Category Archives: Local

Wisconsin health officials warn HHS cuts could damage progress to combat opioid epidemic
WINNEBAGO COUNTY (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In communities across the nation, and in Wisconsin, overdose deaths last year dropped significantly, according to recently released CDC data. "I can personally tell you...
Rachel Charniak May 18, 2025 PHOTO: Wisconsin State Patrol

Green Bay Packers Foundation accepting grant applications from eligible nonprofits
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Eligible organizations are invited to apply for annual grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation. 2025 marks the third year of the foundation's current three-year grant...
Rachel Charniak May 17, 2025 GB Packers

Wautoma man arrested for soliciting prostitution
WAUTOMA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Wautoma man is being held in lieu of bond after he had offered money in exchange for sex acts earlier this week at a Dollar General. The suspect claims he solicited the ind...
Rachel Charniak May 17, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Bicycle crash leaves 53-year-old Green Bay man hospitalized
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Just before 8:00 a.m. officers were sent to the 1300 block of Cherry Street for a collision involving two cyclists. Police received a dispatch to the east side of Green Ba...
Rachel Charniak May 17, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Two-vehicle crash in town of Little River kills Oconto man; other driver hospitalized
TOWN OF LITTLE RIVER (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One person died and another is hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash Friday in Oconto County. Shortly after 11 a.m., the sheriff's office was notified of a cra...
Rachel Charniak May 17, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online

Menominee Tribal inmate sentenced for smuggling fentanyl into jail, causing 3 overdoses
KESHENA (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Keshena man will spend more than a decade behind bars for smuggling fentanyl into the Menominee Tribal Jail, leading to three overdoses -- one of which was fatal. On Thursday,...
Rachel Charniak May 16, 2025 Warren Grignon (Photo courtesy: Brown County Sheriff's Office)

North Dakota man sentenced for grooming, sexually assaulting girl in Green Bay-area hotel
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man who groomed and sexually assaulted a teenager in the Green Bay area was sentenced Thursday to three decades in prison. Kelly J. Rosemore, 43, of North Dakota, will spend 30 years ...
Rachel Charniak May 16, 2025 Kelly Rosemore is accused of traveling from North Dakota to Brown County and twice sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. (Photo source: Brown County Sheriff's Office)

S.S. Badger marks start of 2025 season with festive return to Manitowoc shores
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's a sign of warmer weather when the S.S. Badger returns to the shores of Manitowoc. The S.S. Badger Lake Michigan Car Ferry made its return from Ludington, Michigan to ...
Rachel Charniak May 16, 2025 SS Badger in Manitowoc, July 2017.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Waupaca unveils newest community art project in Rotary Park
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Waupaca community members put the finishing touches Thursday on the city's newest project at Rotary Park. "Shine Community Art Project" is the result of a joint effort betwe...
Rachel Charniak May 16, 2025 Community volunteers help install glass panels in Waupaca's newest art project in Rotary Park. May 15, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Appleton gears up for annual Memorial Day parade honoring fallen veterans
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Appleton says its ready to honor veterans with its annual Memorial Day parade and "Moment of Remembrance'' Ceremony. The Appleton Memorial Day Parade annually pays tribute ...
Rachel Charniak May 16, 2025 Appleton held its annual Memorial Day Parade and "Moment of Remembrance'' Ceremony on Monday, May 29, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

