Category Archives: Local

Appleton Breakfast Rotary Club Volunteers to Remodel Fox Valley Literacy Classroom
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A group of volunteers in the Appleton area continue to make a difference in their community, one project at a time. The Rotary Club of Appleton, also known as the Appleton ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 09, 2024 The Appleton Breakfast Rotary Club remodels a classroom at Fox Valley Literacy, March 8, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man Arrested after Weapons Incident in Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 38-year-old man has been arrested following a weapons incident in Oshkosh. Police were first notified of the incident shortly after 6 p.m. Friday. Residents say, shots had...
Rachel Charniak Mar 09, 2024

Elijah Vue was Blindfolded and Bruised in Now-Deleted Photo on Mom's Phone
MANITOWOC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Two Rivers Police Department says it still has not found Elijah Vue. The 3-year old was reported missing on February 20th. DNR crews performed additional searche...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2024 A sign for missing three-year-old Elijah Vue at the Mikadow Theatre in Manitowoc on Sunday, February 25, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Children's Wisconsin, Fox Valley Tech Provide Free Electric Cars to Special Needs Kids
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fox Valley Technical College and Children's Wisconsin are teaming up to make a difference for kids with special health needs. It's part of a national program called Go Baby...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2024 Fox Valley Technical College and Children's Wisconsin are teaming up to make a difference for kids with special health needs as part of the Go Baby Go! national program, March 8, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Suspect in Downtown Appleton Shooting Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Homicide
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Ferris Robinson, the suspect in a Nov. 25 shooting downtown, pleaded not guilty Friday to attempted homicide. No trial date was set. He returns to court July 10 for a status...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2024 Ferris Robinson (Photo courtesy Outagamie County Jail)

Appleton Police Officer was Justified in Shooting, Killing Man at Bar, DA Rules
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The police officer who shot and killed a man at an Appleton bar in January will not face criminal charges, state investigators say. Officer Yeeleng Thor shot and killed Der...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2024 Appleton police officer Yeeleng Thor is photographed after he shot and killed a man who investigators say fired at him first Jan. 23, 2024, at the Maritime Bar in Appleton. (Photo courtesy Wisconsin DOJ)

Landfill Searches for Missing Elijah Vue have Ended, Police continue to Scour Rural Areas
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two Rivers police said Friday they have ended landfill searches in the case of missing three-year-old Elijah Vue. According to the latest update, authorities have spent t...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2024 A 3-year-old boy named Elijah was reported missing from Two Rivers Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo source: Two Rivers Police Dept.)

UW-Oshkosh Faculty to Hold No-Confidence Vote in Chancellor Leavitt
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - In light of a series of budget cuts and layoffs, the faculty at UW-Oshkosh will have a no-confidence vote in Chancellor Andrew Leavitt, who issued his reply Friday to claims ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2024 UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt. (IMAGE: Courtesy of UW-Oshkosh Chancellor's Office)

Green Bay Woman Accused of Bedridden Mother's Neglect Facing new Bail Jumping Charges
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With Elizabeth Drake facing new bail jumping charges, an anticipated plea hearing Friday did not happen. Drake was charged after police found her mother covered in bedsores...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2024 Elizabeth Drake appears in Brown County court March 8, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Convicted Shawano County Man Ordered to Stand Trial in Weapons, Ammunition Case
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -An Almon man prohibited from owing guns due to prior criminal convictions was ordered Friday to stand trial on more than 80 charges after police seized dozens of weapons and m...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2024 Kyle Matsche (Shawano Co. Jail)

