Category Archives: Local
Oconto Man Sentenced to Over a Decade in Prison for Drug Overdose Death
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oconto man found guilty in a drug overdose death, received his sentence Thursday. Jason T. Lipp, 36, was sentenced to 11.5 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervi...
Aug 10, 2023
Three Arrested After Chase Ends in Brown County Cornfield
DENMARK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three people were arrested after fleeing from law enforcement in southern Brown County. Around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, the Brown County Sheriff's Office and the Green Bay Police...
Aug 10, 2023 Brown County Sheriff's Office. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Green Bay Parents Voice Concerns about Transgender Athlete Possibly on Girls' Sports Team
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Parents with students in the Green Bay Area Public School District are voicing their concerns about a transgender athlete potentially participating in a girls' sport. The ...
Aug 10, 2023 IMAGE: Courtesy Green Bay Area Public School District.
Bow Season Helps to Control Deer Population and Prevent Accidents
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin's bow hunting season opens in about a month. Once again, many communities, including Manitowoc, are allowing hunters to shoot a deer, within the city limits as t...
Aug 09, 2023 City of Manitowoc
Appleton East High School Receives Backlash for 'Students of Color' Back-to-School Event
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton high school is currently under scrutiny after posting on social media about a back-to-school event. Appleton East is hosting two back-to-school nights this mont...
Aug 09, 2023 Appleton East high school, August 8, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Fentanyl-Laced Methamphetamine Pills Disguised as Candy Seized in Winneconne Traffic Stop
WINNECONNE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Several pills disguised as candy, seized during a traffic stop in Winneconne, turned out to be methamphetamine pills laced with fentanyl, police say. On Tuesday, an offic...
Aug 09, 2023 MWC
More Bear Sightings in Green Bay, This Time on City's East Side
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A bear was captured on video on Green Bay's east side, one day after a bear was up a tree on the city's west side. Wildlife officials say the sightings were likely of the ...
Aug 09, 2023 A bear in a tree in Green Bay, August 7, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Manitowoc Woman Charged in Connection with Methamphetamine Overdose Death
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A woman who allegedly provided a fatal dose of methamphetamine made an initial court appearance Wednesday. Police requested charges of first-degree reckless homicide and de...
Aug 09, 2023 Stephanie Snyder.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Brown County Grant to Expand Rawhide's Mental Health School-Based Services
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A grant is expanding mental health resources for kids in Brown County. The Brown County Health and Human Services presented a $77,503 check to Rawhide Youth Services, as p...
Aug 09, 2023 Brown County Health and Human Services presented a check to Rawhide Youth Services to provide additional mental health resources to students, August 9, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
'Uncle Fester' Claims Police Misidentified Items Found at his House, Says they Weren't Drugs
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Stephen Preisler -- an author known as "Uncle Fester" for his books on how make ricin, methamphetamine and other items -- claims police have misidentified items seized fro...
Aug 09, 2023 Stephen Preisler.
PC: Fox 11 Online
