Category Archives: Local

Defense seeks reconsideration on barred testimonies in Hauschultz murder trial
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With Timothy Hauschultz scheduled to stand trial later this month on a felony murder charge for allegedly ordering the punishment which led to the 2018 death of Ethan Hausc...
Rachel Charniak Feb 03, 2025 Timothy Hauschultz appears in court via video conference June 15, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man dies after UTV plunges through ice on Lake Winnebago, driver treated for hypothermia
TOWN OF FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man died after the UTV he was riding in fell through the ice on Lake Winnebago. Just before 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Fond du Lac County dispatch received a call fr...
Rachel Charniak Feb 03, 2025

Marinette area non-profit focusing on brainstorming future of UWGB branch campus
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's been eight months since classes, taught exclusively in-person at the UW-Green Bay Marinette branch campus, ended. Marinette County residents continue to wonder what w...
Rachel Charniak Feb 03, 2025 UW- Green Bay Marinette is one of three branch campuses of the UWGB system.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Fond du Lac ice skaters, past & present, remember beloved coach lost in deadly plane crash
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Although last Wednesday night's deadly plane-helicopter crash took place near our nation's capitol, it's impacting members of the figure skating community all over the world, including ...
Rachel Charniak Feb 03, 2025 The Fond du Lac Bladessynchronized skating junior team sports their U.S.A jackets during practice on February 12, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

I-41 expansion project resumes Monday with major closures in Fox Valley
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Construction to expand Interstate 41 from Appleton to De Pere resumes this week with a big closure in the Fox Valley. The interchange of I-41 at WIS 15/County OO/Northla...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

One dead after crashing into snowplow on US 41 in Oconto County
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An individual died Sunday morning on US 41 after losing control of their vehicle and striking a nearby snowplow. At approximately 8 a.m., deputies with the Wisconsin State Pa...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2025

Warm temperatures and 'misuse' leave some Green Bay ice rinks unskateable
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Misuse and a brief stretch of unseasonably warm temperatures have been unkind to Green Bay ice rinks. On Friday, the Green Bay Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department ...
Rachel Charniak Feb 01, 2025 City of Green Bay

Neighbor helps extinguish Fond du Lac porch fire caused by discarded smoking materials
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A porch fire in Fond du Lac was sparked by improperly discarded smoking materials, according to officials. Fond du Lac Fire Rescue was dispatched to 524 S. Main Street s...
Rachel Charniak Feb 01, 2025

Vehicle recovered from Suamico River following ice break
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- According to the Suamico Fire Department, the vehicle that broke through the ice on Suamico River Thursday afternoon has been recovered. Officials were called to the Suamico...
Rachel Charniak Feb 01, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Fond du Lac ice skaters, past & present, remember beloved coach lost in deadly plane crash
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Although Wednesday night's deadly plane-helicopter crash took place near our nation's capitol, it's impacting members of the figure skating community all over the world, including those...
Rachel Charniak Feb 01, 2025 The Fond du Lac Blades synchronized skating junior team practices on February 12, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

