Category Archives: Local

Man dead, woman arrested in Green Bay stabbing
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man is dead and a woman is in custody following a stabbing on Green Bay's east side. Police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Smith Street around 11 p.m. Sunday for a...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Rising costs, lack of affordable housing fuel homelessness surge in Brown County
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Homelessness continues to be an ongoing problem across Wisconsin and in Brown County. The Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition has one goal in mind: to bring homele...
Rachel Charniak Apr 14, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Bart Starr Elementary? It's one of three name options for Green Bay's new west side school
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - There are three options for the name of the new elementary school being built on Green Bay's west side and one of them includes a Packers legend. Construction of the new sc...
Rachel Charniak Apr 12, 2025 GBAPSD

Suamico residents face 70% water rate hike to fund new well, treatment facility & tower
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Suamico residents can expect to see their water rates increase in the next few years. It's a result of a new water well, treatment facility and tower being installed. The vil...
Rachel Charniak Apr 12, 2025 Suamico residents can expect to see their water rates increase in the next couple years. The increase is a result of a new water well, treatment facility, and tower being installed, April 11, 2025.
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Evers warns up to 25% of Wisconsin child care facilities may close without continued funds
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Governor Tony Evers said as many as 25% of child care facilities in the state are in danger of closing. That is if funding for the Child Care Counts program is cut. On Frid...
Rachel Charniak Apr 12, 2025 Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers visits Jefferson Elementary School in Oshkosh Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
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Man sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting girls, ages 10 and 13, at Green Bay hotel
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Mauricio Powless, who sexually assaulted two girls and tried to assault a third at a hotel, was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison. Powless, 19, previously pleaded no c...
Rachel Charniak Apr 12, 2025 Mauricio Powless has been charged with sexually assaulting two teens and attempting to sexually assault a third child at a Green Bay hotel. (Photo source: Brown County Sheriff's Office)

Appleton small businesses facing uncertain future amid tariffs: 'It's definitely scary'
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's a global issue with local implications. President Donald Trump delayed most of his tariffs earlier this week for another 90 days. That means no tariffs just yet, but n...
Rachel Charniak Apr 12, 2025 College Avenue in Appleton, August 24, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

43-year-old man arrested after multiple rounds fired in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police say they've arrested a 43-year-old Fond du Lac man after they say he fired several shots inside an apartment. Dispatchers received a call from a mother inside an ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 12, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Fourth defendant sentenced to jail for $38,000 ATM theft in Kaukauna
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Adonay Dalis-Ramirez was sentenced Friday to one year in jail for his role in a theft of more than $38,000 from a Kaukauna ATM. Dalis-Ramirez, 35, was previously convicted o...
Rachel Charniak Apr 11, 2025 Adonay Dalis-Ramirez appears in Outagamie County court Sept. 26, 2024. He is suspected in connection with the July 5 theft of money from an ATM in Kaukauna.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Packers seek temporary workers for NFL Draft Experience
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fans and community members can make some money while being a part of Green Bay's largest NFL event. Individuals interested in working at the NFL Draft are invited to regis...
Rachel Charniak Apr 11, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

