Category Archives: Local

Case halted after Gibraltar student who brought gun to school is ruled unfit for trial
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The criminal case has been halted against a high school student brought a firearm to school because he said he was afraid of another student because the man is not menta...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2025 Aidan Rice enters a Door County courtroom March 18, 2024, on a charge he brought a gun to Gibraltar High School.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Prison sentence issued for attack at Seymour home
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Jeffrey Proski was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for an attack at a Seymour home. Proski, 35, was previously convicted of mayhem, aggravated battery, strangulation...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2025 Jeffrey Proski Mugshot circa 2018 (Courtesy of Brown County Jail)

Woman charged after husky's remains found in abandoned Two Rivers apartment
Note: some may find the details disturbing. MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Elizabeth Rahmlow made an initial court appearance Monday after Two Rivers police found the body of a dead dog, Boomer, locked i...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2025 Elizabeth Rahmlow (Manitowoc Co. Jail)

Green Bay police find no foul play in woman's death near Fox River
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay police say there is no evidence of foul play in the death of a woman. Following the report of a passerby on May 9, the body of a woman was recovered from the Fox...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2025 The Fox River is seen in Green Bay May 9, 2025, in the area where a woman's body was found.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Barlow Planetarium in Menasha unveils largest portable planetarium in Wisconsin
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The future of the Barlow Planetarium seems safe, even with the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus closing. Now, they're expanding their footprint across Northeast Wisconsin with a...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2025 New mobile Barlow Planetarium.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay police department expands with two new officers, promotes one to sergeant
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Police Department welcomes two new officers and promotes one officer. A swearing-in and promotional ceremony Monday welcomed Patrol Officer John Lannoye and ...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2025 (File Photo)

Kimberly-Clark to switch its U.S. stock exchange listing to Nasdaq
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced its plans to transfer its U.S. stock exchange listing from the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") to the Nasdaq Global Select Market ("Nasdaq"). Kimbe...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2025 Kimberly-Clark sign at the X-Mill in Neenah, September 24, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay police partner with Brewers to distribute comic-inspired trading cards to youth
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Comic book-inspired Brewers trading cards are helping connect police officers with youth across Wisconsin -- including right here in Green Bay. It's a program that began l...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2025 Green Bay police officers pose with Milwaukee Brewers trading cards they will be distributing to children in the community. (Photo courtesy Platform Communications)

Despite tornado damage, Mayville High School graduation goes on as planned
MAYVILLE (WTAQ-WLUK) -- While Mayville is still sorting through the damage from Thursday night's tornado, it didn't stop Mayville High School Seniors, their parents, and educators from celebrating gra...
Rachel Charniak May 18, 2025

Sunday morning fire causes $100K in damages to Appleton home
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Sunday morning fire in Appleton has caused thousands of dollars in damage to a home. According to a press release from the Appleton Fire Department, firefighters were cal...
Rachel Charniak May 18, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

