Category Archives: Local
Shawano County crash kills 2 people, injures 3 others
SHAWANO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – A multi-vehicle crash in Shawano County Friday night leaves two people dead and three others injured. Shawano County sheriff’s deputies say that a pickup truck ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 16, 2015
Trapped driver pulled from vehicle after Appleton crash
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – One person had to be extricated from their vehicle following a crash in Appleton late Friday. Police were called to the corner of Lawe and North Street around 11:30 p.m. fo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 16, 2015
Birnamwood man found dead inside storage tank
TOWN OF ALMON, WI (WTAQ) – Authorities in Shawano County say a man was found dead inside a plastic storage tank. Deputies were called just before 5 p.m. Friday to an address on River Road in the...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 15, 2015
Fire, heavy damage caused by storms in Green Bay Friday
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Friday afternoon’s storms which rolled through the Green Bay area left downed trees and branches in its wake. Jeremy Pazurek says he was passing fire trucks on his w...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 15, 2015
Thousands without power as storms roll through NE Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Several strong thunderstorms with strong winds and hail are moving through much of Northeast Wisconsin Friday. Meteorologists at FOX 11 expect the storms to be completely ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 14, 2015
10 more charges filed against man accused of killing Berit Beck
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) – Prosecutors filed new drug possession charges on Friday against the man accused in the 1990 murder of Berit Beck. Dennis Brantner now faces 10 charges, including 3 of po...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 14, 2015
DHS: 13 confirmed cases of blastomycosis linked to Little Wolf River
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – State health officials now say there are 13 confirmed cases of blastomycosis connected to the Little Wolf River in Waupaca County. The Wisconsin Department of Health Service...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 14, 2015
25 year prison sentenced in Marinette County homicide case
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ) – The man convicted of killing Eric Volp in Marinette County back in 2008 learned his fate Friday. Erik Smith was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Judge David Miron also pla...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 14, 2015
Brown County Sheriff's hear from angry public over K-9 death
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ) – Just a day after the Brown County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the unexpected death of a K-9 patrol dog, the agency is going on the defense. That’s because th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 14, 2015
Nearly $200k in fire damage to Green Bay building
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – A Green Bay building catches fire on Thursday, forcing fire crews to swing into action. The fire happened at a storage facility on Cofrin Drive around 6 p.m. Fire crews we...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 14, 2015

