Category Archives: Local

Man Sought by Sheboygan Police Accused of Battery, Domestic Abuse
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Sheboygan police are trying to locate a man facing battery and domestic abuse charges. According to court records, Robert Williams, 46, violated his GPS restrictions and a...
Rachel Charniak Jul 30, 2024 Robert W. Williams (Sheboygan Co. Jail)

Man Convicted for Stealing from Clintonville Youth Baseball Club, Fined
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man who stole money from a youth baseball club was convicted Tuesday and fined $300. Duane Jarvais has already paid full restitution. Jarvais stole $3,372.54 from the Clint...
Rachel Charniak Jul 30, 2024 Duane Jarvais appears in Waupaca County court, July 30, 2024. (Waupaca Co. court/Zoom)

Barry Manilow Presents $10,000 Award to Bay Port Music Teacher Ahead of Resch Center Show
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Prior to rocking the Resch Center for his final Green Bay concert, music icon Barry Manilow took a little time to do some philanthropy. The Grammy, Emmy and TONY Award-w...
Rachel Charniak Jul 30, 2024 Barry Manilow presents a $10,000 check to Bay Port High School music teacher Ashley Siegrist, July 29, 2024.
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Barlow Planetarium Needs Over $1.1M in Upgrades as Fox Cities Campus Prepares to Close
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Winnebago and Outagamie County leaders are working to better understand what they'll be taking on once the UW Oshkosh Fox Cities campus closes next spring. What's viewed as ...
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 2024 The Barlow Planetarium in Menasha.
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Green Bay Area Engineering/Architectural Firm Breaks Ground on New Allouez Office Building
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An architectural and engineering firm that's been a staple in the greater Green Bay area for decades is breaking ground on its new space. Founded in 1946, Somerville Archite...
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 2024 Somerville Architects & Engineers breaks ground on its new office building on Riverside Drive in Allouez, July 29, 2024.
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Fond du Lac Police Arrest Wanted Felon after 90-Minute Standoff
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A felon wanted in connection with several ongoing criminal investigations is in custody after a standoff with police Monday. Officials say the 23-year-old man was releas...
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 2024

Driver Charged in Appleton Hit-and-Run Crash that Injured Bicyclist
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The man charged with striking a bicyclist with his vehicle last week, and then leaving the scene, told police he thought someone threw a rock at his car. Alic Riedl, 28, wa...
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 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)

Man Convicted for Threatening Wisconsin Lawmakers over Bill that Proposed Arming Teachers
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- James Stearns was convicted Monday and sentenced to time served for making terrorist threats after he threatened to go down in a "blaze of glory" over firearms legislati...
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 2024 James Stearns (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)

Omro Shooting Suspect to Stand Trial after High-Speed Chase with UHaul
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One of the suspects from a shooting and subsequent chase with a rented moving van was ordered Monday to stand trial, while the preliminary hearing for the other suspect was p...
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 2024 L-R, Omah Brown and Shakierra Ray. (Winnebago Co. Jail)

New YMCA Facility to Open in Suamico This Fall
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A sixth Greater Green Bay YMCA location will be opening this fall. The new YMCA facility in Suamico will open in September. The new facility, located in the Urban Edge Towne...
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 2024 YMCA logo
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