Category Archives: Local
Green Bay standoff suspect convicted on 10 counts in plea deal
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The suspect in a 2020 standoff and shootout with police on Green Bay's east side was convicted Tuesday in a plea deal which resolved several cases dating to 2018. Tou Vang,...
Feb 10, 2026 Tou Vang (Brown Co. Jail)
Appleton airport announces new restaurant, shops with local flavor
GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Travelers moving through Appleton International Airport will be able to get a taste of the Fox Valley starting this summer. Airport officials are announcing plans to part...
Feb 10, 2026 Appleton International Airport. (PHOTO: WTAQ News)
Man gets 15 years for role in Wisconsin's largest fentanyl pill seizure
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One of the suspects in what was described as the largest fentanyl pill seizure in state history was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison. Trevor Hock, 35, of Arizona was...
Feb 10, 2026 Trevor Hock (Manitowoc Co. Jail)
Outagamie County to replace part-time coroner position with full-time medical examiner
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A restructuring of the Outagamie County Coroner's Office is underway. "Outagamie County is one of the last, if not the last, county executive government counties th...
Feb 10, 2026 A sign for the Outagamie County Coroner's office. February 9, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Salt, wood pulp see increased volumes through Port of Green Bay in 2025-26
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- More salt and wood pulp moved through the Port of Green Bay during the recently completed shipping season, compared to the previous year. Port officials say salt volumes w...
Feb 10, 2026 An aerial view of the Port of Green Bay.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Person of interest in Marinette 'involuntarily missing' woman case jailed in Minnesota
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The search continues for Gabriella Cartagena, who was reported as "involuntarily missing" last week. Meanwhile, a person of interest in the case appeared in a Minnesota co...
Feb 10, 2026 Gabriella Cartagena and Robert Chilcote (Photos courtesy: Marinette Police Department and Wright County, Minnesota, Sheriff's Office)
Menasha officer pleads not guilty to misconduct charge over ex-girlfriend tracking
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Menasha police officer accused of accessing a license plate recognition system to track his ex-girlfriend pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Cristian Morales faces one count of m...
Feb 10, 2026 Menasha Police Officer Cristian Morales has been arrested in Appleton on suspicion of stalking. (Photo courtesy Outagamie County Jail)
Green Bay and Safe Haven have 'really positive' meeting amid controversy about shelter use
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary sat down with the city of Green Bay Monday after it was given notice of ordinance violations for housing homeless people during a recent Arctic co...
Feb 10, 2026 Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary in Green Bay is opening its doors, during January cold snap, for people who have no place to sleep at night. Jan. 23, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
New bill aims to support Wisconsin's homeless veterans, but critics say it's not enough
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A bill to help homeless veterans in Wisconsin is making its way through the State Legislature, but critics argue not enough is being done. The Joint Finance Committee unanimously approv...
Feb 10, 2026 A bill to help Wisconsin's homeless veterans is making its way through the state legislature, but some are saying not enough is being done to help veterans. Feb. 9, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Wisconsin drivers order more than 10,000 blackout, retro plates in first month
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin transportation officials issued more than 10,000 blackout and retro license plates in the first month they were available. The state Department of Transportation s...
Feb 09, 2026
