Category Archives: Local

Man Convicted in Two Rivers Murder
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A jury convicted Joshua Walcott Friday of first-degree intentional homicide for the May 2021 murder of Malachi Moore. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 11. A life prison ter...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2023 Joshua Walcott (Manitowoc Co. Jail)

Neenah-Menasha Fire Team Ignites Passion for Safety in Schools During Fire Prevention Week
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Next week is Fire Prevention Week. In honor of it, the Neenah-Menasha Fire department is helping teach elementary schoolers about fire safety. Fire Prevention Week was offici...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2023 The Neenah-Menasha fire department puts on their fire prevention program for students at St. Gabriel elementary school in Neenah, Oct. 6, 2023.
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Manitowoc Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Providing Fatal Methamphetamine Dose
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A woman who allegedly provided a fatal dose of methamphetamine pleaded not guilty Friday. Stephanie Snyder, 38, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide and other cou...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2023 Stephanie Snyder.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Oshkosh Park Trail Reconstruction Delayed for Archaeological Study at Historical Native American Village Site
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oshkosh park trail reconstruction project is being delayed while archaeological work is being done at the site. The area of Pratt Trail in Menominee Park is known to be c...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2023 Menominee Park in Oshkosh, seen May 20, 2020.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Area Fast-Food Manager Charged with Sexual Assault of Minor Employees
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A fast-food manager faces multiple charges for allegedly assaulting underage female workers at two different restaurants. Joshua Johnson, 37, had a balance of initial appea...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2023 Joshua Johnson.

Revamped Intersection at County CE and Railroad Street in Kimberly to Open Monday
KIMBERLY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An intersection that has been closed for construction since mid-July is set to reopen to traffic on Monday, the Outagamie County Highway Department announced. In a $1.86 mi...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Fall Produce Picking Ramping Up in Door County
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With the fall season well underway, business is ramping up across Door County. At Malvitz Bay Farms, it's a sea of orange. The Malvitz family picks each pumpkin by hand....
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2023 A pumpkin stand at Schartner's Farm Market in Door County.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man Arrested on Drug Charges Outside Wrightstown Store
WRIGHTSTOWN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 43-year-old Appleton man has been arrested for allegedly possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute near a school. Wrightstown police made the arrest after i...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2023

Missing Waupaca Man's Remains Found in Wisconsin River, Homicide Investigation Underway
WOOD COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Human remains found in Port Edwards belong to a Waupaca-area man, Paul Christian, who was missing for several years - and the case is being investigated as a homicide, ac...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2023 Paul Christian.

Teen Drivers Prepare For The Return Of The Road Test
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Starting January 1st, teen drivers will once again need to take a road test to get their license. Wisconsin's Department of Transportation is ending a pandemic-era pilot pro...
Robert Kennedy Oct 06, 2023 lorenz.markus97 / CC

