Category Archives: Local

One Threat Count Dismissed against Former Waupaca Asst. D.A.
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A judge Monday dismissed one of the two counts against former Waupaca County Assistant District Attorney Ben Szilagyi for allegedly threatening other court officials. Szilagy...
Rachel Charniak Nov 18, 2024 Former Waupaca County Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Szilagyi is charged with threatening a judge and another prosecutor. (Photo courtesy Cook County, Ill., Jail)

Antwon Powell Denied New Sentencing Hearing, Reduction in Parole Timing
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Antwon Powell will not get a new sentencing hearing on his parole eligibility date for the 2015 murder of David Shorter. Powell, 37, is serving a life prison term after bei...
Rachel Charniak Nov 18, 2024 Antwon Powell (Photo source: Brown County Jail)

Two More Candidates Enter the Race for Winnebago County Executive
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz and incumbent Jon Doemel announced they will run for Winnebago County Executive in 2025. Hintz served in the Wisconsin State Ass...
Rachel Charniak Nov 18, 2024 Former Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz announces candidacy for Winnebago County Executive (Image courtesy: Hintz campaign)

Packers Hall of Fame to Induct President & CEO Mark Murphy
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. announced it will induct Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy at the 54th Hall of Fame Induction Banquet. Murphy is currently fini...
Rachel Charniak Nov 18, 2024 Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy discusses plans for the 2025 NFL Draft May 24, 2023, at Lambeau Field.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay Ranked 11th Best Place to Retire in U.S.
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two years after Green Bay was ranked the best place to live in the United States, the city is climbing up another U.S. News & World Report list. Green Bay is the 11th-...
Rachel Charniak Nov 18, 2024 Green Bay

Suspect in Appleton Armed Robbery Arrested in Southern Florida
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Appleton police announced that a suspect in an armed robbery was arrested in southern Florida. In a post on the Appleton Police Department's Facebook page, the department s...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2024 Surveillance images from a Sept. 29, 2024 armed robbery of a store on Appleton's south side. (Courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)

Three Displaced on Green Bay's West Side after Attic Fire
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three people are without a home after a fire on Green Bay's west side Friday afternoon. Neighbors called 911 to report smoke coming from the roof of a home near Colburn Pa...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries after Vehicle Rolls Several Times
ELLINGTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Outagamie County Sheriff's Department says a 29-year-old Appleton man suffered life threatening injuries after he rolled his car early Saturday morning. The crash happ...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2024 (Fox 11 Online)

Xavier High School Principal Terminated, Diocese of Green Bay Investigates after Complaint
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Mike Mauthe, the principal at Xavier High School in Appleton, has been terminated, according to a letter sent to families within the district Thursday. The letter was writte...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2024 The sign outside St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay is seen June 12, 2020. (Fox 11 Online)

Packers to Sign Autographs for Salvation Army on Monday Nights
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay Packers players will be signing autographs to raise money for the Salvation Army this holiday season. Sessions will be held on Mondays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the...
Rachel Charniak Nov 15, 2024 Four Packers players swapped autographs for monetary donations to the Salvation Army's holiday campaign at Lambeau Field Nov. 27, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

