Category Archives: Local
Second suspect pleads not guilty in Manitowoc teen's kidnapping case
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A second suspect charged with kidnapping a Manitowoc girl and taking her to Wyoming, pleaded not guilty Friday. Alexcer Solis-Gomez pleaded not guilty to one count of abduc...
Mar 06, 2026 Alexcer Solis Gomez and Pedro Giron Perez (Carbon County Jail)
Judge gives public defender office final chance to find lawyer in Green Bay child death
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - After more than a year and 5,422 unsuccessful attempts at finding an attorney, a judge is giving the state Public Defender's Office one more chance to find an attorney for ...
Mar 06, 2026 PHOTO: Courtesy of Green Bay PD
Green Bay school board to select next superintendent in closed session
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay School district is set to choose a new superintendent Friday. The school board will meet in a closed session to decide between two candidates for the positio...
Mar 06, 2026 Candidates for Green Bay Area Public School District superintendent, L-R, Michael Hernandez andMichaelE. Trimberger Jr. (Photos courtesy of Green Bay Area Public School District)
As Iran war rolls on, Grand Chute firefighters honor coworker deployed to Middle East
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The ongoing unrest in the Middle East is hitting close to home for the Grand Chute Fire Department, as one of their own is, as they say, "Over there." Firefighter/parame...
Mar 06, 2026 Members of the Grand Chute Fire Department wear red for their brother, Seth Barr. Barr, a five year veteran of the department, is currently deployed to the Middle East with his Wisconsin National Guard unit. (Photo Courtesy: Grand Chute Fire Department)
Proposed solar farm near Oconto Falls draws mixed response from community
OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Public Service Commission spent Thursday afternoon listening to community members weigh in on a proposed solar farm in Oconto County. Fox Solar put in an...
Mar 06, 2026 Solar Panels.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Oshkosh police seek answers in missing man's death; preliminary autopsy finds no injuries
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two days after a missing Oshkosh man was found dead, police are asking for the public's help in the investigation. On Tuesday morning, the body of Frederick Ellis, 59, was d...
Mar 05, 2026 Frederick L Ellis (Courtesy: Oshkosh Police Department)
Former Packers president Bob Harlan has died
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Green Bay Packers president and CEO Bob Harlan has died at age 89, the team announced Thursday. Officials say Harlan died "following a brief illness." "The Packers family was sad...
Mar 05, 2026 Former Green Bay Packers president Bob Harlan.
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Oshkosh man pleads not guilty to killing boyfriend during argument about paying bills
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Willie Rollins pleaded not guilty Thursday to allegedly killing his boyfriend during an argument about finances and paying bills. Rollins, 32, is charged with first-degree i...
Mar 05, 2026 Willie Rollins appears in court, Jan. 12, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Man pleads not guilty to abduction of Manitowoc girl who was found in Wyoming
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of the suspects charged with kidnapping a Manitowoc girl, taking her to Wyoming, pleaded not guilty Thursday. Pedro Giron-Perez was bound over for trial after testimon...
Mar 05, 2026 Alexcer Solis Gomez and Pedro Giron Perez (Carbon County Jail)
New bill seeks to limit big money and political ads in Wisconsin judicial elections
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- After last year's record-shattering Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel, some state legislators are hoping to avoid seeing that much big money involved ...
Mar 05, 2026 The Wisconsin State Capitol dome in Madison.
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