Category Archives: Local
Man sentenced to nine years for role in fatal Black Creek drug overdose
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Cole Simon was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for supplying the drugs used in a fatal drug overdose. Simon, 30, previously pleaded no contest to first-degree rec...
Jan 22, 2026 Cole Simon (Photo courtesy Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Suspect claims self-defense in relative's killing in Brillion
CHILTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Kenneth Nelson was charged with first-degree intentional homicide for allegedly killing a family member at a Brillion home Wednesday night, although he says it was self-defe...
Jan 22, 2026 Kenneth Nelson (Calumet Co. Jail)
Woman pleads not guilty to child neglect charges involving teen weighing 35 pounds
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Melissa Goodman, one of the four people charged after a teen was hospitalized weighing 35 pounds, pleaded not guilty Thursday. Goodman and the other three face counts of chr...
Jan 22, 2026 Melissa Goodman (Outagamie Co. Jail)
Fox Valley police warn AI-created crash videos on social media may lead to misinformation
FOX VALLEY, Wis. (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Artificial intelligence-generated content is all over social media these days. When scrolling through your feeds, you may come across videos showing vehicles sliding ou...
Jan 22, 2026 An AI-generated car crash on Facebook. January 20, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Shuttered Green Bay school transforms into arts and culture hub led by Evergreen Theater
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay elementary school that closed in 2024 as part of the district's right-sizing efforts will soon reopen as a theater and cultural hub. Piecing together a product...
Jan 22, 2026 The gym inside the former Keller Elementary School building is being turned into a theater for Evergreen Theater.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Winnebago County joins lawsuit seeking damages for PFAS contamination
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Winnebago County is joining a lawsuit against four PFAS manufacturers, seeking money for contamination. PFAS are forever chemicals found in things like firefighting...
Jan 22, 2026 PFAS Advisory Sign, January 4, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Trial date set for man accused of killing his father in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A March 24 trial date was set Wednesday for Gregory Juedes, who allegedly shot his father 15 times, killing him. Juedes, 46, is charged with first-degree intentional homici...
Jan 21, 2026 Gregory Juedes appears in court Jan. 2, 2025, on charges he killed his father, Daniel. (Image courtesy Outagamie County courts/Pexip)
Heroin, cocaine and meth seized in Winnebago County traffic stop
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities say "a significant amount" of illegal drugs were seized during a recent traffic stop in Winnebago County. In a Facebook post Wednesday, the sheriff's of...
Jan 21, 2026 Heroin, cocaine and meth were seized in a traffic stop, Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo courtesy: Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Trial for Timothy Hauschultz delayed
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Timothy Hauschultz's trial for allegedly ordering the punishment which led to the 2018 death of his great-nephew, Ethan Hauschultz, 7, which was scheduled for next month, w...
Jan 21, 2026 Timothy Hauschultz in Manitowoc County court, February 24, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Brown County Central Library modifying hours, might add security on Saturdays
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Changes are coming to Brown County's Central Library branch. On Tuesday, the library board voted to open at 10 a.m. instead of 9 a.m., effective Jan. 24. The board also no...
Jan 21, 2026 The Brown County Central Library.
PC: Fox 11 Online
