Category Archives: Local

A-I Influence On The Workforce
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Artificial intelligence, better known as AI, is everywhere. "Building machines that are capable of doing jobs that previously only humans could do. In particular, things li...
Robert Kennedy Sep 01, 2024 The Governor's Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence meets in Oshkosh, March 4, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Car vs Stripmall, Two Busineses Temporarily Closed
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Crews with the Town of Buchanan Fire and Rescue were called early Saturday morning after a car drove into the Biggby Coffee shop in Appleton. Officials tell FOX 11 a woman w...
Robert Kennedy Sep 01, 2024 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com

Alcohol, Speed, Factors In Fatal ATV Crash
MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Neenah man is dead after officials in Marinette County say he drove his ATV into a tree after failing to make a turn. Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller says th...
Robert Kennedy Sep 01, 2024 Fatal Crash. MWC file photo.

Democratic V-P Nominee Tim Walz to Campaign In Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is set to speak at a Labor Day celebration in Milwaukee Monday. Gov. Walz will be joined by his wife, Gwen, at the Milwaukee ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024

Lyerly and Rep. Pocan to Host Green Bay Town Hall Focused on 'Dangers of Project 2025'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Democratic congressman and the party's candidate for the 8th Congressional District are holding a town hall in Green Bay next week. Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an OB/GYN, is hos...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024 Kristin Lyerly

Man Convicted of First Degree Reckless Homicide for Fatal Overdose in Fond du Lac County
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Milwaukee man was convicted of first degree reckless homicide for delivering the drugs used in a 2020 fentanyl overdose death. 23-year-old Derrise Townsend Jr. ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024 Derrise Lamon Townsend, Jr. (Photo courtesy: Wisconsin Department of Corrections)

Resch Expo to Host 2025 YMCA National Gymnastics Championships
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay area will host a national gymnastics championship next year. YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), the national resource office for the 2,600 YMCAs across the country, ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024 The gymnastics room at the Downtown Green Bay YMCA, February 22, 2017.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man Armed with Replica Gun, Shot by Grand Chute Police, Sentenced
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man shot by Grand Chute police during an arrest attempt after he refused to drop what turned out to be a replica handgun was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison. Pie...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024 Pierce Don Lee Folkerts.
PC: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office

Green Bay to Review Funding for New Tax District to Support Public Market Project
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Green Bay Public Market would receive $4.2 million in aid from the city, under a proposal the city's Redevelopment Authority will review Tuesday. Construction has start...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024 Construction continues on the former Old Fort Square building on Broadway to turn it into the Green Bay Public Market, August 30, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Drone with Thermal Camera Locates Lost Child in Fond du Lac County Corn Field
ALTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) --A quick drone response played a key role in the rescue of a three-year-old boy lost in a Fond du Lac County corn field. Just before 9 p.m., on Aug. 25, deputies received a call ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024 A drone with thermal capabilities captures a lost boy inside a corn field on Marshview Road in the town of Alto, August 25, 2024. (Image courtesy of Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)

