Category Archives: Local

XRoads41 Reveals Two More Acts Performing at Country Music Festival
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Another two artists taking to the stage in August for the inaugural XRoads41 country music festival in Oshkosh were announced Friday. XRoads41 revealed on social media that ...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Authorities Use Social Media to Alert Drivers of Deer Activity
DODGE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - While hunters are heading out into the woods, they may come across one on the road too. From country roads and busy highways, to even crashing into bars - ask anyone and...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2023 Dodge County Sheriff's Office "Deer Rut Report"
PC: Fox 11 Online

Deer Hunt 2023: Season Opener Preview Includes "Orange Friday" at Bellevue Fleet Farm
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The countdown to that Wisconsin tradition is underway. It's just a matter of hours before the nine-day gun season begins. But before hunters take to the field, many are sto...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2023 Fleet Farm in Bellevue on Orange Friday, November 17, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Police Investigate Fatal Crash Near Omro
OMRO, WI (WTAQ) -- A person has been pronounced deceased as a result of a traffic crash near Omro. On Friday at 4:05 p.m., the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office along with the Omro Rushford Fire Depar...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2023

Green Bay Teen's OD Death Case Remains On Hold
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The circuit court case against a teen accused of providing a fatal dose of drugs remains on hold while her appeal of a decision to keep her case in adult court continues. M...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2023 Maylia Julieanna Paige Sotelo appears in Brown County court May 24, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Fire Damages Appleton Garage
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fire caused an estimated $6,000 in damage to a garage and some of its contents near downtown Appleton Friday. Firefighters said they were called to the 200 block of E. Harr...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2023 Appleton Fire Department (Fox 11 Online)

Judge Tells Attorney for Green Bay Double Homicide Suspect to Seek State Funding for Expert Witness
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The attorney for a man accused of killing two women on the city's east side must ask the state Public Defender's Office for funding of an expert witness, a judge ruled Frid...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 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

Green Bay Airport's Float Promises Safe Santa Travel at Downtown Holiday Parade
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A unique float is soaring to new heights at the downtown Green Bay holiday parade. Maintenance crews from Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) put the f...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2023 Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport built an air traffic control tower for its Green Bay holiday parade float, November 17, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay Shares New Clean Energy Plan
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Earlier this week, Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich and the Green Bay Sustainability Commission shared a new clean energy plan for the city. The plan outlines the city's goal of re...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2023 City of Green Bay

Five-Year Probation for Appleton Man in Kaukauna Standoff
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Jeremy Dismuke was sentenced Friday to five years on probation for a standoff with Kaukauna police in April. Dismuke, 43, was previously convicted of first-degree recklessly...
Rachel Charniak Nov 17, 2023 Jeremy Dismuke mugshot.
PC: Fox 11 Online

