Category Archives: Local
Trial Set for Driver in Fatal Outagamie County Crash
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Nicholas Schneiderwendt pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a negligent homicide charge for allegedly causing a fatal traffic crash by running a stop sign. Schneiderwendt, 43, i...
Oct 09, 2024 Nicholas Schneiderwendt (Outagamie Co. Jail)
Kaukauna Man Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Drunk Driving Motorcycle Crash
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Zachary Burr entered a not guilty plea Wednesday for the alleged drunk driving crash which killed his motorcycle passenger. Kaukauna Police responded to a crash at Taylor an...
Oct 09, 2024 Zachary Burr (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County Jail)
Green Bay Murder Resulted from a Drug Deal, Unsealed Criminal Complaint Alleges
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A shooting murder on Berner Street happened during a drug deal, with the investigation showing those involved gave police multiple and varying versions of what happened, a...
Oct 09, 2024 L-R: Dion Richardson, Elijah White and Nigel White (Photos courtesy: Brown County Jail)
Former NEW Zoo Director Prepares for Hurricane Milton at Florida zoo
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Many Floridians are making last minute preparations and evacuating ahead of Hurricane Milton's arrival. It's expected to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area sometime Wednesday evening. ...
Oct 09, 2024 Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs, Florida is preparing for Hurricane Milton, October 8, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Neil Anderson)
Green Bay Officials Deny Mishandling City Council Recount, Seek Dismissal
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Green Bay's elections officials deny allegations they mishandled a City Council recount in April. Steven Campbell lost the District 6 aldermanic race by 15 votes, and asked...
Oct 09, 2024 Green Bay City Hall
Trial Begins for Man Charged with Killing his Mother in Clintonville
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Trial started Wednesday for Jordan Peters, who is accused of killing his mother in a Clintonville parking lot. A two-week trial is planned on the one count of first-degree i...
Oct 09, 2024 Jordan Peters, 19, is accused of fatally stabbing a 39-year-old woman in Clintonville on Sept. 4, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
New Impact Investing Program Aims to Fuel Community Projects in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An investment in affordable housing is the being called the first-of-its-kind in Northeast Wisconsin. The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation launched its new Impact In...
Oct 09, 2024 The NeighborWorks build site of a home at 929 N. Broadway in Green Bay. (Photo courtesy of Greater Green Bay Community Foundation)
'Bear Paw' Wildfire Burns 26 Acres in Oconto County Woods, Firefighters Say
MOUNTAIN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Crews have contained a wildfire that broke out Tuesday afternoon in Oconto County and burned approximately 26 acres of woods. The "Bear Paw" fire began around 2 p.m. in a r...
Oct 09, 2024 Crews are battling a wildfire near Mountain in Oconto County, Oct. 8, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Task Force 1 Is Ready To Hit The Road Again
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Just back from a deployment to western North Carolina to assist in the wake of Hurricane Helene, members of the Wisconsin Department of Emergency Management's Task Force 1 are re...
Oct 09, 2024 PHOTO: Wisconsin Emergency Management
Oconto Veteran Proudly Flies Old Glory
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The stars and stripes can mean different things to different people. For one local veteran, it's a symbol of home -- and of hope. And one Northeast Wisconsin organization is m...
Oct 09, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
