Category Archives: Local
Man Charged with Attempted Homicide for Fond du Lac Shooting
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Miguel West was charged Tuesday with attempted homicide for a Sept. 28 shooting. Bond was set at $750,000 cash in court Tuesday. West returns to court Nov. 7 for a prelim...
Oct 29, 2024
$100,000 Lottery Ticket Sold in Sturgeon Bay
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One lucky lottery player purchased a $100,000 ticket in Sturgeon Bay. Lottery officials say the winning ticket was sold at Michigan BP on 253 Michigan Street for Sunday...
Oct 29, 2024 Lottery tickets are for sale Dec. 28, 2021, at Stadium Shell in Ashwaubenon.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Plea Hearing, Trial Date Set for Man Accused of Sexual Assaults at Green Bay Hotel
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Discussions continue about a possible plea deal for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted two girls and tried to assault another at a hotel, but with nothing finalized, a ...
Oct 29, 2024 Mauricio Powless has been charged with sexually assaulting two teens and attempting to sexually assault a third child at a Green Bay hotel. (Photo source: Brown County Sheriff's Office)
Sheboygan Falls School District Seeks Support from Voters
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI (WTAQ) -- Two Sheboygan Falls referendum questions have voters making decisions for the school district on the November 5 election ballot. Question #1 asks voters to approve genera...
Oct 29, 2024 Vote here. MWC file photo by Mike Leischner
Felony Charge Filed Against Hit and Run Driver who Killed Retired Green Bay Police Officer
OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One charge of hit and run resulting in death has been filed against Obilio Tomas Sargento Roblero. If convicted, the felony charge carries a prison sentence of no more ...
Oct 29, 2024 Obilio Thomas Sargento Robrelo. (Photo credit: Oconto County Sheriff's Office)
Man Sentenced to Life with Possibility of Parole after 40 Years for Appleton Murder
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Yia Lor was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with a chance at parole after 40 years for a January 2023 murder linked to a drug deal. A jury convicted Lor, 39, of first-de...
Oct 29, 2024 Yia Lor appears before Outagamie County court via Zoom, November 28, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Green Bay Author Uses Book to Bridge Cultural Divide
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A Green Bay author is using his book to bridge cultural divides and address a need in the community. Rudy Hernandez, the author of La Leyenda de la Momia del Ojo Verde, or The ...
Oct 29, 2024 Author Rudy Hernandez with his book La Leyenda de la Momia del Ojo Verde/The Legend of the Green-Eyed Mummy.
PC: Rudy Hernandez Jr. Instagram @soypaparudy
Leading Sauerkraut Maker Moving HQ to Wisconsin
BEAR CREEK, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A leading sauerkraut producer is moving its headquarters to Wisconsin. Fermented Food Holdings will invest $13 million in its production facility in the Outagamie County v...
Oct 29, 2024 Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) logo
Use the Extra Hour from Daylight Saving to Ensure Home Safety
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- When you turn your clocks back one hour Sunday, it's also a good time to make some simple safety checks around the house. Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 a.m., clocks will...
Oct 29, 2024 Combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Group Working on Creating Database of Abandoned Boats
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Do you know of any abandoned boats along Great Lakes shorelines? A national foundation is working on creating a database to track these vessels and help facilitate their removal. The no...
Oct 29, 2024 Abandoned boat (Photo courtesy BoatUS Foundation)
