Category Archives: Local
Man sentenced to prison in Green Bay homicide case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Owen Backus was sentenced Monday to 24 years in prison for the murder of Michael Hubbard at a west-side home in December 2023. Backus, 46, was previously convicted of seco...
Jun 09, 2025 Owen Backus sits in a Brown County courtroom June 9, 2025, after his sentencing for the murder of Michael Hubbard.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Paul Willems, longtime supporter of Mile of Music, dies
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- An original co-producer of Mile of Music has died. Paul Willems died May 14 at the age of 78, his family said. He had been suffering from ALS for 18 months. Willems was the older brothe...
Jun 09, 2025 Mile of Music sign Jan. 24, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Valders bus driver faces July hearing for child pornography charges
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A preliminary hearing will be held July 24 for Justin Zipperer, a school bus driver accused of child pornography possession. Zipperer faces ten counts of child pornography ...
Jun 09, 2025 Justin Zipperer (Photo courtesy: Manitowoc Police Department)
Green Bay Conservation Corps bounces back after funding reinstatement from federal ruling
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Funding for AmeriCorps is being reinstated after a federal judge ruling. Wisconsin, along with 23 other states, sued the White House in April, shortly after DOGE cut nearl...
Jun 09, 2025 The Green Bay Conservation Corps Earth Day event, April 22, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Winnebago County sees record 49% decrease in overdose deaths in one year
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Drug overdose deaths across the United States have dropped significantly in the last year, and it's especially true in parts of the Fox Valley. As fentanyl grips the nation,...
Jun 09, 2025 Winnebago County unveiled two new public health vending machines in Oshkosh and Neenah, September 20, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Local lawmakers introduce motion to fund remaining Port of Green Bay redevelopment project
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two area Republican lawmakers want to keep the momentum going on moving Green Bay's coal piles by fully funding an expansion of port operations at the mouth of the Fox Riv...
Jun 09, 2025 Coal piles along the Fox River in Green Bay, April 11, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
18-year-old dies after rolling UTV in Marinette County Saturday
NIAGARA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An 18-year-old man is dead after rolling his UTV in Marinette County Saturday evening. According to Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller, Gabriel N. Avila-Neuheisel of Menom...
Jun 09, 2025 A Marinette County Sheriff's squad vehicle. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Teen sentenced to six years in prison for role in North Fond du Lac shooting
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The second suspect in a North Fond du Lac shooting was sentenced to six years in prison. Noah Metcalf, 17, was convicted of attempted first-degree recklessly endangering ...
Jun 09, 2025 Noah Metcalf (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)
Fond du Lac Police investigate shooting outside Parish School Apartments
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred outside an apartment complex in Fond du Lac early Sunday morning. Around 2:45 a.m. officers responded to a cal...
Jun 09, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
House fire displaces adult and child in Green Bay, damages estimated at $50,000
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An adult and a child are displaced after a house fire in Green Bay caused about $50,000 worth of damage. Crews were called to 2009 Preble Avenue around 6 p.m. Sunday for a...
Jun 09, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
