Category Archives: Local

Brillion Middle School Student Reports Concerning Image, Traced Back to California
BRILLION, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A concerning image on social media brought forth by a Brillion middle school student was found to be originated from a student in California. The Brillion School District s...
Rachel Charniak Sep 19, 2024 Brillion Elementary/Middle School, September 18, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Chemistry Experiment Leads to Evacuation at New Holstein High School
NEW HOLSTEIN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A chemistry experiment caused the New Holstein High School/Middle School building to evacuate Thursday. At 10:33 a.m. fire crews were dispatched to the school at 1717 P...
Rachel Charniak Sep 19, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Green Bay and Appleton Community Clinics Receive $1.2 Million to Expand Services
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Thanks to a federal grant, mental health and substance abuse disorder services will expand at eight community health centers across the state, including two in Northeast Wisconsin. The ...
Rachel Charniak Sep 19, 2024 The N.E.W. Community Clinic in Green Bay, August 1, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Surveillance Footage key in Hunt for Juveniles who Vandalized Oshkosh Park Restrooms
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Oshkosh police are investigating several vandalism complaints that happened at South Park. Officers received a report that several juveniles damaged property in the public r...
Rachel Charniak Sep 19, 2024 Vandalism inside the public restrooms at South Park in Oshkosh, September 2024. (Photo courtesy of Oshkosh Police Department)

Man Pleads Not Guilty to Hit-and-Run on Bicyclist
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man charged with striking a bicyclist with his vehicle and then leaving the scene pleaded not guilty Thursday. Alic Riedel, 28, also waived a preliminary hearing on the on...
Rachel Charniak Sep 19, 2024 Alic Riedl has been charged in connection with a July 24, 2024 hit-and-run crash that injured a bicyclist in Appleton. (Image courtesy Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)

UHaul Chase Suspect Ordered to Stand Trial
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One of the suspects from a shooting and subsequent chase with a rental van was ordered Thursday to stand trial. Omah Brown, 45, waived a preliminary hearing on seven counts, ...
Rachel Charniak Sep 19, 2024 L-R, Omah Brown and Shakierra Ray. (Winnebago Co. Jail)

Sister Bay Faces Lawsuit for Imposing Bedroom Limits on Rental Properties
SISTER BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Four Door County property owners are suing the village of Sister Bay, claiming limits the village has put on short-term rental properties are illegal. The limits were app...
Rachel Charniak Sep 19, 2024 Sister Bay water tower.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Manitowoc Rapids to Keep Contracts with Volunteer Fire Departments after Public Outcry
TOWN OF MANITOWOC RAPIDS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After hearing from a number of concerned community members about fire protection, the town of Manitowoc Rapids will continue to contract with two volunteer ...
Rachel Charniak Sep 19, 2024 Silver Creek Volunteer Fire Department in Manitowoc. September 18, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

GBCI Safety Concerns Listed In Letter From Murdered Inmate
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The most recent death inside one of Wisconsin's maximum-security prisons has a mother desperate for answers. A letter Phyllis Laureano received from her son, Micah, that was ...
Robert Kennedy Sep 19, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of Phylis Laureano/WLUK

Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Leaves A Legacy of Giving
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - After 25 years, the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon has officially said goodbye. For the last quarter-century, the race has attracted runners from across the country and world, ...
Robert Kennedy Sep 19, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

