Category Archives: Local

Person of Interest Arrested in Fatal Oshkosh Stabbing
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police in Oshkosh have made an arrest in a fatal stabbing that occurred outside of a business on Saturday. Oshkosh police arrested Sybastian CL Crossman Sunday at approximat...
Rob Sussman Aug 12, 2024 Sebastian CL Crossman (Oshkosh PD)

Oneida Nation to Add 16 Affordable Homes by 2026 with $6M Federal Grant
ONEIDA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- By 2026, more than a dozen, brand-new affordable homes to rent and own will be available on the Oneida Reservation. The buildings are being made possible through the Indian C...
Rachel Charniak Aug 09, 2024 16 affordable housing units will be available on the Onedia Nation reservation by 2026 thanks to a federal grant, announced Friday.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Oshkosh Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Drug Trafficking
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) --An Oshkosh man has learned his sentence for trafficking drugs. Sherman Threets, 39, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison. He was convicted of conspiracy to...
Rachel Charniak Aug 09, 2024 Sherman M. Threets(Photo courtesy Brown County jail)

Manitowoc County Officials Investigating String of Early-Morning Vehicle Entries
VILLAGE OF CLEVELAND, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office responded to a series of vehicle entries early Friday morning in the village of Cleveland. Homeowners with surveillance ca...
Rachel Charniak Aug 09, 2024 (Fox 11 Online)

Threats to Hospitals in Green Bay, Appleton Determined to be Unfounded
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Reports of threats to at least two hospitals in Northeast Wisconsin are being investigated as potential swatting calls, police say. Just after noon, Green Bay police say they were calle...
Rachel Charniak Aug 09, 2024 Green Bay police respond to at Aurora BayCare Medical Center for threat, August 9, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Death of 13-year-old Girl from Shawano County Under Investigation
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The death of a Shawano County teen near Baraboo is under investigation. According to the notice from the state Dept. of Children and Families, the death of the 13-year-old girl happened...
Rachel Charniak Aug 09, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online

UW-Green Bay's Cofrin Technology and Education Center Receives State Approval
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The green light has been given to replace the 52-year-old Cofrin Library at UW-Green Bay. Ground will be broken next spring on the Cofrin Technology and Education Center--...
Rachel Charniak Aug 09, 2024 A rendering of the Cofrin Technology and Education Center planned for the UW-Green Bay campus.

GBPD Mobile Response Team Ready to Take on Large Scale Events like the 2025 NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Police Department showed off its newest set of wheels Thursday. The department's Mobile Response Team was seen pedaling around town as they underwent monthly...
Rachel Charniak Aug 08, 2024 Green Bay Police Department's Mobile Response Team.
PC: Fox 11 Online

NEW Zoo's Female Red Wolf Dies Three Months after Male Red Wolf
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- For the second time in three months, the NEW Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its red wolves. A social media post Thursday announced the death of the zoo's female red wolf...
Rachel Charniak Aug 08, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online

Voting 101: Reminders Ahead of Wisconsin Partisan Primary Election
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Ahead of Tuesday's partisan primary, local officials are offering reminders for voters. First and foremost: even though the ballot has five different political parties ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 08, 2024 Bellevue resident Peter Angeli casts his vote in the partisan primary election on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

