Category Archives: Local
Suspect in Green Bay Homicide Appears in Court, Will Return Thursday
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The man arrested in connection with a west-side murder appeared in court Tuesday on an unrelated matter - and has not yet been charged for the death. Owen Backus, 45, was i...
Dec 19, 2023 Owen Backus.
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How You Can Support the Family of the Four Siblings Killed in Weyauwega Crash
WEYAUWEGA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Northeast Wisconsin community is rallying around a Waupaca County family who lost four children in a suspected drunk driving crash Saturday night in Weyauwega. Daniel ...
Dec 19, 2023 Daniela, Fabian, Lilian and Daniel Gonzalez were all killed in a crash in Weyauwega, December 16, 2023.
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Packers Players Surprise Local Veterans with Visit at Green Bay VA Clinic
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Veterans in Green Bay were surprised with some green and gold holiday cheer Tuesday. Some Green Bay Packers players took some time off the field to surprise veterans who c...
Dec 19, 2023 Green Bay Packers players surprised veterans at the Milo C. Huempfner VA Clinic in Green Bay, December 19, 2023.
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Door County Sheriff's Office Shops For A Therapy Dog
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- Efforts are ramping up to bring the first therapy dog to the Door County Sheriff's Office. Therapy dogs are specifically trained to provide comfort and companionship to indiv...
Dec 19, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Man Deemed Competent for Trial in Green Bay Mosque Stabbing
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man accused of stabbing his father is now competent to stand trial, and the criminal case against him will resume. Abdullahi Ali allegedly stabbed his father Feb. 22 at t...
Dec 19, 2023 Abdullahi Ali
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ThedaCare and Froedtert Finalize Merger
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Appleton-based ThedaCare and Milwaukee-based Froedtert have finalized their merger and will become one health system, starting Jan. 1, 2024. Following the launch of the combined health ...
Dec 19, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of ThedaCare
Man Acquitted of 1985 Murder Due to Insanity Loses Appeal to End State Supervision
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man convicted of killing his wife in 1985 - but then found not guilty by reason of mental disease - lost an appeal Tuesday to be freed from state supervision. Michael S...
Dec 19, 2023
St. Norbert College Begins Demolition of Former Pennings High School Building
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Demolition of the former Pennings High School has started, as St. Norbert College gets ready for a new home for its business college. The building at Third and Reid streets b...
Dec 19, 2023 The former Pennings High School building on the St. Norbert College campus in De Pere is being demolished, December 19, 2023.
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Neenah Police Respond to Attempted Homicide Case; Victim Stabbed 17 Times
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) -- A suspect is facing attempted homicide charges after a Monday night stabbing incident in Neenah. At approximately 11:06 p.m., Neenah Police Department officers were dispatched to ...
Dec 19, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online
$180K in Grants Awarded to Six Nonprofits Fighting Poverty in Northeast Wisconsin
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Half a dozen nonprofit programs battling poverty and its root causes in Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto counties have received a big boost in funding. The Greater Green Bay Community Foundat...
Dec 19, 2023 The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, downtown Green Bay.
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