Category Archives: Local

Probable Cause Document Sealed In Fatal Crash
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Prosecutors have filed a document that allows them to keep the suspect in a fatal crash behind bars longer. The Fond du Lac County Clerk of Courts office says a probable...
Rachel Charniak Jan 04, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Johnsonville to Close Sheboygan County Plant after Salm Acquisition
VILLAGE OF DENMARK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Johnsonville is closing one of its plants in Sheboygan County by the end of this year. It comes following the acquisition of its co-packer, Salm Partners, based i...
Rachel Charniak Jan 04, 2024 Salm Partners.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Duck Creek Quarry and Trails Closed after Test Results Point to Bird Flu
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Preliminary lab results show the birds that have been sick and dying at Duck Creek Quarry have been a result of bird flu. Wildlife officials say the issue isn't new or confine...
Rachel Charniak Jan 04, 2024 Some areas of Duck Creek Quarry in Howard are closed off to the public to prevent the possible spread of bird flu, December 18, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Retail Theft Leads To Fatal Grand Chute Crash
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One person was killed in a crash Wednesday during a call for service by Grand Chute police. According to Community Resource Officer Dylan Davis, at approximately 2:10 p.m...
Robert Kennedy Jan 04, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Courthouse Repair Project Is Stalled
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Manitowoc County's board of supervisors can't agree on how to pay for necessary repairs to the county courthouse. However, there seems to be consensus the work will eventua...
Robert Kennedy Jan 04, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Sheboygan Police With A Unusual Death Investigation
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ) - Sheboygan Police are investigating the deaths of two people. Police were called to a home on Euclid Avenue Wednesday morning after a neighbor reported they hadn't seen their nei...
Robert Kennedy Jan 04, 2024 Death Investigation. MWC file photo.

Weyauwega Family's Grief Continues
WEYAUWEGA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Weyauwega family that lost four siblings in a wrong-way crash with a suspected drunken driver last month has been dealt another blow. The family tells FOX 11 the only s...
Robert Kennedy Jan 04, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Appleton Church Looking to Repurpose its Properties in Affordable Housing Community
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An Appleton Church is looking to repurpose some of its land and property for the good of the community. Zion Lutheran Church recently received a $25,000 grant from the Commu...
Rachel Charniak Jan 03, 2024 Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton is exploring turning its campus into an affordable living community.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Greenville Standoff Suspect Denies Harmful Intent, Requests Mental Health Treatment
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The suspect in a standoff Friday in Greenville told a court Wednesday that despite allegations he pointed a shotgun at another man and threatened officers, he wouldn't have ...
Rachel Charniak Jan 03, 2024 Frank Thomas.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Appleton Police Reassure Safety as Fatal Christmas Eve Shooting Investigation Continues
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police in Appleton are still putting together the pieces following a deadly shooting on Christmas Eve. The incident happened downtown in the 100 block of S. Walnut Street e...
Rachel Charniak Jan 03, 2024 The Appleton Police Department's Crime Scene Unit vehicle is at the scene of a fatal shooting in the 100 block of S. Walnut Street Dec. 24, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

