Category Archives: Local
Newcap shuts down effective immediately
(WTAQ-WLUK) - Amid allegations of misusing taxpayer money, Newcap has decided to close its doors immediately and started informing employees Tuesday morning they no longer have a job. This comes follo...
Mar 31, 2026 A Newcap sign outside of its Green Bay office.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Appleton firefighters and retirees screened for esophageal cancer due to increased risk
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Developing cancer is an unfortunate hazard of the job for firefighters. That's why crews in Appleton are getting screened this week as part of an expanding initiative to pr...
Mar 31, 2026 The device used to screen firefighters for Barrett's Esophagus. March 30, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Manitowoc County commission advances proposal for moratorium on data centers
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Manitowoc County continues to explore placing a one-year moratorium on data centers. It comes less than two months after three towns proactively petitioned the county to f...
Mar 31, 2026 Dozens of people packed a Mishicot restaurant to voice their opposition toward an artificial intelligence data center being built in the area, Jan. 26, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Man with weapon dies in wooded area of Pamperin Park
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man is dead after a weapons call at Pamperin Park Monday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m., the Brown County Sheriff's Office alerted the public to a large police presence ...
Mar 31, 2026 Law enforcement officials are stationed outside Pamperin Park in Brown County March 30, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Man convicted in Green Bay drug deal-related murder
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Darian Pinchart was convicted for his role in a drug deal-related murder, and will be sentenced June 15. Pinchart, 20, pleaded no contest on Friday to felony murder and arm...
Mar 31, 2026 Darian Pinchart
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Dog dies in Oshkosh mobile home fire
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A dog died in a fire Monday evening in Oshkosh. Firefighters say they were called to the 900 block of Sunnyview Road just before 5:30 p.m. When they arrived, crews found a m...
Mar 31, 2026 Oshkosh Fire Department (Fox 11 Online)
1 year after graduating, Kaukauna artist paints mural as 'thank you' gift to her school
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Felicia Jaure is no longer a student at St. Ignatius Catholic School in Kaukauna, but a new mural she created ensures that a piece of her will remain there for generations ...
Mar 31, 2026 Felicia Jaure, a 2025 graduate of St. Ignatius Catholic School in Kaukauna, painted a mural at her former school, March 27, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Wisconsin Avenue resurfacing in Grand Chute to start April 1
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Construction is set to begin April 1 along Wisconsin Avenue in Grand Chute. This will happen near the I-41 project, which continues with lane closures throughout the Fox...
Mar 31, 2026 Road Work (file photo)
Man's body pulled from Lake Michigan in Manitowoc
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A missing man's body was found at the bottom of Lake Michigan Monday. Police say they were called to the area of the lighthouse on the lake around 1:20 p.m. Sunday for a r...
Mar 30, 2026
Hortonville woman pleads not guilty to alleged $58,000 FoodShare, child care fraud
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Learae Cummings pleaded not guilty Monday to charges she falsified records to fraudulently obtain more than $58,000 in food stamps and child care over the course of five yea...
Mar 30, 2026 Learae Cummings appears in Outagamie County court, Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County courts/Zoom)
