Category Archives: Local
Green Bay suspect in drug-deal murder found competent to stand trial
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One of the suspects in a drug-deal related murder was found competent to stand trial Friday, and the criminal case against him will resume. Elijah White, 18, is charged wit...
Feb 21, 2025 L-R: Dion Richardson, Elijah White and Nigel White (Photos courtesy: Brown County Jail)
Manitowoc school district urges residents to attend info sessions on $25M referendum
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Manitowoc Public School District is encouraging residents to attend one of its information sessions on its April 1 referendum. The district is asking voters for permis...
Feb 21, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Evers' push for more Universities of Wisconsin funding met with continued GOP concerns
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Included in Governor Tony Evers' budget pitch to state lawmakers is an increase of more than $855 million in state funding over the next biennium for the Universities of Wisconsin. Duri...
Feb 21, 2025 Wisconsin state capital in Madison.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Green Bay native Ben Chan competes in 'Jeopardy!' tournament
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A fan-favorite "Jeopardy!" champion will be back on your TV screen next week. Green Bay native and St. Norbert College philosophy professor Ben Chan is competing in the game show's seco...
Feb 21, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of Jeopardy
Moraine Park Technical College establishes transfer agreement with Marian University
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new transfer agreement between two Fond du Lac schools is making it easier for students to pursue a collegiate education. The presidents of Moraine Park Technical Coll...
Feb 21, 2025 Marian University President Aaron Sadoff and Moraine Park President Bonnie Baerwald meet to sign a transfer agreement, Feb. 20, 2025. (Photo courtesy:Moraine Park Technical College)
Burglary suspect in town of Kaukauna arrested after foot chase, treated for drug overdose
TOWN OF KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man was allegedly overdosing on drugs when he burglarized an Outagamie County home and fled from police. According to the sheriff's office, it received a report a...
Feb 21, 2025 Kaukauna Police (WLUK)
Multiple pets die in Fond du Lac Co. house fire; person injured after jumping from window
METOMEN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Multiple pet dogs and cats died in a Fond du Lac County house fire and a resident was injured after having to jump from a second story window to escape. Just before 3 a.m. F...
Feb 21, 2025 MWC
Will Allouez be able to proceed with redevelopment vision if GBCI is closed?
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Village of Allouez has a vision for what it wants to do with the property Green Bay Correctional Institution sits on, so will those plans come to fruition now that Gover...
Feb 21, 2025 Green Bay Correctional Institution (Fox 11 Online)
Sturgeon numbers continue to be low with 3 days left in season
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Sturgeon spearing continued to be slow on the Winnebago system Thursday as the 2025 season enters its final weekend. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports 27 fish were s...
Feb 20, 2025 A sturgeon (file photo)
Man sentenced to 1 year in jail for killing his girlfriend's cat
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Quinten Castro was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail for killing his girlfriend's cat, Muffin, because it wasn't letting him sleep. Castro, 24, previously pleaded no cont...
Feb 20, 2025 Quinten Castro.
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