Category Archives: Local
Judge upholds $2 million bond for suspect in Green Bay toddler's death
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A judge rejected James VanderLeest's motion to reduce his $2 million cash bond Monday. VanderLeest, 22, faces reckless homicide and other counts for the June 22 death of tw...
Dec 01, 2025 James Vanderleest appears before Brown County court, December 1, 2025.
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Holiday rom-com set & filmed in Door County draws visitors to businesses featured in movie
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Door County is known for its picturesque coastal towns, specialty shops, fish boils and, of course, cherry and apple orchards. And now, you can add "home of holiday rom-...
Dec 01, 2025 Renard's is one of more than a dozen businesses featured in the holiday film "A Cherry Pie Christmas." The film's popularity is drawing visitors to the Door County businesses.
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Neenah Christmas tree farm opens for 50th season; once supplied White House tree
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Neenah Christmas tree retailer opened its doors Friday for its 50th season of selling Christmas trees. "This is a special year," said co-owner Sue Schroeder, who primarily ...
Dec 01, 2025 Schroeder's Forevergreens in Neenah opened its doors for its 50th season on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. It supplied the tree to the Obama family in the White House in 2011.
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How $10 million donation will help College of Menominee Nation better serve its students
KESHENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The College of Menominee Nation is getting a huge financial boost in the form of a $10 million gift. Such a large donation is a big deal for any college or university, but f...
Dec 01, 2025 The College of Menominee Nation is getting a huge financial boost in the form of a $10 million gift, Nov. 25, 2025.
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Ashwaubenon students help weld winter wonderland for NEW Zoo holiday display
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The skills of Ashwaubenon welding students will be on full display at the NEW Zoo this holiday season. The zoo partnered with Ashwaubenon High School to get the students...
Nov 26, 2025 Welding students from Ashwaubenon High School show off custom built steel snowflakes they made for the NEW Zoo, November 25, 2025.
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Power outage closes Appleton City Hall and library, services down for the day
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A power outage is disrupting parts of downtown Appleton, including City Hall and the library. Both City Hall and the Appleton Public Library are closed Wednesday due to the...
Nov 26, 2025 City of Appleton
WisDOT to pause work on road projects during holiday travel weekend
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin DOT is gearing up for massive traffic along the Fox Valley I-41 corridor and the rest of Wisconsin before and after Thanksgiving and on Black Friday. In prepa...
Nov 26, 2025
Manitowoc Public School District recommends closing schools and making changes to others
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Amid budget shortfalls and declining enrollment, school districts across Northeast Wisconsin have been forced to make cuts -- and Manitowoc could soon have to do the same....
Nov 26, 2025 Manitowoc Public School District.
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Appleton is cracking down on illegal exhaust systems to combat excessive vehicle noise
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As excessive vehicle noise continues to cause problems in Appleton, city leaders are increasingly targeting illegal exhaust systems. Earlier this year, a group called "Stop...
Nov 26, 2025 College Avenue in Appleton, August 24, 2023.
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Manitowoc man sentenced for driving onto bar sidewalk due to 'devil music' being played
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Matthew Korth was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail for driving his vehicle onto a sidewalk near a bar because he was upset with the "devil music" being played there. K...
Nov 26, 2025 Matthew Korth appears in court via video conference from the Manitowoc County Jail Sept. 15, 2025. (Image courtesy Manitowoc County courts/Zoom)
