Category Archives: Local

Luxemburg Man gets 25 Years for Repeated Physical Abuse of 7-Year-Old Girl
KEWAUNEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Alan Finch was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for physically abusing a 7-year-old girl. Finch, 33, was also placed on extended supervision for 15 years after previou...
Rachel Charniak Jun 10, 2024 Alan T. Finch (Kewaunee Co. Jail)

Green Bay Opens New All-Inclusive Playground at Bay Beach Amusement Park
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A playground built for everyone opened up at Bay Beach Amusement Park Monday. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for Marilyn's Oasis, a new all-inclusive playground, just ...
Rachel Charniak Jun 10, 2024 A new all-inclusive playground opened at Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay, June 10, 2024.
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Wisconsin Drivers and ID Holders Encouraged to Sign Up for Emergency Contact Registry
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new law went into effect earlier this month that will help expedite family notifications in the case of an emergency. All you have to do is sign up. And while it's a voluntary program...
Rachel Charniak Jun 10, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Tickets for Packers Family Night go on Sale June 26
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Tickets will go on sale soon for one of the Green Bay Packers' most popular events. Packers Family Night is set for Saturday, August 3 at Lambeau Field. The 23rd annual ev...
Rachel Charniak Jun 10, 2024 Fans watch the Green Bay Packers practice at Lambeau Field during Family Night Aug. 5, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Brown County Law Enforcement and Special Olympics Wisconsin Team Up for Torch Run
LEDGEVIEW, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An annual tradition in Brown County is blazing trails and building bonds. On Monday, the Brown County Sheriff's Office, the Green Bay Police Department and other surroundi...
Rachel Charniak Jun 10, 2024 Brown County law enforcement and surrounding agencies participate in a 12-mile run, bike, walk along the East River Trail to help raise money for Special Olympics of Wisconsin, June 10, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

German Fielmann Group Set to Acquire Green Bay's Shopko Optical
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A German family business is acquiring Green Bay-based Shopko Optical. The Fielmann Group, a global eyewear provider, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement in which i...
Rachel Charniak Jun 10, 2024 A sign outside Shopko Optical's headquarters in Ashwaubenon is seen June 20, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Ascension Wisconsin Restores EHR Access Post-Cyber Attack
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Ascension Wisconsin says it has successfully restored Electronic Health Record access after last month's cyber security breach. Patients should see improved efficiencies and wait times,...
Rachel Charniak Jun 10, 2024 Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus in Appleton.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Trial Begins for Man Charged in Fox River Boat Crash
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Jason Lindemann's trial started Monday for allegedly causing a boating crash on the Fox River which injured more than a dozen people. Lindemann, 53, faces two felony counts o...
Rachel Charniak Jun 10, 2024 Jason Lindemann
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New Museum Honoring the Lives and Legacies of Bart and Cherry Starr to Open in New London
NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new museum is commemorating the enormous impact a former Packers quarterback and his wife had on the greater Green Bay area and beyond. The Bart and Cherry Star Museum ...
Rachel Charniak Jun 10, 2024 First look inside The Bart and Cherry Starr Museum in New London, June 6, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Fond du Lac County to Unveil Repurposing Plan for UWO-FDL Campus
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Next week Fond du Lac County will present its plan for repurposing the closing UWO-FDL campus. On June 30, the UWO-FDL campus will cease to exist and possession of all campus buildings ...
Rachel Charniak Jun 10, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

