan Schroeder was convicted in federal court of production of child pornography, and will be sentenced June 16. Schroeder, 37, pleaded guilty to on...
Mar 11, 2026 Ryan Schroeder (Photo courtesy Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)
3 former Oconto Falls students sue district, alleging years of staff sexual misconduct
OCONTO FALLS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Three former students of the Oconto Falls Public School District filed a federal lawsuit against the district Wednesday, alleging the district failed to act to prevent s...
Mar 11, 2026
Victim identified in Waushara County stabbing; grandson arrested in Utah
WAUSHARA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The name of the woman who was allegedly stabbed to death by her grandson was released by the Waushara County Sheriff's Office. Patricia Mae Glenn, 75, was found deceased in...
Mar 11, 2026 Randy Jenks (Photo via Waushara County Sheriff's Office)
Road crews in Northeast Wisconsin gear up as chance for heavy snow looms through weekend
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With three bouts of winter weather expected through this weekend, road crews in Northeast Wisconsin are gearing up. "We started getting our trucks ready. Making sure al...
Mar 11, 2026 Snowplow in Appleton Jan. 9, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
City of Manawa to take full ownership of former Mill Pond Dam site after 2024 breach
MANAWA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Within the next week, the city of Manawa plans to have full ownership of the site where the Mill Pond Dam once stood. Mayor Mike Frazier says it's a step in the right directi...
Mar 11, 2026 A dam breach on Friday forced the evacuation of Manawa. By Saturday morning water had receded and cleanup was underway.
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Waushara County man accused of killing grandmother, fled to Utah
WAUTOMA (WTAQ-WLUK) - Randy Jenks allegedly stabbed and killed his grandmother at a rural Waushara County home Saturday before fleeing for Utah, a criminal complaint alleges. Jenks, 36, faces one coun...
Mar 10, 2026 PC: Fox 11 Online
