Category Archives: Local
'Guardian Lights' Being Piloted to Keep Road Crews Safe on Highway 172 Project
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- Highway and safety officials showed off some new gear Thursday that road crews are using to try to keep you and workers safe. It was part of a work zone awareness event in t...
Jul 20, 2023 A crash impact attenuator is displayed at a press conference for work zone awareness on July 20, 2023.
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Green Bay Neighborhood Celebrates Drug Arrest
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - There's relief among Green Bay neighbors after the man known as "Uncle Fester" is arrested on drug charges. Stepehen Preisler, also known as "Uncle Fester", had been on law...
Jul 20, 2023 Stephen Preisler.
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Green Bay Police Investigating Death of 2-Year-Old on City's East Side
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old child at a home on Green Bay's east side. The Green Bay Police Department says officers were dispatched around 3:30 p.m....
Jul 20, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Jury Selection In Schabusiness Case Set To Begin Today
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- About 130 prospective jurors are expected to report to the Brown County Courthouse Friday, as Taylor Schabusiness returns to court for a pair of hearings which will shape ...
Jul 20, 2023 Taylor Schabusiness appears in Brown County court Jan. 6, 2023.
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GO Transit in Oshkosh Announces New Student Pass Program for 2023-2024 School Year
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) -- GO Transit, the public transportation service in the Greater Oshkosh area, in partnership with the Oshkosh Area School District (OASD), has announced the extension of their reven...
Jul 20, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Fox Valley Technical College Sees Rise in School Bus Driver Training Interest Amid Ongoing Shortage
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With the new school year approaching, there is usual concern about school bus staffing and how children will be transported to and from school. While there's a gap in the...
Jul 20, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Wisconsin Celebrates Multiple Powerball Wins, Including a $1 Million Ticket Sold in Grand Chute
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Although the winning $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot ticket was sold in California, that's didn't leave Wisconsin empty-handed. During Wednesday's drawing for the third-largest prize ev...
Jul 20, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online
Sanimax Faces Nearly $300,000 Fines for Alleged Safety Violations
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- OSHA is proposing nearly $300,000 in fines to a Green Bay area rendering plant after federal investigators say they found multiple safety hazards. Inspectors responded to San...
Jul 20, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online
Police Investigating Prison Inmate's Death as a Homicide
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fond du Lac police are investigating the death of an inmate at Taycheedah Correctional Institution as a homicide. Correctional officers say on Wednesday they found 68-ye...
Jul 20, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online
Woman Dies in Oconto County Construction Zone Crash
LITTLE SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A woman died in an Oconto County construction zone crash. Crews responded to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 41/141 and County Highway S in the town of Little Sua...
Jul 20, 2023
