Category Archives: Local
Former Employee at Waupun Prison Sentenced for Smuggling Contraband in Exchange for Money
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A former employee at the Waupun Correctional Institution was sentenced on December 12 to nine months of house arrest for smuggling contraband into the prison in exchange fo...
Dec 26, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Driver Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Outagamie County Crash
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Jarid Hermann pleaded not guilty on December 13 in connection with the traffic crash which killed his cousin. Hermann, 20, is charged with homicide by negligent operation of...
Dec 26, 2024 Jarid Hermann (Outagamie Co. Jail)
Appleton Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Attempted Homicide after Stabbing
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Ricky Denson was sentenced on December 16 to 20 years in prison for stabbing a woman with a broken smoking pipe. Denson, 58, was also placed on extended supervision for 10 y...
Dec 26, 2024 Ricky Denson appears in Outagamie County court, December 16, 2024. (Outagamie County court/Zoom)
State Invests $9.3 Million in Affordable Housing, Door County's Cherry Lane to Benefit
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The state is investing in a housing rehabilitation project in Door County. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) is giving more than $9.3 million to support n...
Dec 26, 2024 Door County.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Ripon Boys' Basketball Coach Pleads Not Guilty to Child Enticement, Sexual Assault Charges
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Mihai Schnell-Harrison who coached the Ripon High School boys' basketball team last season, pleaded not guilty on December 18 to allegedly exchanging nude photos with a s...
Dec 26, 2024 Mihai Schnell-Harrison (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)
Man Sentenced for Stealing Lottery Tickets, Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Matthew Buchholz was sentenced on December 18 to six months in jail for stealing lottery tickets from his employer and not reporting the income on his tax returns. Buchhol...
Dec 26, 2024 Matthew Buchholz appears before Manitowoc County court via Zoom, May 8, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Convicted Felon Indicted for Stealing Gun from Oshkosh Firearms Dealer
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A federal grand jury issued a two-count indictment on December 17 against an Oshkosh man who allegedly stole a gun from a firearms dealer. 42-year-old Donta E. Bradshaw is a...
Dec 26, 2024
Fond du Lac Restaurant Owner Indicted for Arson, Fraud in 2021 Fire
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The owner of a Fond du Lac restaurant has been indicted on federal charges of arson and fraud after a fire damaged the building. A grand jury returned the four-count indictment against ...
Dec 26, 2024
The Manitowoc Company to Pay $42.6M for Clean Air Act Diesel Engine Violations
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Manitowoc Company Inc. and two of its subsidiaries will pay a $42.6 million civil penalty for violations of the Clean Air Act's mobile source emission standards regulations. The Jus...
Dec 26, 2024 Manitowoc Company Inc. in Manitowoc, seen August 8, 2016.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Oshkosh Common Council Appoints New City Manager
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Oshkosh Common Council selected its new city manager. Rebecca Grill will begin her new position on Feb. 24, 2025. As city manager, she will act as the chief executive an...
Dec 26, 2024 Oshkosh city manager Rebecca Grill (Photo courtesy of the city of Oshkosh)
