Category Archives: Local
De Pere Trail Attacker's Appeal should be Denied, Prosecutors Argue
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Brown County judge properly allowed DNA evidence to be used against Miles Cruz in his trial for attacking a woman along a De Pere trial, the state argued in the latest b...
Feb 13, 2024 Miles Cruz (Photo source: Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for Man Accused in Green Bay Homicide
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A preliminary hearing will be March 7 held for the suspect in a west-side murder. Owen Backus, 45, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the Dec. 9 murder o...
Feb 13, 2024 Owen Backus appears via Zoom from the Brown County Jail, Feb. 13, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Sturgeon Spearers Adjust to Changing Conditions on Lake Winnebago System
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The 2024 sturgeon spearing season may be considered to be a campaign like never before. Experts say warm weather is keeping many spearers off the ice. Some are taki...
Feb 13, 2024 Zach Fuller on Lake Poygan, February 12, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Ground Breaking For New Hospital in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new hospital is breaking ground in Fond du Lac. The newly combined health system of Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Inc. held a ceremony for its new $35 million facility a...
Feb 13, 2024 A rendering of the Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Inc. hospital at 755 W. Johnson Street in Fond du Lac. (Image courtesy of Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Inc.)
Mother Whose Toddler Died of Fentanyl OD Charged with Smuggling Drugs into Jail
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A woman charged in connection with the drug overdose death of her 2-year-old daughter faces new charges for allegedly smuggling a drug-filled syringe into the Outagamie Cou...
Feb 13, 2024 Brooke Seal enters an Outagamie County courtroom Feb. 13, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Appleton Bakery Shares Fat Tuesday Traditions Paczki, King Cake
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's Fat Tuesday! It's the last day to revel in food and drinks before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. That's a time of penitence and reflection for Chris...
Feb 13, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online
Missing Kayaker's Body Found in Lake Butte des Morts
TOWN OF OMRO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The body of a kayaker who had been missing for more than two months was found Monday. Winnebago County sheriff's officials said they were called to Lake Butte des Morts...
Feb 13, 2024 PC: Winnebago County Sheriff's Office
Semi-Trailer Tanker Stolen in Luxemburg, Police Searching for Leads
LUXEMBURG, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police are requesting the public's help after a semi-trailer tanker was stolen in Luxemburg. According to a Facebook post from the Luxemburg Police Department, a stainless...
Feb 13, 2024 Luxemburg police are requesting the public's help after a semi-trailer tanker similar to the one seen in this photo was stolen. (Courtesy: Luxemburg Police Department)
Community Rallies To The Aid Of A Wounded Dog
SHAWANO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Good Samaritans near and far are banding together to help save a dog who was allegedly shot in the face and left for dead in Shawano County. Atley, as the dog has sinc...
Feb 13, 2024 PHOTO: Shawano County Humane Society
This Winter Looks To Be One For The Record Books
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Sun shining, barely a snow pile in sight, people out on the Fox River Trail, the Fox River itself wide open for anglers and their boats... Sights that are pretty typical fo...
Feb 13, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
