Category Archives: Local
Coast Guard rescues five from sinking sailboat on Lake Michigan near Kewaunee
KEWAUNEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people from a boat on Lake Michigan Wednesday night. Crews were called to a 55' sailboat taking on water near Kewaunee around 9 p.m. after ...
Jul 17, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online
Veterans face uncertainty as Green Bay housing/recovery program loses state budget funds
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Frank Torres is a military veteran who once used the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program in Green Bay to get back on his feet. That facility is now set to close by Sept....
Jul 17, 2025 Veteran Housing and Recovery Program facility in Green Bay, July 15, 2025.
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Appleton man charged in alleged road rage shooting says he was 'worried about his safety'
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Luke Vandenheuvel faces a reckless injury charge for allegedly firing a shot into another vehicle during a road rage incident in Grand Chute. In court Wednesday, a bond was ...
Jul 16, 2025 Luke Vandenheuvel appears virtually in Outagamie County court, July 16, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County court/Zoom)
Green Bay man charged with first-degree reckless homicide for 2-year-old boy's death
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A 2-year-old boy died after suffering multiple injuries to the head, neck and face - injuries inconsistent with the story of a fall down the stairs, according to a criminal...
Jul 16, 2025 James VanderLeest appears virtually in Brown County court, June 30, 2025.
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Former Green Bay bank executive convicted of making $412K in fraudulent purchases
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Former bank official Amy Reid was convicted of bank fraud, and will be sentenced Oct. 16. Reid pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts in federal court, court records show. ...
Jul 16, 2025
NFL Draft boosts Brown County economy with $79.9M impact, surpasses statewide projections
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The total economic impact of the largest event in Green Bay's history shattered projected numbers. Experience Greater Green Bay Inc. tasked SportsImpact with collecting ...
Jul 16, 2025 NFL Draft campus in Green Bay reaches capacity and admission is paused, April 24, 2025.
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Sheboygan police recover body of 13-year-old boy from quarry after extensive search effort
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Sheboygan police say they recovered the body of a 13-year-old boy who went under water at a quarry around noon Wednesday. The call came in around 2 p.m. Tuesday for a boy ...
Jul 16, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online
Associated Bank continues as 'The Bank of the Packers' with new perks starting Aug. 2
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Packers and Associated Bank renewed their partnership, offering gameday perks for checking customers. With the renewal, Associated Bank will proudly continue...
Jul 16, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Roads closing in Darboy for construction
TOWN OF BUCHANAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Some roads in Darboy are closing for two weeks. The Outagamie County Highway Department says We Energies is completing gas utility improvements at the Emons Road/Bu...
Jul 16, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay to close Office of Violence Prevention
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Just two years after it was created -- and three months after it opened its first permanent office location -- Green Bay's Office of Violence Prevention will begin to wind...
Jul 16, 2025 Office of Violence Prevention - Green Bay.
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