Category Archives: Local
Decision Expected Soon on Whether Teen in Fatal Crash will Move to Juvenile Court
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A judge expects to make a ruling within a month on if a 16-year-old charged in a high-speed fatal crash will be tried in adult or juvenile court. Meanwhile, Sienna Pecore ...
Nov 01, 2023 Sienna Pecore appears in Brown County court via video conference Nov. 1, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Waupaca Foundry in Marinette Faces OSHA Fine After Alleged Repeated Safety Violations
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- OSHA is fining a Marinette facility for the third time since 2019 for alleged safety violations. The U.S. Department of Labor launched an investigation into Waupaca Foundr...
Nov 01, 2023
Oneida Nation and Brown County Extend Intergovernmental Agreement for Another 15 Years
ONEIDA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Oneida Nation and Brown County have agreed to extend their working relationship to benefit both communities. The tribe and the county signed an intergovernmental agreemen...
Nov 01, 2023 Brown County executive Troy Streckenbach and Oneida Nation Chairman Tehassi Hill sign a service agreement, November 1, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Simone Biles Praises Green Bay Hospitality During Packers Game Visit
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is sharing some love for Green Bay. On social media Wednesday morning, she simply stated the hospitality in Green Bay is unmatched. Biles was ...
Nov 01, 2023 GB Packers
Wounded Fond du Lac County K9 Deputy Iro on the Mend
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fond du Lac County Sheriff's K9 deputy that was critically wounded in the line of duty is healing nicely, officials say. K9 deputy Iro continues to heal at home with h...
Nov 01, 2023 Nearly a week after he was critically wounded in the line of duty, Iro the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's K9 deputy is returning home.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Crash on Highway 21 Between Omro and Oshkosh Involves Fatality
TOWN OF OMRO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One person died and another was injured in a Winnebago County crash Wednesday morning. At 7:47 a.m., crews responded to State Highway 21 and E. Scott Street in the town...
Nov 01, 2023
College Avenue Construction Project Wraps Up, Just in Time for Snow
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two months after construction closed a section of College Avenue (WIS 25) in the town of Grand Chute, the project has wrapped up -- just in time for several inches of snow....
Oct 31, 2023 A portion of College Avenue/WIS 25 reopened Oct. 31, 2023 after a two-month construction project, just in time for several inches of snow.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Kiel Native Steve Nothem Honored with Memorial Bench a Year After his Line of Duty Death
KIEL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A year after he was killed in the line of duty, a Kiel native is being remembered in his hometown. Thirty-six year old Steve Nothem, a former Grand Chute Police Officer, was kil...
Oct 31, 2023 Steve Nothem memorial bench in Kiel.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Private Job Fair Planned for UW-Oshkosh Staff Impacted by Layoffs
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In the wake of UW-Oshkosh's announcement of mass layoffs, the Fox Valley Workforce Development Board (FVWDB) is holding a private job fair for affected employees. FVWDB says...
Oct 31, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online
Oshkosh Police Asking for Neighbors' Surveillance Video in Fire Investigation
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Neighbors are being asked to check their surveillance cameras following a weekend fire near downtown Oshkosh. Police say crews were called to the 700 block of Mt. Vernon Str...
Oct 31, 2023
