Category Archives: Local

Authorities Investigating Body In Lake Butte Des Morts
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Winnebago Sheriff's Office says a man's body was found Saturday night. They were called for a report of a possible body floating in Lake Butte Des Morts, near the Wiouwas...
Robert Kennedy Apr 08, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Business Owner Pushing for Lighting Upgrades in Bay of Green Bay After Incident Last Month
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An incident last month on the Bay of Green Bay has led a business owner to call for upgrades in the shipping channel. On March 15, a boat was returning to Green Bay Metro ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 05, 2024 An island in the Bay of Green Bay where a local business owner is proposing adding warning lights for boaters.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Suspects in Fatal Stabbing, Armed Robbery in Fond du Lac Ordered to Stand Trial
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The suspect in a homicide that allegedly stemmed from a drug deal was ordered Friday to stand trial, as was the suspect in the related armed robbery. Annaka Trudell, 20, ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 05, 2024 Dawson Miller, left, and Annaka Trudell (Photos courtesy Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)

Power has been Restored to 100,000 WPS Customers
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin Public Service crews have surpassed the 100,000 mark in terms of customers whose power has been restored after winter storms. In the days after the storm, thousands of custome...
Rachel Charniak Apr 05, 2024

Woman Pleads No Contest to OWI Crash that Killed Man, Injured Son
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Paula Mejia will be sentenced June 14 for the drunken driving crash that killed a man and injured his son. Mejia, 48, pleaded no contest Friday to homicide by intoxicated ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 05, 2024 Paula Mejia appears before Brown County court via Zoom, January 10, 2024. (Brown Co. court/Zoom)

Winnebago County Public Health Releases 2023 Community Health Assessment
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) -- Winnebago County Public Health has announced the publication of the 2023 Winnebago County Community Health Assessment (CHA). The CHA provides an overview of the community's healt...
Rachel Charniak Apr 05, 2024 Winnebago County Health

Moxi the Robot Takes over Gopher Tasks, Freeing up Nurses in Neenah Hospital
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The first robot of its kind in Wisconsin is working in the hallways of a Neenah hospital. ThedaCare introduced Moxi, a pair of robots brought in to do delivery, non-patient-c...
Rachel Charniak Apr 05, 2024 ThedaCare has two Moxi robots that do delivery, non-patient tasks at its Neenah hospital, April 5, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

UW-Oshkosh Faculty Votes 'No Confidence' in Chancellor Leavitt's Financial Management
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A majority of UW-Oshkosh faculty members expressed "no confidence" in Chancellor Andrew Leavitt for his handing of the school's financial crisis, in a symbolic vote of his le...
Rachel Charniak Apr 05, 2024 UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt. (IMAGE: Courtesy of UW-Oshkosh Chancellor's Office)

Oshkosh Public Museum and Oshkosh Area Community Pantry Join Forces to Make Hunger History
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) -- The Oshkosh Public Museum (OPM) and Oshkosh Area Community Pantry (OACP) are announcing their partnership in the fight against hunger with the launch of the "Making Hunger Histor...
Rachel Charniak Apr 05, 2024 PC: Oshkosh Public Museum

Manitowoc Co. Judge Frustrated over Slow Toxicology Results in Fatal Christmas Day Crash
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A judge expressed frustration Friday with the state crime lab for not having toxicology results from a Christmas Day crash which killed the driver's wife and mother. Philip...
Rachel Charniak Apr 05, 2024 Philip Slezewski appears before Manitowoc County court, via Zoom, April 5, 2024. (Manitowoc County court/Zoom)

