Category Archives: Local

Fox River corridor power line reconstruction underway
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Power line work along the Fox River is part of a project to ensure reliable service and includes shoreline stabilization, according to the American Transmission Company...
Rachel Charniak Mar 10, 2026 Power line work along the Fox River in De Pere, March 9, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Hospitals urge Wisconsin Senate to pass 'next of kin' bill to ease emergency room backlogs
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin hospitals are asking state senators to ensure a bill aimed at relieving hospital capacity concerns passes before the end of the upcoming legislative session. Acc...
Rachel Charniak Mar 10, 2026

SWAT called after hours-long standoff in Oshkosh domestic incident involving firearm
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A SWAT team helped take a 19-year-old man into custody following a domestic related incident in Oshkosh. Just after 8 p.m. Saturday, the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office wa...
Rachel Charniak Mar 10, 2026

NWTC grads gain direct pathway to St. Norbert for BBA under new transfer deal
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new pathway allows NWTC business management graduates transfer directly to St. Norbert College to earn a Bachelor's degree. St. Norbert College in De Pere and Northeast Wi...
Rachel Charniak Mar 10, 2026 Aerial views of the St. Norbert College campus in De Pere, November 3, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Mother claims Oshkosh Correctional isn't providing proper care for son's brain tumor
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The mother of an inmate at Oshkosh Correctional Institution claims her son is dying due to a lack of care from prison staff. Wisconsin's prison system has faced a variety of...
Rachel Charniak Mar 10, 2026 Oshkosh Correctional Institution. Image courtesy: FOX 11

Pair accused in $1,300+ trading card theft from Manitowoc store
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people were arrested after allegedly stealing more than $1,300 worth of football and Pokemon cards from a Manitowoc department store. Formal charges haven't been filed...
Rachel Charniak Mar 10, 2026 L-R, Nicholas Arizola, Amber Lutzke. (Manitowoc Co. Jail/Zoom)

Fox Crossing police officer shoots loose dog to stop park attack
FOX CROSSING, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A dog was shot by a police officer as it attacked another dog at a park. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Fritsch Park. According to a news release M...
Rachel Charniak Mar 10, 2026 Fritsch Park in Fox Crossing, March 9, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online

GBAPS to consider recommendation to convert Edison Middle School pool into auxiliary gym
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new recommendation proposes the pool at Edison Middle School be converted into an auxiliary gymnasium. According to the report sent to the Board of Education for the Gre...
Rachel Charniak Mar 10, 2026 Pool
PC: Fox 11 Online

Egg Harbor house fire sparked by improperly discarded smoking materials
EGG HARBOR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A house in Egg Harbor was damaged by fire early Monday morning. Just after 4 a.m., crews were dispatched to 5048 Alpen Lane in the village of Egg Harbor for a reported be...
Rachel Charniak Mar 10, 2026 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

State urges appeals court to uphold Lindemann conviction in Oshkosh Fox River crash
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Jason Lindemann's conviction for causing a 2022 boat crash on the Fox River should stand, the state said in response to Lindemann's appeal. Lindeman was sentenced to five mon...
Rachel Charniak Mar 10, 2026 Jason Lindemann
PC: Fox 11 Online

