Category Archives: Local

Woman Charged in Connection with Hit-and-Run Crash in Marinette that Killed Pedestrian
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A woman has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Interstate Bridge in Marinette more than eight months ago. According to a news release Monday,...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2024

A Guide For Short Term Rentals During 2025 NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Are you looking to cash in on the 2025 NFL draft by renting out your home? It may not be as simple as you think. Discover Green Bay has put together a guide on short-term renta...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2024 A display promoting the 2025 NFL Draft is shown at Lambeau Field May 24, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Jesse Vang, Man Linked to Missing Elijah Vue, Seeks Dismissal of Child Neglect Charge
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The man who Elijah Vue was staying with when he disappeared asked on Monday for his child neglect charge to be dismissed. Also, an attorney has been appointed for Jesse Van...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2024 Jesse Vang (Photo courtesy Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)

Police With A Major Clue In The Elijah Vue Disappearance
TOWN OF MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A blanket belonging to missing 3-year-old boy Elijah Vue has been found in Manitowoc County. Two Rivers police said Monday afternoon a red and white plaid blanket ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2024 Elijah Vue, 3, was reported missing from Two Rivers Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo source: Two Rivers Police Dept.)

Seymour Man Ordered to Stand Trial for Attempted Homicide and Assault on a Deputy
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Seymour man was ordered Monday to stand trial on an attempted homicide charge. Jeffrey Proski, 34, waived a preliminary hearing on five counts, including attempted first-d...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2024 Jeffrey Proski Mugshot circa 2018 (Courtesy of Brown County Jail)

Father Seeks Resolution without Trial in Son's Tragic Farm Machinery Death
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Nearly three years after a father was charged in the death of his 2-year-old son in an incident with a skid steer on the family farm, no trial date has been set. Caleb Schach...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2024

Menominee Tribe gets $872K Grant for Power Line Conversion Project
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A grant is bringing reliable energy to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. Through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program, FEMA has awarded $872...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2024 The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin unveiled its first dual-language highway signs in their native language in Keshena, November 17, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

3 Suspects to be Tried Together for Green Bay Murder
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three suspects in a Green Bay murder will be tried together this fall, a judge ruled Monday -- granting prosecutors' request not to hold what would amount to the same tria...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2024 L-R: Alejandro Cantu, Gustavo Cantu and Jacob Ventura (Photos source: Brown County Jail)

Neenah School District Names Three Finalist Candidates for Superintendent Position
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Neenah Joint School District has selected three finalists for the district's next superintendent. The finalists are Steve Harrison, Assistant Superintendent for Assessmen...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Gibraltar Student Says he Brought Gun to School For Protection
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Gibraltar High School student who said he was afraid of another student was charged Monday with bringing a firearm to school property. Aidan Rice, 17, faces the one f...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2024 Aidan Rice enters a Door County courtroom March 18, 2024, on a charge he brought a gun to Gibraltar High School.
PC: Fox 11 Online

