Category Archives: Local
Ice Fishing Enthusiasts Are Optimistic
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - While experts say last week's blizzard brought wind and plenty of snow to Northeast Wisconsin, it also ushered in some bone-chilling temperatures as well. Those who are waiti...
Jan 17, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Competency Exam Ordered for Suspect in 1988 Fox Valley Murder Case
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A competency exam was ordered Tuesday for Gene Meyer, the suspect in the 1988 murder of Betty Rolf. Meyer, 67, is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree sexual a...
Jan 16, 2024 Gene Meyer (OCSO)
Food Truck Confrontation May Have Sparked Fatal Shooting
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An argument about someone skipping in line for a food truck led to a fight and fatal shooting in Appleton on Christmas Eve, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday....
Jan 16, 2024 Elliot Campbell was booked into the Outagamie County Jail on January 13, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Snow Removal Prompts Parking Restrictions in Downtown Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Shortly after winter storms moved through Northeast Wisconsin, the city of Green Bay is still feeling the effects. Crews with the Green Bay Public Works Department will be...
Jan 16, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online
Death Following Grand Chute Retail Theft no Longer Classified as Officer-Involved
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Outagamie County District Attorney says the death of a subject in a retail theft is no longer considered officer-involved. On Jan. 3, authorities responded to the Fleet ...
Jan 16, 2024 A heavy presence of first responders, including police, fire and ambulance, in Grand Chute, Jan. 3, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Ashwaubenon School Sends Students Home Early Due to Frozen Pipes
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Ashwaubenon school sent students home early Tuesday due to frozen pipes. Parkview Middle School dismissed students at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday's temperature high was foreca...
Jan 16, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online
Failed Search for Attorney Delays Ashwaubenon Murder Trial
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The case of a man accused of shooting and killing his friend in an Ashwaubenon apartment is on hold, as the state Public Defender's Office has been unable to find an attorn...
Jan 16, 2024 Prez Wade appears in Brown County court, January 16, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Green Bay Man Convicted for Attack on Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend, Leading to Police Standoff
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The suspect who attacked his ex-girlfriend - forcing the early delivery of her baby - before getting into a standoff with police was convicted Tuesday. Maison Purull, 24, p...
Jan 16, 2024 Maison Purull appears in Brown County Court, January 16, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Basement Wood Burner Sparks Harrison House Fire
HARRISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A basement wood burner caused a house fire in Harrison. Crews were called to a residence on S. Coop Road just before 6 p.m. Monday. When firefighters arrived, all residents...
Jan 16, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Snowmobile Trails Open in Kewaunee County
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Recent snow storms are having an impact on some area snowmobile trails. Several systems in Northeast Wisconsin are either open or partially open. "Normally, the trai...
Jan 16, 2024 Algoma Snowriders snowmobile trail groomers in Kewaunee County, January 15, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
