Category Archives: Local

No trial date set for man charged with Elijah Vue's death
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - No trial date was set Thursday for Jesse Vang, the man who reported Elijah Vue missing and is now charged with causing his death and hiding the 3-year-old's body. Vang, 40,...
Rachel Charniak Mar 13, 2025 Jesse Vang (Photo courtesy Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)

Officers called to man yelling on Little Lake Butte des Morts who later died at hospital
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man died after officers pulled him from Little Lake Butte des Morts. Just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, officers were called to the area of Emily Street and Ninth Street for a...
Rachel Charniak Mar 13, 2025

Volunteers removing 'Party to the Polls' stickers from downtown Green Bay light poles
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay wants to put its best foot forward for the 2025 NFL Draft, but cleaning up an outside group's mess is adding an unwanted task to beautification efforts. Downtown...
Rachel Charniak Mar 13, 2025 Party to the Polls stickers drape a Washington Street light pole in downtown Green Bay on March 12, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Police arrest person carrying rifle near Menasha High School
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A person carrying a rifle near Menasha High School was arrested Wednesday afternoon. Police say they were notified of the person carrying the rifle in the 800 block of Milwa...
Rachel Charniak Mar 12, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online

Wisconsin expert warns of impacts amid cuts to NOAA, NWS as severe weather season looms
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As severe weather season approaches for much of the United States, weather experts are growing increasingly worried as the Trump Administration delivers on its promise to ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 12, 2025 The Green Bay National Weather Service Office.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Recovery-focused high school coming to Manitowoc
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) -- A recovery-focused high school is coming to the Manitowoc Public School District. Thanks to a $75 thousand Department of Public Instruction grant, a new school inside Stangel L...
Rachel Charniak Mar 12, 2025 Manitowoc Public School District.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Body found in Manitowoc
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Foul play is not suspected in the death of a person whose body was found Wednesday morning in Manitowoc. Police say they were called to a wooded area off S. Lake Street ju...
Rachel Charniak Mar 12, 2025 A City of Manitowoc Police squad vehicle. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

City of Green Bay receives positive rating on financial health
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The City of Green Bay has announced that Moody's Ratings has reaffirmed its Aa3 rating for both the city's overall financial health and its General Obligation Unlimited Tax (GO...
Rachel Charniak Mar 12, 2025 City of Green Bay

Outagamie County committee delays sale of UWO-Fox Cities campus for appraisal
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After a 50-minute closed session of Outagamie County's Property Committee Tuesday night, a hold was put on the sale of the soon-to-close UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campu...
Rachel Charniak Mar 12, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of UWO

Evers visits UWGB to spotlight $1.6B request for building improvements on UW campuses
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Democratic Governor Tony Evers wants to invest more in infrastructure across Wisconsin. As part of his more than $4 billion capital budget recommendations, Evers has asked...
Rachel Charniak Mar 11, 2025 Democratic Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers speaks with UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander on the UWGB campus on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

