Category Archives: Local

Man charged in connection with boy's death wants outside jury
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The man charged with ordering the punishment which allegedly led to the death of Ethan Hauschultz in a snowbank in 2018 wants the jury selected from outside of Manitowoc C...
Rachel Charniak Apr 28, 2025 Timothy Hauschultz in Manitowoc County court, February 24, 2025.
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Fans, former players reminisce as NFL Draft footprint teardown is underway
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As the 2025 NFL Draft is over, crews are beginning to tear down the NFL Draft Theater and footprint. Community members are reminiscing about the three-day event. "Because ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 28, 2025 Crews work to take down the NFL Draft Theater and footprint on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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Endangered piping plovers return to Cat Island Causeway in Howard
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The return of an endangered shorebird species is creating excitement in the bird watching community. Piping plovers have been spotted on the Cat Island Chain which is not far...
Rachel Charniak Apr 28, 2025 Ms. Packer Piping Plover photo courtesy of Jack Swelstad, April 24, 2025.
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Green Bay hands off NFL Draft hosting duties to Pittsburgh for 2026
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With the 2025 NFL Draft officially wrapping up Saturday in Green Bay, the city of Pittsburgh is now on the clock. Much like last year, when Green Bay leaders headed to Det...
Rachel Charniak Apr 27, 2025 At the conclusion of the 2025 NFL Draft, Packers President/CEO, Mark Murphy, handed the NFL Draft ball over to officials with the City of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh will host the 2026 NFL Draft.
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LaFleur praises 2025 draft as Packers address needs
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After the Green Bay Packers made their eighth and final pick of the NFL Draft on Saturday at Lambeau Field, head coach Matt LaFleur made his way to the post-draft press co...
Rachel Charniak Apr 27, 2025 Shawano Country NFL Draft Barn Quilt (Photo courtesy of NEW Media)

NFL gives Green Bay rave reviews as draft host as three-day event wraps up
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The reviews for Green Bay hosting the three-day NFL Draft have been overwhelmingly positive, from both organizers and attendees, so could the largest event in the area's h...
Rachel Charniak Apr 27, 2025 People travel through the 2025 NFL Draft campus on the event's final day on April 26, 2025.
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Green Bay prepares for normalcy as NFL Draft teardown begins; road reopenings underway
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Day 3 of the NFL Draft in Green Bay has concluded, and the work to teardown the 2025 NFL Draft stage is already underway. The hope is to have things returned to normal as ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 27, 2025 The 2025 NFL Draft is complete and crews are focused on teardown, April 27, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man dead in Waupaca County after UTV crash
HARRISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man is dead in the township of Harrison, in Waupaca County, after a UTV crash early Sunday morning. The crash happened at 12:25 a.m., just after midnight, on Mud Lake Rd n...
Rachel Charniak Apr 27, 2025 A Waupaca County Sheriff's Office squad vehicle (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

One dead, one injured in motorcycle crash Saturday night
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An 18-year old man died Saturday evening after he was thrown from his motorcycle following a crash with another vehicle in Brown County. According to the Ashwaubenon De...
Rachel Charniak Apr 27, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

NFL Draft festivities hit a high note with Brad Paisley concert to end the weekend
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Over the course of three days, 600,000 people attended the NFL Draft in Green Bay, and many of them stuck around until Saturday night to end the weekend with a free concer...
Rachel Charniak Apr 26, 2025 Brad Paisley performs at the NFL Draft in Green Bay, April 26, 2025.
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