Category Archives: Local
Manitowoc County Judge Bans Community from Wearing Elijah Vue T-shirts in Courtroom
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Individuals who attend future court appearances related to the disappearance of Elijah Vue cannot wear any expressive attire in the courtroom, a judge said Thursday. Manit...
Mar 07, 2024 Community members were asked by a Manitowoc County judge not to wear Elijah Vue t-shirts when attending court appearances, March 7, 2024.
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I-41 Expansion Promises Limited Motorist Impact in Year One
(WTAQ-WLUK) - The I-41 expansion project in Brown and Outagamie counties is scheduled to get underway in April. The project will cause some headaches for motorists but both DOT officials and motorists...
Mar 07, 2024 I-41 traffic in Outagamie County.
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Court Denies Convicted Murderer's Bid to Access Records in Waupaca County Double Homicide
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man convicted for a 1995 murder in Waupaca County was denied by the state appeals court Thursday in his bid for records to see how he was being investigated for the then-un...
Mar 07, 2024 Leroy Kuhnke (Photo courtesy: Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
FULL LIST: Highway Construction Projects Scheduled for 2024 in Northeast Wisconsin
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Now that winter is almost in our rearview mirrors, construction season in Wisconsin is quickly approaching. The Department of Transportation Northeast Region provided Thursday a list of...
Mar 07, 2024
'Jeopardy!' Champion Chan to Throw out First Pitch at Brewers Game
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- "Jeopardy!" champion Ben Chan is being called up to the big leagues. Chan is set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the April 27 Milwaukee Brewers game, according ...
Mar 07, 2024 Assistant professor of philosophy at St. Norbert College, Ben Chan, appears on Jeopardy!
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Man Sentenced in Door County Drunken Driving Crash that Killed Woman by her Mailbox
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Joshua Gann was sentenced Thursday to 21 years in prison for the drunk driving crash which killed a woman by her mailbox. Marilyn Vandenbogart, 71, was killed in the Aug...
Mar 07, 2024 Joshua Gann appears in Door County court for sentencing, March 7, 2024.
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Man Convicted and Sentenced in Manitowoc Drug Case
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The October 2022 death of a 3-year-old child remains under investigation, police say, as one adult connected to the case awaits trial on neglect charges, and another has b...
Mar 07, 2024 Lavell Nance (Manitowoc Co. Jail)
City of Appleton Launches Community Concerns Survey
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The City of Appleton has announced the launch of the Appleton Community Concerns Survey. This initiative, spearheaded by the Department of Public Health in collaboration with lo...
Mar 07, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Lawrence University, Trout Museum of Art Break Ground on Shared Building
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new landmark will soon rise in downtown Appleton. Lawrence University and the Trout Museum of Art ceremonially broke ground on a shared building Thursday morning. The bui...
Mar 07, 2024 Dignitaries ceremonially break ground March 7, 2024, on a new building in downtown Appleton to be shared between Lawrence University and the Trout Museum of Art.
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Bond Reduced for Menasha Woman Accused in Boyfriend's Shooting Death
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Bond was reduced Thursday to $750,000 cash for a Menasha woman accused of killing her boyfriend. Catherine Cheskie, 54, faces one count of first-degree intentional homicide f...
Mar 07, 2024 Catherine Cheskie (Photo courtesy Winnebago County Jail)
