Category Archives: Local
Oshkosh Firefighter killed, two Sheboygan firefighters hurt in Indiana highway crash
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- An Oshkosh firefighter is dead and two Sheboygan firefighters are seriously injured after a crash on an Indiana highway Thursday. The trio was on a work trip related to public safety...
11h ago Tom Diener (OFD)
Men accused of kidnapping Manitowoc teen to be extradited to Wisconsin
CARBON COUNTY, Wyo. (WLUK) -- The two men accused of kidnapping a Manitowoc girl are returning to Wisconsin to face charges. Court officials from Carbon County, Wyoming, confirmed to FOX 11 that Alexc...
15h ago Alexcer Solis Gomez and Pedro Giron Perez (Carbon County Jail)
School districts brace for less special education funding
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Wisconsin school districts are bracing for less help from the state with funding special education. In some districts, it means millions of dollars below what they were anticipatin...
Dec 12, 2025 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Senators Baldwin, Johnson point fingers at each other as healthcare bills fail
WASHINGTON (WLUK) -- Time is almost up for Congress to prevent health insurance costs for 22 million Americans from skyrocketing, but a pair of Democratic and Republican proposals were both voted down...
Dec 12, 2025 Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Johnson (R-WI)
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Manitowoc and Oshkosh secure over $20 million to replace lead water lines
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two municipalities in Northeast Wisconsin are getting federal funding to replace lead service lines. More than $159 million has been allocated to 29 municipalities across the state, inc...
Dec 11, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online
Preliminary hearing date set for stepmother in Oneida child neglect case
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A preliminary hearing will be held Tuesday for Melissa Goodman, one of four people charged with the alleged neglect of a 14-year-old girl who was hospitalized weighing just...
Dec 11, 2025 Melissa Goodman (Outagamie Co. Jail)
Green Bay police arrest man after hours-long standoff following domestic disturbance
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A male involved in a disturbance on Green Bay's west side was taken into custody after refusing to exit his vehicle. Green Bay police say around 10 p.m. Wednesday, officer...
Dec 11, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Tiny home village for veterans gets $204,000 boost from Green Bay Redevelopment Authority
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A veterans housing project on Green Bay's east side is receiving an additional $204,000 in funding. The Green Bay Redevelopment Authority approved the money for Veterans 1...
Dec 11, 2025 A rendering of the potential tiny home veteran village and community center new the Green Bay VA Center. (Courtesy: Veterans 1st, BOLDT)
Manitowoc to close 2 elementary schools as part of restructuring plan
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Manitowoc Public School District will close Jackson and Madison Elementary Schools as part of a major restructuring plan. This restructuring will save the district a o...
Dec 11, 2025
Plans for new sales tax in Sturgeon Bay move forward
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new source of revenue for Sturgeon Bay is one step closer to becoming reality. Plans are moving forward for a sales tax that the city says it would use to help pay fo...
Dec 11, 2025 Door County.
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