Category Archives: Local

Algoma Harbor breakwall project resumes on Lake Michigan
ALGOMA (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Improvements have resumed at a popular destination along the Lakeshore. The crew from Roen Salvage Co. marked the first week of work at the Algoma Harbor breakwall. Project super...
Rachel Charniak May 12, 2025 Algoma Harbor and Marina, May 9, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

UW-Green Bay students launch petition against extra fee for online classes
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Students at UW-Green Bay are speaking out about what they say are hefty online course fees. They're frustrated that it costs more to take an online class versus an in-pers...
Rachel Charniak May 10, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Oshkosh animal shelter speaks out after dog, 2 cats, 8 kittens abandoned outside overnight
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- 11 pets were recently abandoned outside a local animal shelter, prompting a reminder from officials about the correct way to surrender animals. On Friday, the Oshkosh Area H...
Rachel Charniak May 10, 2025 Capone; a dog at the Oshkosh Area Humane Society.
PC: Oshkosh Area Humane Society

One 'seriously injured' in motorcycle crash Saturday morning
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Officials say that one individual was "seriously injured" in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Saturday. Appleton Police responded to the incident early Saturday morning...
Rachel Charniak May 10, 2025 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Green Bay Diocese has seen rise in vocations, and they hope Pope Leo continues that trend
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Deacon Nicholas Stellpflug from Combined Locks was in the piazza Thursday as white smoke rose above St. Peter's Square, indicating a new pope had been elected. The introdu...
Rachel Charniak May 10, 2025 Pope Leo XIV emerges from St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on May 8th, 2025 (Vatican Media)

Three arrested in Two Rivers drug bust linked to alleged meth distribution
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three residents of Two Rivers were arrested Wednesday on drug-related charges. An investigation led by the Manitowoc County Metro Drug Unit began in January, when officia...
Rachel Charniak May 09, 2025 (L-R): Anna Burt, Brad Smith and Jesse Miller were arrested in a drug bust in Two Rivers, May 7, 2025. (Photos courtesy: Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)

Woman convicted for fatal stabbing during Fond du Lac drug deal robbery
FOND DU LAC (WTAQ-WLUK) - Annaka Trudell was convicted Friday for the stabbing death of Ashley Calo during an argument about a drug deal. Trudell, 21, pleaded no contest to first-degree reckless homic...
Rachel Charniak May 09, 2025 Annaka Winter Trudell (Photo courtesy of Fond du Lac Police)

Marinette police search for vehicle involved in hit-and-run crash
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities are attempting to locate a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash in Marinette. Around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to Roosevelt Road, in the...
Rachel Charniak May 09, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Menasha student teacher exchanged intimate photos with 18-year-old student: Prosecutors
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Cameron Mueller, a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh student who was teaching English at Menasha High School, allegedly exchanged topless photos with a female student, accordi...
Rachel Charniak May 09, 2025

Woman's body found in Fox River in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A woman's body has been found in the Fox River. Green Bay police say they were called to the river, near the 100 block of Bay Beach Road, around noon. Police say they are ...
Rachel Charniak May 09, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

