Category Archives: Local
Addiction Recovery Program Opens In Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An organization with more than 1,000 addiction recovery centers worldwide opened its new facility Monday on Green Bay's west side. Adult & Teen Challenge of Northeast W...
Jan 30, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Chilton Police Warn of new Phishing Scam Involving Impersonation of Local Pastors
CHILTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police in Chilton are informing the public of a newly-reported scam in which a person claiming to be your pastor asks you for money. According to a Facebook post Monday, ind...
Jan 29, 2024
Judge Throws Out Disorderly Conduct Citation Against Green Bay Election Observer
GREEN BAY, WI (WATQ-WLUK) -- A disorderly conduct citation filed by Green Bay Police against an election observer was overturned by a judge, who called the city's action "retaliatory." Janet Angus was...
Jan 29, 2024 This is the view election observers have of early voting from a designated area at Green Bay City Hall Nov. 2, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Anonymous Tip Leads to Winneconne's First Seizure of Lethal 'Pink Death' Drug Mixture
WINNECONNE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities announced Monday that a dangerous mixture of fentanyl, carfentanil and heroin known by the street name "Pink Death" was seized in Winneconne for the first tim...
Jan 29, 2024 A dangerous mixture of fentanyl, carfentanil and heroin known by the street name "Pink Death" was seized in Winneconne for the first time on Jan. 24, 2024. (Photo courtesy: Winneconne Police Department)
Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girls At Green Bay Hotel
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An 18-year-old who allegedly sexually assaulted two teens and tried to assault another child was charged Monday, after admitting the incidents to police. Mauricio Powless ...
Jan 29, 2024 Mauricio Powless has been charged with sexually assaulting two teens and attempting to sexually assault a third child at a Green Bay hotel. (Photo source: Brown County Sheriff's Office)
Manitowoc Police Offer $500 Reward for Information on Multiple Thefts from Vehicles
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Manitowoc police are offering a $500 reward for information in a theft from multiple vehicles case. On Friday, the department received multiple complaints of individuals e...
Jan 29, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Taycheedah Inmate Charged with Murdering Cellmate Makes Court Appearance
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A prison inmate accused of killing her cellmate made her initial court appearance Monday. Taylor Sanchez, 28, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the Ju...
Jan 29, 2024 Taylor Sanchez appears before Fond du Lac County court via Zoom, January 29, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
World War II-Era Items Uncovered in Hobart Show Life on the USS Arizona
HOBART, WI (WTAQ - WLUK) -- Mementos from an old U.S. Navy battleship have been uncovered in Hobart. It's a snapshot into the USS Arizona. Pictures, newspapers and other documents help tell the story ...
Jan 29, 2024 A photo of the USS Arizona which was preserved by Lowell and Wendy Franklin
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Green Bay Woman Accused of Mother's Neglect Pleads Not Guilty
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A woman charged after police found her mother covered in bedsores, urine and bug droppings in a home in filthy conditions pleaded not guilty Monday. Elizabeth Drake, 38, fa...
Jan 29, 2024 Elizabeth Drake appears in Brown County court, January 29, 2024.
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Cecil Woman Dies in Oconto Falls Crash with Semi-Truck
Update Friday, February 2, 2024; The victim in the January 28, 2024 traffic fatality has been identified as 76-year-old female, Charitee McKenna, from Cecil, WI. ------------------ TOWN OF OCONTO FALL...
Jan 29, 2024
