Category Archives: Local

Ben Chan One Win Away From Victory in "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Ben Chan wasn't exaggerating when he called the "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions an intellectual knife fight. After another dramatic finish, the St. Norbert College phi...
Rachel Charniak Mar 15, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of Jeopardy

Greater Green Bay Chamber Helping Businesses Attract and Retain Talent
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - U.S. News and World Report has ranked Green Bay as one of the number one places to live in the country. But, even with that distinction, it might not be enough to attract a...
Rachel Charniak Mar 15, 2024 Greater Green Bay Chamber has a "Your Move Green Bay" brand this is being used to help attract and retain talent in the area.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Police Encourage Public to Continue Searching for 3-Year-Old Elijah Vue
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police are encouraging the public to continue to search for missing 3-year-old Elijah Vue. An Amber Alert for the boy has been active since Feb. 20. He was last seen at t...
Rachel Charniak Mar 15, 2024 Elijah Vue, 3, was reported missing from Two Rivers Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo source: Two Rivers Police Dept.)

MCW Students Eagerly Announce Residency Placements on National Match Day
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Medical students in De Pere unveiled their futures on National Residency Match Day. Twenty-six students from the Medical College of Wisconsin-Green Bay learned the residency...
Rachel Charniak Mar 15, 2024 The Medical College of Wisconsin-Green Bay celebrate Match Day on the St. Norbert College campus, March 15, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Leadership Green Bay Lends a Helping Hand to Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- After the Brown County Board approved a donation of 3.5 acres of land to Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin for the construction of a tiny home village for veterans, known as ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 15, 2024 Rendering of a 600 sq. ft. cottage Veterans1st of NEW hopes to build as part of a tiny homes veterans village in Green Bay (Veterans1st of NEW)

Aurora BayCare Drops 13-Acre Solar Farm Proposal Before Hearing
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Aurora BayCare Medical Center withdrew its plans for a 13-acre solar farm, just hours before a scheduled public hearing on the project Friday. The hospital proposed a 5,000...
Rachel Charniak Mar 15, 2024 Aurora BayCare Medical Center is proposing a 13-acre solar farm, which would be built east of the hospital, March 14, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Carbon Monoxide Leak at Crandon School Building Sends 39 for Medical Attention
CRANDON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Officials say carbon monoxide is to blame after 39 patients received medical attention at the Crandon school district building. The building was evacuated Thursday after two...
Rachel Charniak Mar 15, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online

Menasha Mayor Finalists Answer Voters' Questions at Candidate Forum
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Election day is less than a month away and one of the races on the ballot in Menasha is for the city's mayor. After four terms, incumbent mayor Don Merkes decided not to see...
Rachel Charniak Mar 15, 2024 Menasha mayor candidates Rebecca Nichols and Austin Hammond answer questions as part of a candidate forum. Mar. 14, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Steven Avery Requests new Scientific Tests on Car Evidence in Teresa Halbach Case
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Steven Avery has filed a new motion, seeking scientific testing relating to evidence in the car of murder victim Teresa Halbach. Avery is serving a life sentence for the 20...
Rachel Charniak Mar 15, 2024

Man Arrested after Standoff and SWAT Response in Manitowoc Neighborhood
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 41-year-old man was taken into custody following a SWAT response to a standoff in Manitowoc. Just before 4 a.m. Friday, officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of Ham...
Rachel Charniak Mar 15, 2024 A City of Manitowoc Police squad vehicle. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

