Category Archives: Local
I-41 Closures Scheduled in Fox Valley for Expansion Project
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A stretch of I-41 is scheduled to close several days this week as part of the ongoing expansion project from Grand Chute to De Pere. Wisconsin DOT reports that the closu...
Jul 09, 2024
Green Bay Schools Begin Referendum Sales Pitch
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Between now and November, the Green Bay Area Public School District (GBAPS) needs to convince taxpayers why they should pass a $183 million referendum. The district's first...
Jul 09, 2024 Print
Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Distribution in Northeast Wisconsin Tribal Communities
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A former resident of Keshena and Wausau was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison for drug trafficking in two Northeast Wisconsin tribal communities. Charles Parham, 42, was indicted i...
Jul 08, 2024 Charles Parham (Photo courtesy: Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
Recovery, Cleanup Efforts Continue in Manawa After Dam Breach
MANAWA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Monday marked three days since water first began overflowing from the Manawa Mill Pond Dam. Officials from the city of Manawa, Waupaca County and the state of Wisconsin conti...
Jul 08, 2024 The Manawa dam on Monday, July 8, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Appleton Storm Leaves Homes Damaged And Residents Mad
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Some residents on Appleton's northside are looking for answers after more than a dozen homes sustained significant damage during Friday's storm. Not only are they dealing wi...
Jul 08, 2024 Nearly a dozen dumpsters line driveways along N. Viola Street in Appleton where residents say both storm water and sewage poured into their homes during Friday's flash flooding.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Appleton Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Trafficking Nearly 1 Million Fentanyl-Laced Pills
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton man convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison. Randy Mack, 36, was arrested after agents intercepted a UP...
Jul 08, 2024 Seized fentanyl from the Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group's Drug Unit Dec. 8, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Sweet Cherry Picking Underway at Robertson Orchards of Door County
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In Door County, they're colorful, round, and ripe for the choosing. The season for sweet cherry picking is underway in parts of Northeast Wisconsin. At Robertson Orchard...
Jul 08, 2024 Scott Young and his son Cathen Young picking sweet cherries at Robertson Orchards of Door County, July 8, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Steven Avery's Attorneys, State Agree to Dismiss Motion for New Scientific Testing
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - In what amounts to a procedural move, both the state and Steven Avery's attorneys have agreed one of his motions asking for new scientific testing be dismissed - at least f...
Jul 08, 2024 Steven Avery's June 2022 mug shot.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Manitowoc Man Charged with Attempted Homicide for 4th of July Stabbing in Two Rivers
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Manitowoc man has been charged for allegedly stabbing a woman multiple times on the Fourth of July, officials said Monday. Calvin Eis, 62, of Manitowoc, is being held a...
Jul 08, 2024 Calvin Eis (Photo courtesy: Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)
Marinette Man Accused of Threatening County Office with AR-15 Pleads Not Guilty
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Bryan Korpal pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of making terrorist threats for allegedly threatening to enter a county office with an AR-15. No trial date was set. Korp...
Jul 08, 2024
