Category Archives: Local

Fond du Lac Area Women's Fund Looks to Ensure Women, Girls are Heard
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Fond du Lac Area Women's Fund is doing more than just celebrating this International Women's Day. The group -- which aims to facilitate "bold change" for Fond du Lac...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2023 Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez joins the Fond du Lac Area Women's Fund for International Women's Day March 8, 2023.
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Appleton Police Department Backs Women In Public Safety Day
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- Young women in Appleton spent this International Women's Day learning from the strong women at the Appleton Police Department at their 2nd annual Women in Public Safety Day at t...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2023 Appleton Police Department Hosts Women in Public Safety Day March 8 2023.

Pulaski May Soon Have its Solution to Water Concerns
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Pulaski will soon have Green Bay freshwater running through its pipes, hopefully reducing the village's current problems with water quality and quantity. The City of Green...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2023 UW-Oshkosh offering well water testing to Door County residents.
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Man Charged in Appleton Shooting Death
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Charges have been filed and an arrest warrant issued for Yia Lor for the Jan. 22 murder of Paul Rhoads. Rhoads, 56, was found bleeding in the middle of the road on Briarcli...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2023 Yia Lor

'Edgy' Discovery at Appleton Airport Serves as Reminder of Luggage Safety
GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Airport security is hoping a recent "edgy" discovery will remind passengers about packing rules. The Transportation Security Association's Instagram page had a collection...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2023 A knife, oversized letter opener and a CAP gun found in a passenger's carry on luggage at Appleton International Airport.
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Major Oshkosh Housing Project Is Under Fire
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As a proposal to build more than 500 housing units in Oshkosh moves closer to approval, neighbors are raising concerns. The units are planned on being built on a large area ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2023 Farmland in Oshkosh where 522 new housing units are proposed near Lake Butte des Morts on Oshkosh's northwest side.
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Tip-Off At The Resch For Girls State Basketball Tournament
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Many people are getting ready for the 47th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Tournament. The tournament begins Thursday, and w...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2023 The Resch Center is set up March 8, 2023, for the WIAA state girls high school basketball tournament.
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Point Beach Nuclear Plant Passes 200 Billion kilowatts
TOWN OF TWO CREEKS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Manitowoc County has reached a milestone. Plant owner NextEra Energy says Point Beach recently produced its 200 billionth kilowat...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2023 Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant in Two Creeks, Wisconsin.
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Green Bay Man Sentenced for Choking Woman
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Shavon Thomas was sentenced to six years on probation for choking a woman in January 2021. Thomas, 30, was also sentenced to about six months in jail during Friday's sente...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2023 Shavon Thomas
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Grand Chute Stabbing Suspect Ruled Competent to Stand Trial
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The suspect in a double stabbing is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday, with Cornelius Pearson's trial scheduled to begin March 27. Pearson, 32, is suspected...
Rachel Charniak Mar 08, 2023 Cornelius Pearson
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