Category Archives: Local
Court rules insurer not liable in 5-year-old's fatal dirt bike accident at Gravity Park
(WTAQ-WLUK) - The insurance company for a Calumet County racetrack isn't liable to cover claims against it by the parents of 5-year-old killed while riding a dirt bike, a state appeals court ruled Tue...
Apr 08, 2025
Turkeys causing traffic congestion, attacking vehicles in Appleton; police urge no feeding
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wild turkeys are flocking to Appleton in huge numbers. "About a year ago, we saw as many as 20 at one time," said Appleton resident Richard Ruhsam. "Over the last few years...
Apr 08, 2025 Two turkeys walk next to a road in North Appleton.
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Brown County campgrounds almost fully booked with NFL Draft guests
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Preparations to host visitors at Brown County campgrounds during the NFL Draft have been underway for months. "We're really doing what we normally do in the spring, whi...
Apr 08, 2025 Camper with Green Bay Packers banner, September 19, 2024.
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Oshkosh residents may notice increased smell or taste of chlorine in drinking water
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Oshkosh residents may temporarily notice an increased smell and/or taste of chlorine in their drinking water. That's because the Department of Public Works is replacing the ...
Apr 07, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Brown County starts Tornado and Severe Weather Week to boost community readiness
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Brown County is helping the community prepare for severe weather. Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach proclaimed the week of April 7-11 as Tornado and Severe Weather ...
Apr 07, 2025 A tornado hovers near Black Creek Aug. 10, 2021.
(M’Kallyn Hintz via Fox 11 Online)
Suspect in Green Bay prison cellmate killing wants to drop insanity plea
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Jackson Vogel plans to withdraw the so-called insanity plea in the case for allegedly killing his cellmate at the Green Bay Correctional Institution. Vogel, 25, faces one ...
Apr 07, 2025 Jackson Vogel leaves a Brown County courtroom Oct. 15, 2024, after entering an "insanity plea" to charges he killed his cellmate Micah Laureano at Green Bay Correctional Institution.
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Lawmakers across Wisconsin agree that closing GBCI is a major priority in budget talks
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Listening sessions around Wisconsin regarding the upcoming state budget have been underway before the Joint Committee on Finance weighs what could be included in that two-year spending ...
Apr 07, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Police investigate two rollover crashes on N. Pioneer Road in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fond du Lac police are investigating two separate rollover crashes resulting in injuries on N. Pioneer Road. The first crash occurred around 2:45 a.m. Monday when police...
Apr 07, 2025 Fond du Lac Police Department patch on uniform. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Defense asks for new trial date for man accused in Allouez double fatal crash
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - There could be another postponement of Kelton Snulligan's trial, who allegedly caused a double-fatal, high-speed, drunk driving crash. Kelton Snulligan, 23, faces 16 charge...
Apr 07, 2025 Kelton Snulligan appears in Brown County court, March 22, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
City may remove playground equipment from St. John's Park in downtown Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Parks Committee could vote to remove the playground equipment from St. John's Park. The recommendation by Parks Director Dan Ditscheit is on the committee's ...
Apr 07, 2025 Playground equipment is seen at St. John's Park in downtown Green Bay April 7, 2025.
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