Category Archives: Local

Volunteers Needed for Octoberfest and License to Cruise
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There are hundreds of volunteer openings for this year's Octoberfest and License to Cruise. The events on College Avenue in downtown Appleton are set for Sept. 29 and 30. T...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2023 Beer stand at Appleton's Octoberfest, September 24, 2022.
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Green Bay Police Search for Suspect Following Report of Shots Fired
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Police Department is searching for a suspect following the report of a shot fired in the 100 block of S. Van Buren Street. Officers were dispatched on Friday shor...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Rahr-West Art Museum Renovation Makes it Fully Accessible
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- For the first time in its 72-year history, a Manitowoc museum is fully accessible. The Rahr-West Art Museum marked the completion of its $1.3 million accessibility renovat...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2023 Rahr-West Art Museum in Manitowoc now has an elevator, allowing it to be fully accessible, May 19, 2023.
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Project G.R.I.L.L. Provides Hands On Manufacturing Experience for Area High Schoolers
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Brats, burgers and hot dogs were sizzling in Fond du Lac Friday. Groups of area high school students were showing off charcoal grills that they made from scratch, as par...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2023 High school students showcase their grill as a part of Project G.R.I.L.L., May 19, 2023.
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Timber Rattlers Set Opening Date for New Slide at Fox Cities Stadium
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Your first chance to take a trip down the new 30-foot slide at Fox Cities Stadium is coming up. The Capital Credit Union Slide is set to open May 30 when the Wisconsin T...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay Homicide Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of the suspects in a west-side murder pleaded not guilty Friday. Jacob Ventura, 36, is charged with being party to the crime of first-degree intentional homicide for t...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2023 Jacob Ventura
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NWTC and N.E.W. School of Innovation Partnership Helps Students Succeed
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- N.E.W. School of Innovation and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College signed an agreement to establish a long-term partnership Thursday. The N.E.W School of Innovation wil...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2023 The N.E.W. School of Innovation and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College signed an agreement to establish a long-term partnership, May 18, 2023.
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Packers Fans Help Aaron Jones Donate More Than 1,000 Pairs of Shoes to Kids
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay Packer player's efforts on the field and fans are making a difference in the lives of children. Running back Aaron Jones announced he is donating 1,025 pairs o...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2023 Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones and his A&A All The Way Foundation donated 200 pairs of shoes to the Boys & Girls Club of the Fox Valley, May 10, 2022.

Two People Dead in Fond du Lac County Crash
TOWN OF LAMARTINE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people died in a Fond du Lac County crash where witnesses say one of the vehicles was driving erratically. The two-vehicle crash happened around 1 p.m. Thursda...
Rachel Charniak May 19, 2023

Juvenile Arrested for Fire that Damaged De Pere Park Pavilion
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A juvenile has been arrested following a fire Thursday night at Southwest Park in De Pere. De Pere Fire Rescue was dispatched to the park at around 9:50 Thursday night. Fire ...
Robert Kennedy May 19, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

