Category Archives: Local
Packers alumni inspire youth to be themselves and give back at 'Empower' leadership event
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- About 1,000 students from across Wisconsin gathered at Resch Expo Thursday to learn about being a better leader, even hearing from former Packers players. It was part of...
Jan 16, 2025 About 1,000 students from across Wisconsin gathered at Resch Expo Thursday to learn about being a better leader, even hearing from former Packers players.
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Questions arise about third party rentals of campground sites for the NFL Draft
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With city events announced and plans underway to welcome draft guests to Titletown, some questions are being asked about third party rentals of Brown County Campground s...
Jan 16, 2025 Bay Shore Park in Brown County.
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Fond du Lac man convicted of first-degree reckless homicide for role in deadly overdose
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Four years after a fatal overdose in Fond du Lac, a man was convicted for his role in the incident. Officials announced Thursday that Michael J. Kimmons, 48, pleaded no ...
Jan 16, 2025
'Uncle Fester' convicted of bail jumping; trial for drug charges to go forward in March
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Stephen Preisler was convicted of bail jumping Thursday, and one amphetamine possession count was dismissed, but the bulk of the drug charges remain on track for a March 11...
Jan 16, 2025 PHOTO: Brown County Jail
Suspect in '92 Waupaca County murders aims to limit evidence that can be used at his trial
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Tony Haase, the suspect in the 1992 murders of Tanna Togstad and Timothy Mumbrue, filed a series of motions seeking to have evidence disallowed for his July 14 trial. Haase, ...
Jan 16, 2025
Driver charged in fatal crash following high-speed chase on Menominee Indian Reservation
(WLUK) -- A Green Bay area man is facing federal charges in a crash that killed a person on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Desmond L. Waukau, Jr., 21, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and f...
Jan 16, 2025 Desmond Waukau, Jr. (Brown Co. Jail)
Chelsea O'Donnell pleads not guilty to drug charges in Oconto County; trial date not set
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Chelsea O'Donnell pleaded not guilty Thursday to drug possession and other charges in Oconto County. No trial date was set for O'Donnell, 27, who is the daughter of comedian R...
Jan 16, 2025 Chelsea O'Donnell (Photo courtesy Marinette County Sheriff's Office)
ORBIS Corp. to close Menasha facility, affecting 109 jobs
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - ORBIS Corp. will close its Menasha facility, putting 109 people out of work, according to a notice filed with the state. ORBIS will consolidate operations performed the Menas...
Jan 16, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online
Is a coal piles move still possible? C. Reiss still engaged, new $2 million grant awarded
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Discussion has resumed to relocate the downtown Green Bay coal piles after it had seemed like that possibility was over as the result of a county board vote last month. Th...
Jan 16, 2025
Northeast Wisconsin manufacturers cautiously optimistic as hiring woes start to diminish
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin businesses had less trouble hiring workers at the end of 2024, but they also weren't hiring as much. That's according to a survey conducted by Wisconsin Manufact...
Jan 16, 2025 A sign advertising hiring.
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