Category Archives: Local

Packers' Love and Teammates Helping Those in Need
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is giving back to the Green Bay community. "Any place you live there's always need. There's people the need things and that's why...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2024 Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love helps distribute winter coats at Better Days mentoring in Green Bay Nov. 12, 2024.
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After Management Overhaul, Oshkosh Arena Ready to Host Wisconsin Herd Home Opener
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The new managers of the Oshkosh Arena are in full preparation for the Wisconsin Herd's home opener Friday night. Since VenuWorks took over in August, Executive Director Andy...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Menominee Tribe Applauds Awareness Efforts Amid Nearly 70% Drop in Drug Overdoses
KESHENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There has been a sharp decline in drug overdose incidents and deaths so far this year on the Menominee Indian Reservation, which officials are attributing to increased educa...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2024

Packers' Catches Turn into Hygiene Product Donations for Wisconsin Charities
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay Packers players are scoring big for hand hygiene and illness prevention, one catch at a time. For the fourth consecutive year, Tork teamed up with the Packers for...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2024 Tork donates $28,250 in hygiene products to Wisconsin charities as part of their "Tackle Hygiene with Every Catch" campaign with the Green Bay Packers. Wide receiver Bo Melton was at the donation presentation. Nov. 12, 2024.
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Driver Ordered to Stand Trial in Fatal Crash
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A motorist who thought the oncoming traffic was too close to the center line "moved over (too) far," lost control of the vehicle on the shoulder, causing it to roll and kil...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2024 Jarid Hermann (Outagamie Co. Jail)

Judge to Rule on Admissibility of Freedom Mother's Statements in Toddler Overdose Death
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A judge will decide if statements given by a Freedom woman charged in connection with the overdose death of her 2-year-old daughter will be allowed at trial. Brooke Seal, 29...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2024 Brooke Seal enters an Outagamie County courtroom Feb. 13, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

$500 Reward Offered for Identity of Manitowoc Car Theft Suspect
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A $500 reward is being offered to anyone with information leading to the arrest of a person accused of stealing a vehicle in Manitowoc and abandoning it in Green Bay days ...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2024 Surveillance image of a suspect accused of stealing a vehicle parked near the Family Dollar store in Manitowoc on October 31, 2024 and abandoning it in the city of Green Bay on November 5, 2024. (Image courtesy of Manitowoc Police Department)

Brown County Sheriff Releases Images of Suspect in Debit Card Fraud Case
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities are releasing surveillance images of a suspect accused of "skimming" a Brown County resident's debit card and making fraudulent purchases in the Madison area. The Brown Coun...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2024 Surveillance image of a suspect accused of skimming a Brown County resident's debit card and using the information to make fraudulent purchases in the Madison area. The suspect is pictured here at Ernie's Liquor in Madison on November 10, 2024. (Image courtesy of Brown County Sheriff's Office)

Bomb Threat Against Manitowoc Elementary School Determined Not Credible
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A bomb threat against an elementary school in Manitowoc was determined not to be credible, police said. Madison Elementary School principal Jennifer Eichmeier said on Mond...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2024 Madison Elementary School in Manitowoc.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Rosie O'Donnell's Daughter to Stand Trial on Drug Charges in Oconto County
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Chelsea O'Donnell was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on drug possession counts in one of the two counties which have charged her. O'Donnell, 27, is the daughter of comedian Ro...
Rachel Charniak Nov 12, 2024 Chelsea O'Donnell (Photo courtesy Marinette County Sheriff's Office)

