Category Archives: Local

Neenah Foundry assessing damage after fire
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- No one was injured in a fire at Neenah Foundry, the company said Friday. The fire was reported around 8:10 p.m. Thursday, the company said. It took about three hours to put t...
Rachel Charniak May 30, 2025 Fire at Neenah Foundry, May 29, 2025.
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Howard looking at expanding hunting opportunities to control deer population
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Village of Howard is considering how to control the deer population in residential areas. It comes after the village adopted an ordinance earlier this month to ban wildli...
Rachel Charniak May 30, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of Wisconsin DNR

Packers honor Wisconsin law enforcement with awards at special luncheon event
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Packers are recognizing Wisconsin law enforcement officers who go above and beyond the call of duty. The team hosted a luncheon at the Johnsonville Tailgate ...
Rachel Charniak May 29, 2025 Wisconsin law enforcement members were recognized during the Green Bay Packers Protect and Serve Award ceremony at Johnsonville Tailgate Village, May 29, 2025.
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Three arrested in drug bust on Menominee reservation
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A drug bust Wednesday on the Menominee Indian Reservation netted three arrests. After receiving a tip about suspected drug activity, the Menominee Tribal Police Department conducted an ...
Rachel Charniak May 29, 2025

Search warrant in Waupaca yields two arrests, seizure of drugs
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two men are facing drug charges following the execution of a search warrant Wednesday in Waupaca. Police conducted the search at an apartment located on the 600 block of Tow...
Rachel Charniak May 29, 2025

Door County man sentenced for stealing over $1 million in theft & money laundering scheme
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Dale Pautsch was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for a large-scale theft and money laundering operation. Pautsch, 81, of Nasewaupee, was previously convicted of...
Rachel Charniak May 29, 2025

Woman gets two years probation for bomb threat against Oshkosh synagogue
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Pauline Beyer was placed on probation for two years Thursday after being convicted of calling in a bomb threat to an Oshkosh synagogue because she wanted to talk to the FBI. ...
Rachel Charniak May 29, 2025 Pauline Beyer enters a Winnebago County courtroom May 29, 2025.
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Man found guilty in Grand Chute coin store robbery
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Michael Thorpe was convicted Thursday for his role in the robbery of a Grand Chute coin store employee by a man disguised in a wig and dress. A jury convicted Thorpe, 40, of...
Rachel Charniak May 29, 2025 L-R: Cory Schmitz, Michael Thorpe and Beau Wastel (Photos courtesy Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)

Former FBI agent explains why Cellcom has stayed quiet about cyber incident investigation
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's been over two weeks since an outage impacting Cellcom customers first began as the result of a cyber incident. The company said in a post Tuesday that most customers ...
Rachel Charniak May 29, 2025 A service outage has left Cellcom customers unable to make calls or send text messages. May 15, 2025.
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Oshkosh sex offender indicted on obscenity and child pornography charges
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oshkosh man is facing federal charges for obscenity and child pornography. On Wednesday, a five-count indictment was issued against David E. Dejanovich, 52, of Oshkosh. He is accused...
Rachel Charniak May 29, 2025 David Dejanovich (Photo courtesy: Brown County Jail)

