Category Archives: Local
Brown County OWI Task Force makes 50 stops, 2 arrests in weekend crackdown
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A weekend OWI Task Force in Brown County yielded 50 stops with two arrests. The multi-jurisdiction effort aimed to reduce dangerous driving behaviors and educate drivers o...
Feb 26, 2026 PC: Fox 11 Online
Marinette County judge sets $2 million cash bond for man accused of killing his girlfriend
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Robert Chilcote made his first appearance in a Wisconsin courtroom Thursday for the murder of his girlfriend, Gabriella Cartagena. Chilcote allegedly killed Cartagena Feb. ...
Feb 26, 2026 Robert Chilcote (Marinette Co. Jail)
Wisconsin's first fully state-funded child care program to launch in 2026-27 school year
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- "Get Kids Ready" is the name of the first fully state-funded child care program in Wisconsin. The goal is to prepare four-year-olds for school while easing the financial...
Feb 26, 2026 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
WisDOT study says applying brine on snow and ice is effective, reduces salt use up to 72%
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Using brine on roads ahead of wintry weather is one of the most visible ways road treatment has changed over the years. A new study shows how effective that same brine is when applied d...
Feb 26, 2026 Brine Tank at Brown County Highway Department
Winnebago County 911 center tackles 162 calls, 97 incidents during brief burst of snow
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It was a busy evening Tuesday for the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office. From 3:15 to 6:15 p.m., the 911 communications center took 121 calls, with a total of 216 i...
Feb 25, 2026
Appleton man cited for vandalizing Avenue of Ice sculpture
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A citation was issued against the man who damaged a sculpture along the Avenue of Ice in downtown Appleton. Over the weekend, a man was caught on camera picking up the ice ...
Feb 25, 2026 L-R, Surveillance image of a suspect believed to have vandalized an ice sculpture as part of Avenue of Ice along College Avenue in Appleton, a picture of the destroyed ice sculpture, February 22, 2026. (Photos courtesy of Appleton Police Department andThe Center for Suicide Awareness)
Nitschke Bridge to close early next week
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of downtown Green Bay's bridges will be closed for two and a half days next week. The city's public works department says the Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge will be clos...
Feb 25, 2026 The Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge in Green Bay February 21, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Manitowoc woman pleads not guilty to shooting man in both ankles during argument
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A drunken Manitowoc woman who allegedly shot the man who lives with her in both ankles through a bathroom door during an argument pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Julia Gundt...
Feb 25, 2026 Julia Gundt (Photo courtesy Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)
Poll finds two-thirds undecided in Wisconsin Supreme Court and governor races
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two-thirds of Wisconsin voters are undecided in the upcoming state Supreme Court race and the governor's race, the latest Marquette Law School poll says. The survey was conducted Feb. 1...
Feb 25, 2026
Feds take over Manitowoc meth case for 2 suspects, add fourth defendant
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The federal government has taken over the prosecution for two of three suspects arrested in a Virginia-to-Wisconsin drug ring, and added another suspect to the case. Karonn...
Feb 25, 2026 Andre Allen, Karonn Hamilton and Corven Jones are suspected of traveling from Virginia to Manitowoc to deliver meth. (Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)
