Category Archives: Local

Green Bay-Based Manufacturing Company Breaks Ground on New Facility in Wrightstown
WRIGHTSTOWN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new manufacturing facility is being constructed in the Fox Valley. Vyper Industrial, which produces industrial shop equipment, held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 11, 2024 Vyper Industrial held a groundbreaking ceremony for its 65,000-square-foot facility in Wrightstown, Oct. 10, 2024.
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1 Injured, 1 Arrested in 'Domestic Violence Situation' in Marinette that Involved Firearm
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One person was injured and another was arrested following a "domestic violence situation" involving a firearm. According to the Marinette Police Department, officers were ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 11, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Person Killed Driving Off Ferry Dock in Door County
TOWN OF LIBERTY GROVE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One person is dead after driving off the Washington Island Ferry dock. Door County sheriff's officials say they were called to the dock on Highway 42 in the to...
Rachel Charniak Oct 11, 2024 A view of the Northport Pier in Door County, July 20, 2018.
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4 Pets Recued from Duplex Fire on Appleton's North Side
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Four pets were rescued from a fire on Appleton's north side Friday morning. The Appleton Fire Department says it was called to the 3500 block of N. Juanita Lane around 5:30...
Rachel Charniak Oct 11, 2024 A garage on Juanita Lane in Appleton is on fire Oct. 11, 2024. (Image courtesy Mark Fischer)

Get Ready To Pay More To Turn On The Lights
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Utility rates could be going up the next two years for Wisconsin Public Service customers, but first customers were able to weigh in Thursday during two public hearings. ...
Robert Kennedy Oct 11, 2024

Poli-Sci Professor Explains How Money Rules Campaigns
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - This week, Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign announced it has raised over $1 billion since Harris entered the 2024 presidential race in July. "Obviously money, especial...
Robert Kennedy Oct 11, 2024

Clintonville Man Convicted Of Murdering His Mother
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Jordan Peters was convicted Thursday of first degree intentional homicide for killing his mother, Angela Zahn, in Clintonville in September 2023. The jury returns to court to...
Robert Kennedy Oct 11, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Northeast Wisconsin Expands Youth Sports Facilities, Doubling Community Benefits
WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WLUK) - From basketball courts to rugby fields, baseball complexes and new ice rinks, youth sports facilities are being added or expanded in Northeast Wisconsin. And the growth is not ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 10, 2024 Blaze Sports & Fitness held a ribbon cutting for its new 28,000 sq. ft. expansion. The expansion includes two full-size basketball courts / four volleyball courts. There is also a collegiate-sized basketball court that can be utilized, which is unique in the Fox Valley.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old in Fond du Lac County Pleads Not Guilty
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man who allegedly paid a woman to have access to her 12-year-old daughter for sex pleaded not guilty Thursday. Juan Rocha-Mejia, 21, faces four counts, including first-...
Rachel Charniak Oct 10, 2024 L-R, Elia Antonio, Juan Carolos Rocha Mejia. (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)

Man Convicted of Stabbing Father at Green Bay Mosque, Committed for Psychiatric Care
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man who stabbed his father at a Green Bay mosque was convicted Thursday, but then found not guilty by reason of mental disease. Abdullahi Ali, 24, pleaded guilty to attem...
Rachel Charniak Oct 10, 2024 Abdullahi Ali
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