Category Archives: Local

Winneconne Cuts Ribbon on $5.5M Water Filtration System, Promising Cleaner Drinking Water
WINNECONNE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Village leaders held a ribbon cutting and open house Thursday to celebrate Winneconne's new multimillion dollar water filtration system. It's a project nearly 15 years in...
Rachel Charniak Oct 24, 2024 Winneconne holds a ribbon cutting and open house to celebrate its new multimillion dollar water filtration system, Oct. 24, 2024.
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Next Court Hearing Set for Suspect in Elijah Vue's Death
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Jesse Vang's preliminary hearing for charges related to the death of Elijah Vue will be held Nov. 6, a court said Thursday. Vang, 39, faces four counts, including physical...
Rachel Charniak Oct 24, 2024 Jesse Vang (Photo courtesy Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)

Changes to Downtown Green Bay Parking Taking Effect in 2025
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Changes are coming to downtown parking in Green Bay. In 2025, the city will add parking meters to the Broadway district in the west downtown area. The decision was based off a ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 24, 2024 City of Green Bay

New ReStore truck boosts donation capacity for Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A set of new wheels is making a difference for an area nonprofit. The Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity celebrated the arrival of its new ReStore truck Thursday. The n...
Rachel Charniak Oct 24, 2024 The Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity ReStore showed off its new truck that will make donation pickups for free, October 24, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Former President Donald Trump to Host Resch Center Rally
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former president Donald Trump is coming to the Green Bay area next week, just days before Election Day. Trump will hold a rally at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon on Wed...
Rachel Charniak Oct 24, 2024 Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Green Bay, April 2, 2024.
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Disturbia of Appleton Decorates to Raise Money for Children with Cancer
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Houses in Northeast Wisconsin are getting in the spooky spirit as Halloween is under two weeks away. One house that went above and beyond is Disturbia of Appleton. While pr...
Rachel Charniak Oct 24, 2024 A home on E. Marquette Street in Appleton decorated for Halloween to raise money for Skeletons for St. Jude, October 18, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Plea Deal for One Teen in Deer Poaching Case Delayed as Judge Reviews the facts
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of three teens charged in a multi-county deer poaching scheme has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. State law prohibits those accused in juvenile court from bein...
Rachel Charniak Oct 24, 2024 A hearing is held Oct. 24, 2024 in Fond du Lac County juvenile court for one of the teens suspected in a multi-county deer poaching scheme.
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Woman Allegedly Shined Light for Shots in Major Deer Poaching Scheme Involving Minors
(WTAQ-WLUK) - The woman now charged in connection with the investigation into the illegal poaching of more than 100 deer allegedly shined a deer from her vehicle while a juvenile shot it from the car ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 24, 2024 Jessica Kroening (Photo courtesy Washington County Jail)

Shawano Kwik Trip Employees Detain Disguised Robber
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) --Thanks to some Kwik-thinking employees, an attempted robbery of a Shawano convenience store was foiled. Just before 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to a robbery...
Rachel Charniak Oct 24, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Firefighters Battle 200-Acre Marsh Blaze in Winnebago County for Days
PICKETT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) --Firefighters from multiple departments spent days putting out a marsh fire that scorched over 200 acres in Winnebago County. It all started just before 2 p.m. on Sunday when ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 24, 2024

