Category Archives: Local
Apple Blossoms for Appleton: Family Volunteers, Donates Trees to Beautify City
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton trail will soon be lined with budding apple blossoms. The Smith family has been planting crab apple trees for the past 10 years after being inspired by a Washin...
May 11, 2023 Volunteers, joined by the City Forester team and the Appleton Parks Department, plant crab apple trees along the Apple Creek Trail May 11, 2023.
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Sturgeon Spawning About to Wrap Up for the Year
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The end of the sturgeon spawning run is coming quickly in Northeast Wisconsin. The state Department of Natural Resources says only a few sturgeon have been spotted Thursday on the Wolf,...
May 11, 2023 Sturgeon spawning 2008, Singler Farms, New London4/21/08
Northeast Wisconsin Counties Experiencing Unhealthy Air Quality for Certain Groups
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Several Northeast Wisconsin counties are experiencing air quality that could be unhealthy for certain groups of people. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said the quality in...
May 11, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay Police Defend Use of Force in Recent Arrest, Release Body Cam Footage
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Police Department is defending its officers' use of force, after a video of them arresting a man earlier this week caused community concern. The department r...
May 11, 2023 Edward Curtis
'Rock the Block' Making History in Chilton Community
CHILTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A team of volunteers is making a difference while making history in the Chilton community. It's all part of Habitat for Humanity's three-day "Rock the Block" project. This i...
May 11, 2023 Paula Koehler and her 14-year-old daughter Hailey, May 11, 2023.
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Appleton Police Department Launches Community Engagement Survey
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- To better understand the needs of the community, the Appleton Police Department is seeking public input. The department launched a community engagement survey to build a sa...
May 11, 2023 Appleton Police Department (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
"The Girl in the Front Seat" Wins Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
WASHINGTON, DC (WTAQ) -- "The Girl in the Front Seat", the story of Bethany Laska--abandoned as a newborn girl in the front seat of a car back in 1982--has won a regional Edward R. Murrow award from t...
May 11, 2023
Revised Appleton Public Library Design Features more Flexible Floor Plan
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After going back to the drawing board, city officials are giving residents a sneak peek at a revised look of the new Appleton Public Library. When the renovation bids for t...
May 11, 2023 A rendering of the outside of the new Appleton Public Library, 2023.
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Attorney Argues Schabusiness' Miranda Rights were Violated
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Taylor Schabusiness' attorney has asked that all of the statements she gave to police in the days after the murder of Shad Thyrion not be allowed to be used at her trial, a...
May 11, 2023 Taylor Schabusiness appears in court May 9, 2023.
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Packers 2023 Schedule Is Out
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Packers schedule for the upcoming season has arrived and there are some exciting matchups to look forward to. To begin, the Jordan Love era will begin in Chicago a...
May 11, 2023
