Category Archives: Local
Green Bay Murder Suspect Ordered to Stand Trial
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The suspect in a west-side murder was ordered Thursday to stand trial. Owen Backus, 45, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the Dec. 9 murder of Michael H...
Mar 07, 2024 Owen Backus appears in Brown County court, March 7, 2024.
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Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center Temporarily Closed due to Boiler Malfunction
HORICON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Due to a boiler malfunction, the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center is closed until further notice. On Wednesday, a service technician discovered a crack in the heat...
Mar 07, 2024 Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center in Dodge County, May 10, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Rollover on I-41 near Appleton Injures Adult, Five Children, causes Secondary Crashes
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An adult and five children were injured in a crash on I-41 near Appleton. At 7:51 a.m. Thursday, crews responded to the northbound area of I-41 and N. Lynndale Drive in Gra...
Mar 07, 2024 Emergency crews work at the scene of a crash on Interstate 41 in Grand Chute March 7, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
New Charges Filed Against Mother of Missing Elijah Vue
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The mother of missing three-year-old Elijah Vue from Two Rivers is facing additional child neglect charges relating to her six-year-old daughter. Katrina Baur made her ini...
Mar 07, 2024 Elijah Vue, 3, was reported missing from Two Rivers Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo source: Two Rivers Police Dept.)
National Railroad Museum Moves Full Steam Ahead with Campaign to Fund Expansion
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- All aboard! The National Railroad Museum is kicking off the public phase of its capital campaign to fund its facility expansion project. An event held Wednesday at Lambeau...
Mar 07, 2024 A rendering of an expansion project at the National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon, November 2023. (Image courtesy of National Railroad Museum)
Early Morning Appleton House Fire Causes $150,000 Damage
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton house fire caused about $150,000 worth of damage. It happened around 4 a.m. Thursday in the 600 block of E. Francis Street. Upon arrival, crews found the exteri...
Mar 07, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Elijah Vue's Mother And Her Boyfriend In Court Today
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The mother of a missing three-year-old boy from Two Rivers and her boyfriend will appear in Manitowoc County court. Katrina Baur and Jesse Vang will be making their initial...
Mar 07, 2024 Photo: Fox 11
You Can Help Forecast The Weather
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Did you know you can submit weather information from your own backyard to the National Weather Service? The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network, or CoCoRaH...
Mar 07, 2024 Snow outside of the Green Bay National Weather Service Station on April 14th, 2018. (NWS)
Family, Community Resume Search Efforts For Missing Elijah Vue
MANITOWOC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wednesday marked 16 days in the search for three-year-old Elijah Vue, who was reported missing Feb. 20 from Two Rivers. The Vue family halted their search efforts o...
Mar 06, 2024 Elijah Vue, 3, was reported missing from Two Rivers Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo source: Two Rivers Police Dept.)
Neenah School Stacks up for Charity, Turning Cereal Boxes into Dominoes
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Students in Neenah got cereal-ously creative for a charity challenge Wednesday. Horace Mann Elementary School is taking part in the Do Good Wisconsin Cereal Box Challenge, sp...
Mar 06, 2024 Horace Mann Elementary School is taking part in the Do Good Wisconsin Cereal Box Challenge, collecting cereal boxes and trying to make the most creative domino video.
PC: Fox 11 Online
