Category Archives: Local
Lakewood's former fire chief convicted of theft charges
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Former Lakewood Fire Chief Christopher Thomson was convicted Wednesday for stealing more than $111,000 from the Lakewood Fire Dept. Association. Thomson, 42, pleaded no contes...
Mar 05, 2025 Former Lakewood fire chief Christopher Thomson (Photo courtesy Oconto County Sheriff's Office)
Green Bay City Council approves Fox River redevelopment, increase in Bay Beach corn prices
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- At their Tuesday night meeting, the Green Bay City Council approved plans for the redevelopment of land along the Fox River, should the coal piles be moved, as well as a p...
Mar 05, 2025 Coal piles along the Fox River in Green Bay, April 11, 2023.
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Inmate with last known address in Green Bay escapes from Dodge County Jail
JUNEAU, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Dodge County Jail inmate with work-release privileges is missing. Authorities say Alissa A. Leeman's last known address is in Green Bay. On Tuesday morning, the 30-year-old...
Mar 05, 2025 Alissa Leeman (Photo courtesy Dodge County Sheriff's Office)
Mason Crosby to retire with the Green Bay Packers
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former longtime Green Bay Packers' kicker Mason Crosby will retire with the green and gold. Crosby, who was with the Packers for 16 seasons, announced his retirement last month. He ende...
Mar 05, 2025 Mason Crosby getting in some new kicks.
Construction of NFL Draft stage in Green Bay will begin March 29, league officials say
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As the NFL Draft inches closer, Green Bay is learning more about how it can prepare for the big event. Representatives from the NFL stopped by Tuesday night's Green Bay Ci...
Mar 05, 2025
Northeast Wisconsin braces for flooding, ice jams as frozen ground limits rain absorption
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- As heavy rain moves into Northeast Wisconsin during a significant storm Tuesday into Wednesday, local officials are on high alert for potential flooding due to frozen ground and ice jam...
Mar 04, 2025 Water fills a street in Green Bay on September 11, 2019.
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Green Bay awards over $160K in grants to nonprofits making a difference in the community
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- City officials are spotlighting nonprofits making a difference in the Green Bay community. Mayor Eric Genrich awarded grants to four organizations during a ceremony Tuesda...
Mar 04, 2025 Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich awarded over $163,000 in federal grants to four nonprofit organizations making a difference in the community, March 4, 2025.
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United States Championship Cheese Contest underway at Resch Expo in Ashwaubenon
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The best of the best in the world of dairy are in the Green Bay area. The United States Championship Cheese Contest is underway at the Resch Expo in Ashwaubenon. "This i...
Mar 04, 2025 Judging cheese at the United States Championship Cheese Contest, March 4, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Man arrested after high-speed chase in Fond du Lac County
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man was arrested after he led sheriff's deputies on a 2.6-mile high-speed chase. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, callers repo...
Mar 04, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Explore over 60 stops on the Fox Cities Fish Fry Trail for a chance to win prizes
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsinites can reel in prizes while enjoying fish fries across the Fox Valley. Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau is hosting the Fox Cities Fish Fry Trail from March 5 throu...
Mar 04, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online
