Category Archives: Local
Ice Cover Dangers On Area Lakes And Rivers
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The recent cold snap in Northeast Wisconsin has brought ice fishing season earlier than expected, with smaller bodies of water beginning to freeze along the shores. However...
Dec 03, 2024 Ice fishing on Asylum Bay on Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, January 13, 2023
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Two Rivers Mourning the Loss of Another Child with Ties to the Community
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- For the second time this year, the Two Rivers community is mourning the loss of a child. Jacob Baer's body was recovered from the West Twin River Sunday morning. The 7-ye...
Dec 02, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of Two Rivers PD
75-Year-Old Green Lake County Man Found Dead in Fox River
GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An investigation is underway after the body of a Green Lake County man was found in the Fox River. According to a news release, sheriff's officials received a call...
Dec 02, 2024
Man Pleads No Contest in Fond du Lac Murder Case, One Week before Trial was Set to Begin
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A second suspect has been convicted in the 2021 Fond du Lac shooting death of 26-year-old Benzel Rose. In a news release Monday, officials announced Eric L. Perry pleade...
Dec 02, 2024 Eric L. Perry mugshot July 8, 2022.
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Man Sentenced for Fatal Distracted Driving Crash on I-41
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Jeffrey Wolfe was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for the distracted driving crash on I-41 which killed Tim Jennings. Wolfe, 57, was previously convicted of homici...
Dec 02, 2024 Jeffrey Wolfe is charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle for a fatal crash in Appleton on Interstate 41. (Photo courtesy Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Gov. Evers to Hear Wisconsinites on Budget, Starts Tour in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The governor is kicking off his fourth statewide budget listening session tour in Appleton. Governor Tony Evers will hear directly from Wisconsinites on various topics as h...
Dec 02, 2024 Gov. Tony Evers listens to Wisconsinites' concerns during a state budget listening session at UW-Green Bay Dec. 20, 2022.
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Milwaukee Man, Green Bay Teen Among Those Caught after Fleeing from Stolen Car on I-43
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people were arrested and a 15-year-old was detained after leading authorities on a high-speed chase in Brown and Manitowoc counties in a stolen vehicle. It all started around 7:40 p...
Dec 02, 2024 (Fox 11 Online)
De Pere Cinema Raising Funds, Providing Shelter for Those Impacted by Hurricane Helene
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Members of the Northeast Wisconsin community have spent the weeks leading up to the holiday season raising funds for complete strangers, hoping to have an impact on people h...
Dec 02, 2024 The De Pere Cinema in downtown De Pere.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Families Flock to 23rd Annual Oshkosh Celebration of Lights on EAA grounds
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Miles of new lights wrapped the trees on the EAA grounds for the opening weekend of the 23rd annual Oshkosh Celebration of Lights. This is the event's second year away from ...
Dec 02, 2024 Bears playing catch with a snowball at 23rd annual Oshkosh Celebration of Lights. November 29, 2024.
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Jacob Baer's School Offers Ways to Remember the 7-Year-Old
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The school where 7-year-old Jacob Baer was in second grade is creating a student project in his memory. Police confirmed Sunday that the boy's body was found in the West ...
Dec 02, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of Two Rivers PD
