Category Archives: Local

Sunday Afternoon Drama In Menasha
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man was taken into custody Sunday afternoon after an hours-long barricade situation in Menasha. According to a press release, Menasha police responded to a business in the ...
Robert Kennedy Oct 14, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

VP Kamala Harris Bring Presidential Campaign To Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Green Bay Thursday, Oct. 17. The trip will mark Harris' 6th stop in Wisconsin and her second in October. The Vice President was in R...
Robert Kennedy Oct 14, 2024 GPA Photo Archive

Flag Football Dominates Halftime At Lambeau Field
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - As the Packers got some much needed rest at halftime in their eventual 34-13 win Sunday, Wisconsin high schoolers took the field at Lambeau Field. High school girls were ra...
Robert Kennedy Oct 14, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Two Rivers Applefest Continues To Grow
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Saturday was all things apple in Two Rivers for the 40th annual Applefest. Everything from bushels of apples, to caramel apples to apple cider was enjoyed by hundreds of c...
Robert Kennedy Oct 14, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Fond du Lac County Woman, 3 Juveniles Allegedly Shot or Killed 100+ Deer in Poaching Plot
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Four Fond du Lac County residents, including three juveniles, have been identified as the suspects in a large-scale, year-long deer and wildlife poaching investig...
Rachel Charniak Oct 11, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Local Pilot and Fitness Community Team Up for North Carolina Relief Efforts
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The images out of North Carolina, two weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of the state, continue to have an impact. "Just seeing the mudslides and how high the water w...
Rachel Charniak Oct 11, 2024 A Piper Comanche is stuffed with relief supplies that will be flown down to North Carolina to help with Hurricane Helene recovery. Krista Wilson of Oshkosh called on her FIRE Fitness Camp Oshkosh family to help collect the supplies. Wilson's son, Jay Wilson, who is a pilot will be flying the supplies to Ashe County Airport.
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Shawano County Man Indicted for Assaulting Female Postal Carrier with Shotgun
TIGERTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Shawano County man is accused of using a shotgun to assault a female postal carrier while she was on her route. Earlier this week, a federal grand jury indicted 43-year-o...
Rachel Charniak Oct 11, 2024

Judge Denies Man's Request for New Trial in 2018 Manitowoc Double Murder Case
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A judge Friday rejected Karl Hess' bid for a new trial for the murders of a father and daughter in Manitowoc. Hess is serving back-to-back life sentences for the 2018 death...
Rachel Charniak Oct 11, 2024 Karl Hess (Photo courtesy: Wisconsin Department of Corrections)

Charges Filed in Oshkosh Hit-and-Run
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The driver who allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian Saturday told police he knew he hit the man, but "made the dumb decision to drive away instead of call" before turnin...
Rachel Charniak Oct 11, 2024 The scene of an Oct. 5, 2024 fatal hit-and-run crash in Oshkosh.
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Plea Deal in the Works for Convicted Killer Charged with Attacking Jail Officer
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With a plea deal in the works, next week's trial for convicted double-murderer Richard Sotka's charges for allegedly attacking a jail correctional officer was postponed Fr...
Rachel Charniak Oct 11, 2024 Richard Sotka appears in Brown County court May 1, 2023, on charges he killed Rhonda Cegelski and Paula O'Connor in January in Green Bay.
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