Category Archives: Local
State appeals court to announce decision on Steven Avery's new trial request
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A state appeals court is scheduled to release a decision Wednesday on Steven Avery's latest bid for a new trial on his conviction for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. Ave...
Jan 13, 2025 Steven Avery's June 2022 mug shot.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Former Fond du Lac restaurant owner pleads not guilty to arson, fraud charges
(WTAQ-WLUK) - A former Fond du Lac restaurant owner pleaded not guilty Monday to federal arson and fraud charges in connection with a 2021 fire. Arletta Allen, who also had served on the Fond du Lac c...
Jan 13, 2025 Firefighters battle a fire at at A Family Affair Soulfood Kitchen in Fond du Lac Oct. 10, 2021 (Courtesy: Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue)
Green Bay brewery wants to maintain local loyalties during NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- While the City of Green Bay prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of out-of-towners for the NFL Draft, one local brewery is being sure its loyal customer base isn't fo...
Jan 13, 2025 Badger State Brewing is making sure its loyal local customers feel just as special as the thousands of visitors heading to Green Bay for the NFL Draft.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Supreme Court debates TikTok ban; small businesses in Fox Valley fear marketing impact
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Supreme Court heard arguments Friday surrounding a potential ban of TikTok in the United States. TikTok says a national security law requiring it to be sold by its Ch...
Jan 13, 2025 TikTok on the Apple app store Jan. 10, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Lena man dies after UTV overturns in ditch
LENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man died after crashing his UTV in Oconto County. Just before 3 p.m. Sunday, crews were called to a UTV crash with injuries on Goatsville Road, east of Midway Road in the tow...
Jan 13, 2025
Man pleads not guilty to fatal Oshkosh hit-and-run, court denies bond reduction request
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Drake Dodge pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he struck and killed a pedestrian, and then fled the scene. Dodge, 21, is charged with hit and run involving death for the Oc...
Jan 13, 2025 Drake Dodge appears virtually in Winnebago County court, Oct. 11, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Man in Custody after Multi-Hour Standoff in Shawano County
WITTENBERG, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 36-year-old man is in custody after a standoff that lasted more than three hours in Shawano County. The Shawano County Sheriff's Office received a call at 9:51 p.m. Sat...
Jan 13, 2025 A Shawano County Sheriff's squad vehicle. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Hearing Set for Convicted Fox River Mall Shooter's Plea Withdrawal
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A hearing will be held March 25 on Dezman Ellis' request to withdraw his no contest plea for the 2021 fatal shooting of Jovanni Frausto at the Fox River Mall, on his claim h...
Jan 13, 2025 Dezman Ellis PHOTO: Outagamie County Jail
One rescued in Oshkosh human trafficking sting
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- A Texas man was arrested and a woman was rescued Friday after an undercover human trafficking operation in Oshkosh that also resulted in the seizure of firearms and illegal drugs. Du...
Jan 12, 2025 A gun seized by Oshkosh police. (OPD)
Man in Custody after Shawano County Standoff
(WLUK) -- A 36-year-old man is in custody after a standoff that lasted more than three hours in Shawano County. The Shawano County Sheriff's Office received a call at 9:51 p.m. Saturday night for a ma...
Jan 12, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
