Category Archives: Local

Jury in 1992 Waupaca County cold case indicates trouble reaching unanimous verdict
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The jury in the Tony Haase case may be having trouble reaching a unanimous verdict on charges he killed Tanna Togstad and Timothy Mumbrue in 1992. The jury started its delib...
Rachel Charniak Aug 07, 2025 Tony Haase appears in Waupaca County court for his trial. July 17, 2025.
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Patience likely needed to reduce pot shops in Menominee, despite voters passing new limit
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It could be easier said than done for the city of Menominee to get to the number of dispensaries that residents overwhelmingly supported in a vote Tuesday. 85% of voter...
Rachel Charniak Aug 07, 2025 A customer checks out at Nirvana Cannabis Dispensary in Menominee, Michigan on August 6, 2025.
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Tickets for Packers vs. Jets preseason game at Lambeau Field selling for as low as $7
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Hype around the upcoming Green Bay Packers' football season has been building over the last several weeks of training camp, and even since April's NFL Draft. But ticket sa...
Rachel Charniak Aug 07, 2025 Ticket King near Lambeau Field.
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Winnebago County Sheriff's Office mourns death of recently-retired K9 Tim
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A K9 officer who served Winnebago County for over 10 years has died. K9 Tim's death was announced Wednesday in a Facebook post from the Winnebago County Sheriff's O...
Rachel Charniak Aug 06, 2025 Winnebago County Sheriff's Office mourns death of recently-retired K9 Tim, Aug. 6, 2025. (Photo courtesy: WCSO)

$10 lottery ticket sold at Green Bay gas station turns into $260,000 jackpot win
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One lucky lottery player turned a $10 ticket into nearly $260,000 in winnings. On Saturday, Aug. 2, an individual bought a $10 Hit the Jackpot Fast Play ticket from the Un...
Rachel Charniak Aug 06, 2025 Wisconsin Lottery

Wisconsin's air quality advisory expires; but expected to make a comeback
(WTAQ) -- While the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has allowed the week-long air quality advisory to expire for now, it doesn't quite mean we're in the clear. The Canadian wildfires remain ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 06, 2025 Wildfire smoke from Canada creates hazy conditions and poor air quality in Green Bay May 30, 2025.
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Pursuits in Fond du Lac, Winnebago counties end in 3 arrests; drugs seized, gun missing
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three people were arrested after police pursuits Tuesday night in Winnebago and Fond du Lac counties. Drugs and ammunition were seized as a result of the incidents, but it is believed a...
Rachel Charniak Aug 06, 2025 Police pursuits in Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties resulted in three arrests and the seizure of drugs, Aug. 5, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)

3 buildings on UW-Oshkosh campus to be torn down
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A trio of buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh campus will be torn down. Gov. Tony Evers says the Wisconsin State Building Commission met Wednesday and approved ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 06, 2025

1992 Waupaca County murder case goes to the jury
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The jury now has the case for Tony Haase's murder trial. Haase faces two charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of Tanna Togstad and Timothy Mumbrue in 1992. Haase wai...
Rachel Charniak Aug 06, 2025 Tony Haase appears in Waupaca County court for his trial. July 17, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Direct admit Wisconsin sees 155 more schools join in second year
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Universities of Wisconsin expanded its direct admit program, offering 9,000 more students automatic college entry. Nearly 34,000 high school seniors from 467 schools ac...
Rachel Charniak Aug 06, 2025 The "Phoenix Rising" statute was dedicated at UW-Green Bay on September 4, 2019.
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