Category Archives: Local

Green Bay Firefighter Hospitalized; Two Cats Killed in Fire
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One Green Bay Metro Fire Department firefighter was hospitalized with unspecified injuries while fighting a fire on the city's northeast side Monday. Crews were called to t...
Rachel Charniak Feb 19, 2024 Firefighter hospitalized, two cats killed in house fire on Green Bay's east side.
PC: Fox 11 Online

UW-Oshkosh Plans Academic Restructuring for $1.5M Annual Savings
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - UW-Oshkosh is considering an administrative reorganizing of its academic structure, in hopes of saving at least $1.5 million per year. As the Universities of Wisconsin has co...
Rachel Charniak Feb 19, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

14 Sturgeon Harvested on 10th Day of 2024 Spearing Season
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The 10th day of the 2024 sturgeon season didn't prove too fruitful for spearers Monday. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports 14 total sturgeon were harvested between La...
Rachel Charniak Feb 19, 2024 A sturgeon (file photo)

Pilot Project Underway To Boost Fox Valley Voter Registration
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The League of Women Voters of Appleton-Fox Cities and the local Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles are collaborating on a pilot project to increase voter registration. Based...
Rachel Charniak Feb 19, 2024

Washington State Man Charged in 1988 Fox Valley Murder Deemed Competent to Stand Trial
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Gene Meyer is mentally competent to stand trial for the 1988 murder of Betty Rolf, a judge ruled. Meyer, 68, is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree sexual assa...
Rachel Charniak Feb 19, 2024 Gene Meyer (OCSO)

Wisconsin Anglers Reminded of Upcoming Ice Shanty Removal Deadlines
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A sign that the ice is melting -- the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers that ice shanty removal deadlines are approaching. Permanent ice shanties, or those ...
Rachel Charniak Feb 19, 2024 A fishing shanty on Lake Winnebago. Photo credit: Paul Braun

Trial Begins for Man Charged with Girlfriend's Murder in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Gary Davis' trial for allegedly killing his girlfriend started Monday morning. Davis, 58, faces three charges, including first-degree intentional homicide, for the Novemb...
Rachel Charniak Feb 19, 2024 Gary E. Davis
PC: Fox 11 Online

Meet The Newest Member Of The Packers' Fan Hall Of Fame
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The 26th member of the Packers FAN Hall of Fame is a Sheboygan man who has been spreading his love for the green and gold to travelers all over the world for 36 years. Dan...
Rachel Charniak Feb 19, 2024 Dan "Bogie" Bogenschuetz of Sheboygan becomes the 26th member of the Packers FAN Hall of Fame, February 19, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Fatal Shooting at alleged Appleton Drug House
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Eric Rogers' trial for allegedly killing Eric Hudson at what police called a known drug house started Monday in Outagamie County. Rogers, 53, is accused of shooting Eric Hud...
Rachel Charniak Feb 19, 2024 Eric Rogers
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay Will Begin New Search For School Superintendent
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - While we're still left wondering just exactly what Claude Tiller said in his radio interview in Atlanta, one thing is certain: the search will be on for another public scho...
Robert Kennedy Feb 19, 2024 Print

