Category Archives: Local
Menominee Reservation opens warming shelters as ice storm causes widespread power outages
KESHENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Menominee Indian Tribe is opening several warming shelters after Thursday's ice storm caused widespread power outages across the reservation. According to officials, "ma...
Apr 03, 2026 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Prosecutors to drop OWI charges after court overturns Grand Chute traffic stop conviction
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Prosecutors will drop drunk driving charges against a man whose conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeals when it ruled officers erred when they directed hospital st...
Apr 03, 2026 Brandon Taff (Outagamie Co. Jail)
Age-progression photo released in 30-year search for missing Wisconsin teen
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Thirty years after a 15-year-old northern Wisconsin girl went missing, her family continues to search for answers. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) relea...
Apr 03, 2026 L-R, a picture of missing Sara Bushland at age 15 in 1996, a age-progression image of Sara Bushland at age 45 today. (Image courtesy of theNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children)
Suspect in Green Bay toddler homicide requests release of child's medical records
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - James VanderLeest, who is accused of causing the death of Leo Escalante, 2, has asked the court to order the release all of the boy's medical records. VanderLeest, 22, is c...
Apr 03, 2026 James Vanderleest appears before Brown County court, December 1, 2025.
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Fox Crossing police: Dog shot by officer had history of attacks, owner cited several times
FOX CROSSING, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A "vicious" dog shot and killed by a Fox Crossing police officer as it attacked another dog at a park had a history of violence and its owner had been cited multiple ti...
Apr 03, 2026
Neenah Middle School and Rotary Club team up to provide snacks to students in need
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fresh fruit, Nature Valley granola bars and beef sticks are just some of the snacks Neenah Middle School is offering to students who may not have access to healthy food optio...
Apr 03, 2026 A shelf of snacks available for students at Neenah Middle School as part of the new Healthy Body and Minds initiative. March 26, 2026.
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Packers sell naming rights to Titletown football field as team seeks ways to boost revenue
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Titletown's football field has a new name. It will now be known as Emplify Health Field, officials announced Thursday. "This partnership represents an exciting new chapt...
Apr 02, 2026 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Judge rules Marinette pier drowning suspect competent to stand trial
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Tylor Birch, one of the suspects who allegedly helped throw 13-year-old Jakob Bowerman off a pier, leading to his drowning, is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Thurs...
Apr 02, 2026 Tylor Birch appears in court via video conference from the Marinette County Jail Aug. 28, 2025 in connection with the drowning death of Jakob Bowerman. (Courtesy Marinette County courts/Zoom)
152 Green Bay voters mistakenly mailed 2 absentee ballots
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The city of Green Bay inadvertently sent 152 voters two ballots for next Tuesday's election, according to city clerk Celestine Jeffreys. Jeffreys said absentee ballots wer...
Apr 02, 2026 Voters cast their ballots in De Pere on the first day of in-person absentee voting in Wisconsin, Oct. 22, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center recognized as one of the world's top theaters
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fox Valley gem is being honored as one of the best in its business. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center earned a spot on the list of leading theater venues around the g...
Apr 02, 2026 Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, March 27, 2026.
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