Category Archives: Local
Former Packers linebacker sentenced to prison for Ponzi scheme totaling over $5M in losses
LOS ANGELES (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A former Green Bay Packers linebacker was sentenced Monday to 2.5 years in federal prison for running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims out of more than $5 million. John...
Mar 10, 2025
UW-Oshkosh's Polk Commons set for renovation with $137.5M funding from capital budget
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Part of Governor Tony Evers' Capital Budget includes $137.5 million to renovate UW-Oshkosh's Polk Learning Commons. On Monday, the governor announced approximately $4.1 billion in recom...
Mar 10, 2025 Rendering of the Polk Learning Commons at UW-Oshkosh, Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo courtesy: UW-Oshkosh)
Five-day trial set for Green Bay man charged with first-degree intentional homicide
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Owen Backus's trial started Monday for allegedly killing Michael Hubbard at a west-side home in December, 2023. Backus, 46, is charged with first-degree intentional homicid...
Mar 10, 2025 Owen Backus.
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Sturgeon guard seeks volunteers ahead of spawning run
SHIOCTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A popular pastime may be still months off, but volunteers are needed for the upcoming sturgeon spawning season. Since reforming two years ago, expect to once again see peop...
Mar 10, 2025 Sturgeon during a spawn (File Photo)
Some shops near NFL Draft footprint plan to close; others ready for boost in foot traffic
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The NFL Draft is anticipated to bring about a quarter of a million people to the Green Bay area, and economic impact is estimated to be about $94 million statewide -- with...
Mar 10, 2025
Brown County man sentenced to prison for shooting at teens egging his house, injuring 1
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Jackson Rego was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for firing at two teens, hitting one, because they were egging his house. Rego, 19, previously pleaded no contest...
Mar 10, 2025 Jackson Rego is sentenced in Brown County court, March 7, 2025.
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52-year-old Plymouth man arrested after vehicle pursuit in Fond du Lac Co.
TOWN OF EMPIRE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fond du Lac County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 52-year-old Plymouth man early Saturday morning. A deputy tried pulling over a vehicle on State HWY 23 near CTY Rd. K...
Mar 10, 2025
Fire at home in town of Two Rivers causes $250K in damage, displaces residents
TOWN OF TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A home in the town of Two Rivers caught fire Thursday night, displacing residents and causing an estimated $250,000 in damage. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., the Town ...
Mar 10, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Female inmate dies at Marinette County Jail
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An inmate died last week at the Marinette County Jail. At approximately 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, correctional officers were alerted to a "medical emergency" taking place in o...
Mar 10, 2025 Marinette County Law Enforcement Center.
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Potawatomi State Park observation tower to reopen this spring after restoration work
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Door County observation tower will reopen to the public for the first time since 2017. The Wisconsin DNR announced Monday the observation tower at Potawatomi State Pa...
Mar 10, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online
