Category Archives: Local
Bishop Ricken reacts to death of Pope Francis
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Bishop David Ricken of the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay is mourning the death of Pope Francis. Ricken issued this statement Monday: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It ...
Apr 21, 2025 Pope Francis (Vatican Photo)
AAA's 'Tow to Go' offers free rides for impaired drivers during NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- AAA is activating its 'Tow to Go' in Wisconsin this week for the NFL Draft. Tow to Go offers a free ride to impaired drivers and their vehicles who do not have a safe alte...
Apr 21, 2025
Appleton K9 officer aids police in apprehending barricaded domestic violence suspect
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton K9 officer helped take an individual involved in a domestic disturbance into custody. Police officers were called to the 700 block of N. Hawthrone Drive Friday ...
Apr 21, 2025 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Mishicot teacher charged with repeated sexual assault of student, child pornography
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Ryan Schroeder, a Mishicot physical education teacher, admitted to having sex with a student more than fifty times during a nearly-two-year-period, starting when the victim...
Apr 21, 2025 Ryan Schroeder (Photo courtesy Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)
Green Bay school board approves sale of three former school sites
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Green Bay School Board approved offers to purchase three former school sites at a special meeting Monday. As the district copes with shrinking enrollment, it has closed...
Apr 21, 2025 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Sturgeon spawning underway with activity below Shawano Dam
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The run is on. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, sturgeon are starting to spawn. In Shawano, the dam on the Wolf River marks the end of the line. I...
Apr 21, 2025 Sturgeon porpoises in Wolf River below the Shawano Dam, April 18, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Contingency plans keep NFL Draft setup on schedule, despite challenging weather conditions
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With just days to go before the first picks are made, crews are hard at work putting on the finishing touches at the NFL Draft campus. But in true Wisconsin fashion, the w...
Apr 21, 2025 The NFL Draft Theater is fully raised in the parking lot of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, April 9, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Two hurt in Outagamie County crash
FREEDOM, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people from Freedom were taken to the hospital Saturday evening with serious injuries after authorities say they failed to stop at a stop sign and then crashed into a tr...
Apr 20, 2025 (Fox 11 Online)
Lombardi Avenue fully closes ahead of NFL Draft
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Arguably the surest sign yet of the week to come: Lombardi Avenue is now fully closed ahead of the NFL Draft. The Avenue closed Saturday Morning. The westbound lanes rem...
Apr 20, 2025 Lombardi Avenue closed to traffic ahead of the NFL Draft on April 19th, 2025 (Fox 11 Online)
Kevin Warych leaving Green Bay Police Department for new role as chief in Sun Prairie
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A longtime member of the Green Bay Police Department has accepted a new role in Sun Prairie. Operations Commander Kevin Warych was selected to serve as the next chief of p...
Apr 18, 2025 Kevin Warych with the Green Bay Police Department.
PC: Fox 11 Online
