Category Archives: Local

Non-Profit Hopes to Sustain Car Seat Program for Kids in Need
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A group that helps to keep kids in our communities safe from injuries needs some help of its own. The Center for Childhood Safety, a Green Bay nonprofit organization, is l...
Rachel Charniak Jun 28, 2024 Three year old Barrett Berg broke his femur in early June. His family received a car seat from the Center of Childhood Safety in order to get home and travel safely in his cast. (Courtesy: Dani Berg)

Packers' Murphy Expresses Confidence in Policy
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy shared his thoughts Friday on the selection of Ed Policy as his successor. "He's worked with us for 12 years, and he's just r...
Rachel Charniak Jun 28, 2024 Green Bay Packers COO/general counsel Ed Policy announces housing at Titletown July 30, 2019.
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Green Bay School Board Hasn't Started Superintendent Search
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Area Public School District will start the 2024-2025 school year under the direction of interim superintendent Vicki Bayer. The Board of Education hasn't eve...
Rachel Charniak Jun 28, 2024 GBAPSD

No Trial Date Set for Jesse Vang as Defense Waits for Evidence to be Turned Over
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Jesse Vang, the caregiver who reported Elijah Vue missing on Feb. 20, was back in court Friday, but no trial date has been set as the defense is still waiting for evidence ...
Rachel Charniak Jun 28, 2024 Jesse Vang (Photo courtesy Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)

Mom, Man Charged with Paying her for Access to 12-year-old Daughter Appears in Court
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The mother of a 12-year-old girl who allegedly trafficked the girl was ordered Friday to stand trial. The man who allegedly paid the mom for access to and then sexually ...
Rachel Charniak Jun 28, 2024 L-R, Elia Antonio, Juan Carolos Rocha Mejia. (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)

Clintonville Nonprofit Opens New Space to Help Enhance Partnerships, Community Support
CLINTONVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A nonprofit organization serving people in need within the Clintonville community celebrated the grand opening of a new facility Friday. The Compassionate Connections C...
Rachel Charniak Jun 28, 2024 The Compassionate Connections Center hosts a ribbon cutting for the new Fox Communities Credit Union Partner Annex in Clintonville, June 28, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Lawe Street in Downtown Kaukauna Reopens after Bricks Fell from Building
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A stretch of road in downtown Kaukauna has reopened 12 days after bricks fell from the faade of a building. Lawe Street, between Taylor Street and Wisconsin Avenue, reopene...
Rachel Charniak Jun 28, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of Kaukauna Fire Dept

Man Gets Five Years for Reckless Shooting Incident in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Laquan Taylor was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for a November, 2022, shooting on Green Bay's west side. Taylor, 22, was previously convicted by a jury of three ...
Rachel Charniak Jun 28, 2024 Laquan Taylor (Photo source: Brown County Jail)

Motorcyclist Dies in Collision with SUV on Green Bay's East Side
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A motorcyclist died after colliding with a SUV on Green Bay's east side Friday. Officers were dispatched to the intersection of S. Huron Road and Finger Road just after no...
Rachel Charniak Jun 28, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Armed Forces Drive Outside Resch Center to Close for Utility Work
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A road near the Resch Center will be closed for a few days. The village of Ashwaubenon says the eastern half of Armed Forces Drive will be closed from Monday through Wed...
Rachel Charniak Jun 28, 2024 Village of Ashwaubenon logo.
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