Category Archives: Local

Ripon man charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man from Fond du Lac County is facing child pornography charges. Alan Douglas, 38, of Ripon, was the subject of an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation that originate...
Rachel Charniak Mar 07, 2025 Alan Douglas (Photo courtesy: Dodge County Sheriff's Office)

Green Bay Metro Fire Department to install free smoke alarms in homes across the community
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Metro Fire Department is making sure homes in the community have working smoke alarms. GBMFD received a federal grant worth just shy of $30,000 that will ena...
Rachel Charniak Mar 07, 2025 Combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Sal's Foods permanently closing its Allouez location
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A neighborhood grocery store in Allouez is shutting its doors for good. Sal's Foods of Allouez announced in a Facebook post Thursday it is permanently closing. The store's l...
Rachel Charniak Mar 07, 2025 Groceries, grocery cart Jan. 18, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Residents displaced after Two Rivers duplex fire; status of pets 'remains unknown'
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Officials haven't been able to confirm the status of several pets inside a Two Rivers home when it caught fire Thursday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m., the Two Rivers Fire D...
Rachel Charniak Mar 07, 2025 Two Rivers duplex fire, March 6, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Two Rivers Fire Department)

Demolition wraps up at former Manitowoc mall sites, paving way for redevelopment to begin
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- "End of an era. Beginning of another!" That's how Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels described the completion of demolition at the former Manitowoc mall sites. "The Mid-Cities...
Rachel Charniak Mar 07, 2025 A rendering of a future apartment development on the former Manitowoc mall sites. (via Mayor Justin Nickels)

Coast Guard to start ice breaking in Green Bay next week
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The U.S. Coast Guard says it will begin ice breaking operations in Green Bay next week. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) is scheduled to begin Monday in Green Ba...
Rachel Charniak Mar 07, 2025 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay enters Fox River in Green Bay, January 3, 2018.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Second suspect charged in Appleton woman's fatal overdose case
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A second suspect has been charged in connection with an Appleton woman's fatal overdose. Eric Abresch, 39, is expected to make an initial court appearance Friday afternoon o...
Rachel Charniak Mar 07, 2025 Eric Abresch (Outagamie Co. Jail)

Woman dies in fiery crash after vehicle hits tree in Manitowoc County
MANITOWOC RAPIDS (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 21-year-old Manitowoc County woman died after crashing into a tree. Just after 11:30 p.m. Thursday, crews were dispatched to the 6500 block of Homestead Road in the t...
Rachel Charniak Mar 07, 2025

EAA cancels Camp Scholler sites for NFL Draft due to low interest
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- EAA has decided not to offer campsites during the NFL Draft. EAA says the interest in Camp Scholler campsites just wasn't there. They released the following statement Friday...
Rachel Charniak Mar 07, 2025 Campers fill EAA grounds ahead of AirVenture, July 16, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Hundreds attend NFL Draft information session in Ashwaubenon
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The residents most affected by the extensive logistics that will go into hosting the NFL Draft received their chance to ask questions to event organizers Thursday evenin...
Rachel Charniak Mar 07, 2025

