Category Archives: Local

Incidents at Oshkosh library prompts new evening check-in rule for unaccompanied minors
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A string of "continued behavioral issues" during the evening hours at the Oshkosh Public Library has prompted a temporary check-in rule for unaccompanied minors. As of Monda...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025 A view inside the Oshkosh Public Library.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man charged with murdering addiction sponsor and killing dog pleads not guilty
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - James Dorr pleaded not guilty Monday to killing his addiction sponsor and his dog. Dorr, 34, faces five charges, including first-degree intentional homicide and mistreatmen...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025 James Dorr (Brown Co. Jail)

Oshkosh set to launch new digital parking permit system
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The city of Oshkosh is aiming to modernize parking management with the release of a new digital parking permit process. Officials say this platform will eliminate their curr...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Man sentenced for supplying fentanyl used in 2023 Calumet County overdose death
CALUMET COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay man will spend one decade behind bars for providing the drugs used in a fatal overdose in Calumet County in 2023. 35-year-old Craig Redmond was sentenced ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025 Craig Redmond (Photo courtesy: Wisconsin Department of Corrections)

Woman charged with calling in bomb threat to Oshkosh synagogue pleads not guilty
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Pauline Beyer pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge she called in a bomb threat to an Oshkosh synagogue because she wanted to talk to the FBI. Beyer, 66, also waived a prelim...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025 Pauline Beyer (Winnebago Co. Jail)

Small business grants bolster growth in Northeast Wisconsin communities
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Communities across Wisconsin are receiving grants to uplift small businesses, including some in Northeast Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) announced 19 o...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025 Door County businesses prepare for the off-season, capitalize on seasonal festivals.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Studies, plans for Green Bay Amtrak service, new Wisconsin routes still in the works
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It may not be coming for the NFL Draft as many had hoped, but plans to bring Amtrak service back to Northeast Wisconsin are still chugging along. In December 2023, a half-...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Manitowoc police search for potential victim after shot fired; woman in custody
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A woman is in custody and Manitowoc police say they are looking for a male after a shot was fired late Sunday night. Around 11:44 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to the ar...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Mackville Nationals Truck and Tractor Pull moves to Outagamie County Fairgrounds
MACKVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The annual Mackville Nationals Truck and Tractor Pull will be in a new location this year. For years, the Mackville pulls were held at St. Edward's Parish in Mackville. Th...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025 The race track at the Outagamie County Fairgrounds in Seymour is seen from SKYFOX, Aug. 13, 2020.
PC: Fox 11 Online

NFL Draft-related road closures continue, eastbound lanes of Lombardi Ave. shut down
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Additional road closures are coming near Lambeau Field ahead of the approaching 2025 NFL Draft. As of Sunday, April 13, eastbound lanes of Lombardi Avenue, from Military A...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025

