Category Archives: Local
Green Bay Correctional Inmate Ruled Competent for Trial in Fatal Stabbing at Prison
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An inmate at the Green Bay Correctional Institution is competent to stand trial for allegedly murdering another inmate, a judge ruled Friday. Joshua Scolman is charged wit...
Dec 15, 2023 Joshua Scolman appears in Brown County court Dec. 27, 2022, via video conference from Waupun Correctional Institution.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Judge Rejects Dismissal of Charges Against Woman Accused in Church Burglary Case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A judge Friday denied a motion to dismiss the charges against a woman who allegedly burglarized a church on Christmas Day - and ruled that case will be heard at the same ti...
Dec 15, 2023 Mary Jo Pepin
PC: Fox 11 Online
Green Bay District Leaders Recommend Holding School Referendum Next November
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Area Public School District leadership is recommending a major referendum be held in November instead of in April -- and the list of projects to be included ...
Dec 15, 2023 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Appleton Felon Leads Fond du Lac Authorities on Multiple High-Speed Chases, Arrested
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton man out on bond was arrested after leading Fond du Lac County authorities on a number of high speed chases. It started around 12:45 a.m. Thursday when a Fond...
Dec 15, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
DEI Spirit Continues On Campus
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved a Republican-led plan on Wednesday to allow for wage increases for UW employees in exchange for freezing diversity, e...
Dec 15, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
The Fight Is On To Save A Tradition
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Sturgeon spearing season is less than two months away and eight federal lawmakers from Wisconsin are trying to make sure the tradition lives on. These officials wrot...
Dec 15, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Money Time
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The marathon is about to become the sprint. There's a month left in the 2023 NFL season and there's only two teams among the 14 currently positioned in the playoff field with lo...
Dec 14, 2023
Christmas Lights Under Attack: Squirrels and Mice Become Unexpected Grinches
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Squirrels, mice and rabbits are close to earning spots on Santa's naughty list this holiday season. The critters are bringing new meaning to the idea of a Grinch. Abby Cosner...
Dec 14, 2023 Severed cord from a Christmas light display in De Pere, believed to have been chewed by some sort of animal.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Double Murder Suspect Appears in Court on Charge of Assaulting Brown County Jail Officer
GREEN BAY, WI (WAQ-WLUK) - The suspect in a double murder made a court appearance Thursday on a charge he physically assaulted a Brown County jail correctional officer. Sotka is being held at the Brow...
Dec 14, 2023 Richard Sotka appears in Brown County court May 1, 2023, on charges he killed Rhonda Cegelski and Paula O'Connor in January in Green Bay.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Firefighters Rescue Dog, Cat while Family able to Escape Safely from Appleton Duplex Fire
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A fire caused an estimated $150,000 in damage to a duplex and its contents Thursday afternoon on Appleton's east side. Firefighters say they were called to the 3200 block o...
Dec 14, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
