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Whifferball Field set to open later in April at Fox Cities Stadium
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new expansion at Fox Cities Stadium is for the Timber Rattlers youngest fans. A brand-new whiffle ball field named after Rattlers mascot Whiffer, will be located insid...
Rachel Charniak Mar 30, 2026 Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium.
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ThedaCare expands substance abuse peer counseling program to Fond du Lac and Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A peer counseling partnership in the Fox Valley is expanding its substance abuse treatment work. Launched in 2020, the program has helped hundreds of adults each year with r...
Rachel Charniak Mar 30, 2026 ThedaCare.
PC: Fox 11 Online

First responders urge action on Brown County 911 dispatch staffing, safety concerns
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Employees at Brown County's 911 dispatch center continue to express concerns about working conditions, saying the way the dispatch center is currently operating is unsafe....
Rachel Charniak Mar 30, 2026 Brown County Dispatch.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Semi blows tire, slams into barrier and erupts in flames on I-41; driver not hurt
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- No one was hurt after a semi truck blew a tire on I-41 and crashed into the construction barrier, bursting into flames. Around 7:10 a.m. Monday, crews were dispatched to...
Rachel Charniak Mar 30, 2026 A semi-truck crashed and caught on fire on I-41 in Grand Chute, March 30, 2026. (WisDOT)

Priest faces child porn charges after Clintonville arrest for attempted child enticement
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A priest from the Madison area who was arrested last year for allegedly making arrangements to have sex with who he thought was a teenage girl from Clintonville is now facing child porn...
Rachel Charniak Mar 30, 2026 Andrew Showers, a priest from Madison, was arrested in Clintonville Aug. 24, 2025. Police say he traveled there to meet a 14-year-old girl and engage in sexual activity. (Photo courtesy Waupaca County Sheriff's Office)

Driveway construction at Sandy Slope Elementary to close portion of County Road JJ
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A section of County Road JJ will be temporarily closed to allow for work at Sandy Slope Elementary School. According to the Outagamie County Highway Department, the Appleto...
Rachel Charniak Mar 30, 2026

Green Bay Packers mail invoices to Brown County residents chosen in annual ticket drawing
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Check your mail, Brown County residents. You may have a letter from the Green Bay Packers. The team is sending invoices to residents who were selected to buy tickets to a ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 30, 2026 Generic Green Bay Packers game, Lambeau Field.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay man ruled not competent for trial on charges he tried to kill his girlfriend
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Floyd Simmons is not competent to stand trial for allegedly trying to kill his girlfriend, a judge ruled Friday. Simmons, 63, faces six charges, including attempted first-...
Rachel Charniak Mar 30, 2026 Floyd Simmons (Photo source: Brown County Jail)

Ex-Green Bay school board member pleads not guilty to charges he didn't live in district
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Green Bay school board member Kou Lee pleaded not guilty Friday to two felonies for allegedly getting elected to the panel while not being a resident of the distric...
Rachel Charniak Mar 30, 2026 Kou Lee.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Judge denies new trial for man convicted in Green Bay murder case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of the suspects connected to the drug debt-related murder of Jason Mendez-Ramos, whose burned body was found on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus in Septemb...
Rachel Charniak Mar 30, 2026 Pedro Santiago-Marquez appears in court via video conference June 17, 2022.
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