Category Archives: Local
Green Bay police seek witnesses to multi-vehicle crash near Leo Frigo bridge on I-43
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay police are looking for witnesses to a multi-vehicle crash near the Leo Frigo bridge. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Thursday in the southbound lanes of I-43...
Jan 15, 2026 A multi-vehicle crash on I-43 near the Leo Frigo Bridge in Green Bay, January 15, 2026. (WisDOT)
Brown County reports decline in traffic deaths, targets zero fatalities in 2026
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Brown County says it saw a drop in traffic deaths in 2025 and is aiming for zero fatalities in 2026. According to the Brown County Traffic Safety Commission's data, Brown County had 11 ...
Jan 15, 2026 Brown County Sheriff's Office. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Closure of Green Bay prison has bipartisan support as lawmakers deem it 'a top priority'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The closure of Green Bay Correctional Institution could become a reality. In laying out his agenda for 2026, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers urged legislators to make it happen....
Jan 15, 2026 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Trump signs bill to bring whole milk back to schools; praised by Wisconsin dairy farmers
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin farmers are discussing the benefits of whole milk. It comes as President Donald Trump signed Wednesday the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act", which returns whole and 2% milk t...
Jan 15, 2026 A school lunch tray at West De Pere Intermediate School.
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8Pine joins city in asking judge to lift order stopping bid on Leicht Park construction
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A construction company is asking a judge to lift a temporary order prohibiting it from being awarded a bid on work at a Green Bay park. 8Pine maintains it followed all req...
Jan 14, 2026
Drug task force officers mistaken for ICE agents in Appleton neighborhood, police say
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Law enforcement agents seen on video in an Appleton neighborhood are not affiliated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, police said. In a Facebook post Wednesday...
Jan 14, 2026 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Defense firm retracts bid for former UW-Green Bay Marinette buildings
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A defense technology company withdrew its proposal to purchase the former UW-Green Bay Marinette branch campus. Earlier this month, Aurora Global Defense Systems submitted...
Jan 14, 2026 UW- Green Bay Marinette is one of three branch campuses of the UWGB system.
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Ex-prosecutor committed to mental health facility after threats to Waupaca County judge
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Waupaca County Assistant District Attorney Ben Szilagyi was convicted of four counts related to threats made to a judge, but was then found not guilty by reason of me...
Jan 14, 2026 Former Waupaca County Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Szilagyi is charged with threatening a judge and another prosecutor. (Photo courtesy Cook County, Ill., Jail)
15-year-old Lena boy dies in snowmobile crash
LENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A teenager is dead after a snowmobile crash in Lena Tuesday night. Just after 7:30 p.m., the Oconto County Sheriff's Office Emergency Dispatch Center was notified that a single...
Jan 14, 2026 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Traffic stop in Winneconne leads to drug bust and arrest of two individuals
WINNECONNE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A traffic stop in Winneconne uncovered drugs and cash. Police say they have been monitoring a suspected drug house in the village by doing extra patrols in that particula...
Jan 14, 2026 Drugs, paraphernalia and cash were seized during a traffic stop in Winneconne, January 2026. (Photo courtesy of Winneconne Police Department)
