Category Archives: Local
Lakeshore Humane Society nears $3.8M goal for new facility, aims for June groundbreaking
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Lakeshore Humane Society is inching closer to breaking ground on a new facility. Leaders within the organization hope to break ground on a new facility in June. They sa...
Mar 13, 2025 A cat waiting for adoption at the Lakeshore Humane Society in Manitowoc, March 12, 2025.
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Judge to hear arguments amid state effort to commit 'Halloween Killer' as sexual predator
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A judge will hear arguments in July if Gerald Turner is entitled to another "probable cause hearing", as the state's effort to have the "Halloween Killer" committed as a ...
Mar 13, 2025 Gerald Turner appears before Fond du Lac County court, March 8, 2024. (Zoom)
Man convicted of stealing 550 pounds of copper wire in Manitowoc County to fuel drug habit
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Mark Plagemann was convicted Wednesday in connection with a series of thefts of copper wire, using the money for drugs. Sentencing is scheduled for March 19. Plagemann, 43,...
Mar 13, 2025 Mark L. Plagemann (Manitowoc Co. Jail)
5 residents displaced after fire at apartment complex in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Five residents are now displaced after a fire at a 16-unit apartment complex in the 100 block of S. Royal Avenue. Crews initially saw smoke Wednesday night coming from t...
Mar 13, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
No injuries in Manitowoc house fire; officials urge regular smoke detector maintenance
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- No one was injured after a fire in the 1300 block of S. 36th Street Wednesday night. The first engine was on scene within three minutes. All of the people inside the home ...
Mar 13, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
High-speed vehicle pursuit ends in crash, OWI arrest in Fond du Lac County
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A driver was arrested Tuesday for operating while intoxicated after a high-speed police chase ended in a crash in Fond du Lac County. According to a news release, the Kewaskum Police De...
Mar 13, 2025 MWC
Preliminary outline approved for $215 million mixed-use development in town of Lawrence
LAWRENCE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new development in the town of Lawrence took a step in the right direction Wednesday. The town's Planning and Zoning Board approved a preliminary outline of the Lawrence ...
Mar 13, 2025 Rendering of Lawrence Town Center (Image courtesy Boardwalk Development Co.)
Appleton woman arrested after high-speed chase reaching 120 mph ends in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton woman was arrested after leading authorities on a high speed chase in Winnebago and Fond du Lac counties. Around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, a Wisconsin State Patrol...
Mar 13, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation grants $341,800 to 35 local nonprofits
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- More than $300,000 in grants were awarded to 35 nonprofits across Northeast Wisconsin. The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation awarded $341,800 in grants during the Fun...
Mar 13, 2025 Greater Green Bay Community Foundation on December 28, 2017.
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Fans urged to be cautious of scams as Green Bay prepares for NFL Draft
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- As the NFL Draft in Green Bay draws closer, scammers are looking to cash in on that fan excitement. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection have some tips...
Mar 13, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
