Category Archives: Local
Man Sentenced to Prison for Howard Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Joseph Vandertie was sentenced to three years in prison for a July 2022 shooting. Vandertie, 37, was previously convicted of first-degree reckless injury. He was also plac...
Mar 12, 2024 Joseph Vandertie (PC: Fox 11 Online)
Menasha Woman to Face Trial in Boyfriend's Fatal Shooting
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A woman accused of killing her boyfriend was ordered Monday to stand trial. Catherine Cheskie, 54, faces one count of first-degree intentional homicide for shooting death of ...
Mar 12, 2024 Catherine Cheskie (Photo courtesy Winnebago County Jail)
'Significant Quantities' of Drugs Seized in Fond du Lac County, Oshkosh Man Arrested
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A traffic stop in Fond du Lac County resulted in the arrest of an Oshkosh man after "significant quantities" of drugs were found in his vehicle. According to the ...
Mar 12, 2024 Drugs seized in a Fond du Lac County traffic stop, March 11, 2024. (Photo courtesy: FDL Co. Sheriff's Office)
Wrightstown School District Announces Elimination of Bus Route due to Driver Shortage
WRIGHTSTOWN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A shortage of school bus drivers is forcing changes to the Wrightstown Community School District's bus routes. First Student Bussing is eliminating the "Star Bus Route" ...
Mar 12, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Motorcyclist in Fatal Oconto County Crash Tests Positive for Marijuana, Complaint Reads
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Drugged driving charges were filed in connection with a fatal Oconto County motorcycle crash in June, after the operator tested positive for marijuana. Austin Laakonen, 21, is...
Mar 12, 2024 Austin Laakonen (Oconto Co. Jail)
Shawano County Deputy Stops Vehicle Driving 120+ Miles Per Hour: 'Absolutely Unacceptable'
SHAWANO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities are on the lookout for a vehicle seen traveling nearly 70 miles per hour over the speed limit in Shawano County. According to the Shawano County Sheriff's...
Mar 12, 2024 A Shawano County Sheriff's Office deputy witnessed two vehicles driving at least 120 miles per hour in a 65 mile per hour zone on Highway 29, March 11, 2024. (Photo courtesy: Shawano Co. Sheriff's Office)
Two Rivers Garage Fire from Faulty Vent Pipe Causes $10,000 Damage
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A garage fire in Two Rivers caused about $10,000 worth of damage. Crews were called to 910 18th Street around 4:13 p.m. Monday. Officials say the fire was caused by a fau...
Mar 12, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online
Dog Shot in Face in Shawano County Undergoes Another Surgery
SHAWANO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A dog who suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the face in Shawano County last month has undergone another surgery. In a Facebook post Monday, the Shawano County Human...
Mar 12, 2024 Atley, a dog who suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the face in Shawano County, is recovering at her foster home and making progress, Feb. 26, 2024. (Photo courtesy: Shawano County Humane Society)
Recall Vos Group Submits Signatures
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) - We'll know in about a month whether Wisconsin's assembly speaker will face a recall election. The people who want to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday turned-in over...
Mar 12, 2024 PHOTO: Robin Vos
Fox Cities PAC Announces Line-Up For 2024-25 Broadway Series
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Broadway classics and biographical musicals are among the shows hitting the stage in the upcoming Fox Cities Performing Arts Center season. On Monday, the 2024-25 lineup was...
Mar 12, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy Fox Cities PAC
